Grand Central Bakery is passionate about artisanal bread and our employees. A family owned business operating for over 30 years in the Seattle area has an opportunity open in our Delivery and Expediting to be the Bread Packaging Manager. The Bread Packaging Manager manages Grand Central Bakery’s night shift expediting operations, ensuring that customers receive accurate, high-quality products safely and on time. As a working manager, this position leads by example—actively participating in nightly operations while guiding the crew, coordinating across departments, and maintaining a high standard of food safety, product quality, and workplace organization. With limited administrative duties, the Bread Packaging Manager focuses on hands-on coaching, clear communication, and fostering a respectful, inclusive, and high-performing team culture aligned with Grand Central Bakery’s Mission, Vision, and Values. Location: 21 S Nevada St., Seattle, WA 98134 Rate of Pay: $29.56/hour Schedule: This is a full-time, hourly position. The Bread Packaging Manager typically works 5-night shifts per week, with occasional overtime or schedule adjustments for special needs or emergencies. The Bread Packaging Manager serves as a hands-on leader, actively working alongside the crew to ensure smooth operations and high performance.  General start times range from 4pm to 6:30pm. Key Responsibilities and Duties: + Lead nightly expediting operations to ensure accurate order fulfillment and high product quality. Champion Grand Central Bakery’s commitment to excellence by ensuring all product is packed with care, precision, and urgency. Set clear expectations and hold team members accountable for performance and pace. Promote consistent execution and a culture of accountability aligned with our mission to deliver handcrafted, delicious food.  + Coordinate with Bread Production, Sales and Delivery teams to manage workflow and resolve issues. Act as a reliable liaison between departments to foster teamwork and transparency. Encourage problem-solving approaches that reflect our values of collaboration, respect, and continuous improvement.  + Deliver excellent customer service and support problem resolution as needed. Model and reinforce service that reflects our values—kindness, hospitality, and attentiveness. Seek proactive solutions to customer issues while preserving product integrity and team morale.  + Ensure compliance with food safety standards and workplace cleanliness, completing daily checklists and forms. Lead training and oversight efforts to embed food safety as a core team value. Uphold health and safety practices that reflect our responsibility to our customers, team members, and the community. Promote food safety as a shared value through training, oversight, and personal example.  + Train, coach, and develop expediting team members on job duties, safety, and quality procedures. Invest in team development by coaching crew members to grow skills and confidence. Emphasize safety, attention to detail, and our shared responsibility to deliver excellence in every box.  + Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors, sharing updates, shortages, and adjustments. Contribute to an open and respectful communication culture. Use tools like Microsoft Teams and email to keep key stakeholders informed and approach every interaction with professionalism and clarity.  + Manage packaging supply inventory by conducting regular stock checks and promptly notifying team leads of low inventory levels. Ensure supply readiness to support uninterrupted workflow by proactively organizing and replenishing materials. Demonstrate commitment to resource stewardship by minimizing waste and anticipating operational needs through consistent monitoring and efficient supply management.  + Submit basic maintenance requests and ensure the equipment is clean and working. Demonstrate care for shared spaces and tools by initiating timely FMX requests and leading by example in maintaining equipment hygiene, supporting both safety and efficiency goals.  + Leads shift huddles and contributes to a positive, respectful, and inclusive team culture. Use daily team touchpoints to celebrate wins, share updates, and promote our inclusive values. Ensure every crew member feels heard, respected, and aligned with our company mission.  + Provide timely, constructive feedback to team members to support individual development and overall team performance. Address issues directly and decisively, using sound judgment to determine when escalation is necessary. Collaborate with the Delivery Manager on complex or high-impact matters, while maintaining ownership of day-to-day problem-solving. Lead with empathy and urgency, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.  ​​​​​​​ Qualifications and Skills: + Must be at least 18 years old. + Ability to read, write, and speak English required. + English/Spanish bilingual strongly preferred. + Maintains food handler’s card – new hires are expected to have a valid card by their first date of work. + Knowledge of all health department regulations concerning food production and handling required.  + Must be able to add, subtract and multiply with ease and accuracy. + Intermediate computer skills including use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, or comparable programs required. + 2 or more years’ experience working in a wholesale warehouse or delivery environment required. + 1 or more years of management or leadership experience required. + A passion for delicious food and exceptional customer service required. + HACCP experience preferred. + Familiarity with forklift and pallet jack preferred.  Ability to become forklift certified required.  Physical requirements include but are not limited to: + Delivery procedures require a high level of repetitive motion involving hands, wrists, arms and back. + This position may be required to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. during their normal duties. + This position works in a building shared with production facilities is constantly exposed to wheat flour dust and other grain dusts (rye, corn, oat). Company Overview Grand Central Bakery ignited a bread revolution in 1989 by introducing rustic artisan loaves to Northwest tables. Values are at the heart of our company and sustainability touches everything we do - from where we buy ingredients to how we care for our employees and invest in our communities. A Certified B Corporation, Grand Central Bakery is part of a global movement of organizations using business as a force for good. Pay Transparency Grand Central Bakery complies with applicable pay transparency laws in the locations where it does business. All job postings include the rate of pay for the position. For positions that have a range, the full range will be listed along with the expected starting compensation. Benefits Grand Central Bakery offers outstanding employee benefits as part of our total compensation package including health insurance, paid time off, a 401k with match, employee discount, and bread! Check out our career page for information about our benefit offerings. https://grandcentralbakery.applytojob.com/apply/ Equal Employment Opportunity We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and strive to create a work environment of respect, trust, collaboration, and cooperation. It is the policy of Grand Central Bakery to maintain a workplace free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical, sensory, or mental disability, age, marital status, military or veteran status, family relationship, your or your family’s genetic information, or status in any other legally protected group. We expect each employee to embrace and apply these principles of equal treatment to each other and to our customers. 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