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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Apply by
- Nov 9, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Assistant Manager will oversee daily bakery operations, ensuring high standards of food quality and safety are maintained. They will also lead the team in providing exceptional customer service and managing product offerings.
Job details
Requisition ID: 184889 Career Group: Store Management Job Category: Retail - Bakery Travel Requirements: 0 - 10% Job Type: Full-Time Pay Rate: $19.00 - $26.00 Country: Canada (CA) Province: British Columbia City: Mill Bay Location: 9452 Mill Bay Thrifty Postal Code: V0R 2P0 Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact. Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families. A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family. Ready to Make an impact? Here’s where you’ll be focusing: If you have a passion for baking or simply love the smell of fresh baked goods, our bakeries offer a wholesome environment where you can develop your career. Providing daily essentials such as fresh bread or creating that perfect cake for a special occasion, our bakery department teams touch the lives of our customers each and every day. Are you interested in taking it to the next level? Our bakeries continue to incorporate "from scratch" recipes among our product offering, giving our bakers an opportunity to utilize and hone their baking skills on a daily basis. Like all of our store employees, bakery employees have the opportunity to learn about, and participate in numerous areas of retailing with many career growth options. We offer a rewarding work environment that is held to the highest safety and food quality standards. Training is always available! What you have to offer: Previous bakery retail experience Excellent customer service, communication and leadership skills Thorough understanding of health and safety legislation, policies and practices is an asset Post-secondary certification is an asset Classification as a registered apprentice or certified journeyman baker is an asset Available to work days, evenings, and weekends We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally. Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque: Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*. Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program. A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*. A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*. Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth. Paid Vacation * Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked. We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
What you’ll do
The Assistant Manager will oversee daily bakery operations, ensuring high standards of food quality and safety are maintained. They will also lead the team in providing exceptional customer service and managing product offerings.
Requirements
Candidates should have previous bakery retail experience and strong leadership and communication skills. A thorough understanding of health and safety practices is required, while professional baking certifications are considered an asset.
Benefits
- Health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Virtual health care platform
- Employee and family assistance program
- Retirement and savings plan
- In-store discount
- Learning and development resources
- Paid vacation
Listed skills
- Customer service · Preferred
- Leadership · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Retail operations · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Bakery retail
- Customer service
- Communication
- Leadership
- Health and safety legislation
- Baking
- Food quality standards
- Retail operations
- Food Quality Assurance And Control
- Virtual Health
- Management
- Customer Service
- Legislation
- Mills
- Recipes
Job areas
- Retail
- Food & Beverage
- Management & Leadership
- Customer Service & Support
- Bakery Assistant Manager
- Assistant Retail Store Manager
- Shop Supervisors
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
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