Paris Baguette North America · 1 day ago
Quality Control Manager
Costa Mesa, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expParis Baguette North America is one of the fastest-growing neighborhood bakery cafés in the world, aiming to bring joy through expertly crafted baked and brewed goods. The Quality Control Manager is responsible for auditing food and beverage standards across all cafes, ensuring compliance with company policies and food safety regulations.
ConfectioneryFood and BeverageSnack Food
Responsibilities
Champion adherence of all elements of the food safety and quality roadmap to ensure integration in all cafes
Coach and advise the café teams to ensure an adherence to all Company standards regarding quality
Monitor progress on opportunities and follow up with café teams to ensure corrective actions are taken to address issues, where needed
Partner with café production teams and district production managers to provide any necessary feedback to ensure consistency in production standards
Address non-compliance concerns by supporting district managers and district production managers with follow up suggestions for corrective actions needed in cafes based on assessments and visits
Support café production teams and District Production Managers by reinforcing updates and product specification changes as necessary
Audit external suppliers for food safety, food quality, and ingredient specification compliance
Inspect ingredients, packaging materials, and finished products for compliance with company standards and specifications
Help conduct studies to identify problems, potential problems, or continuous improvement opportunities relating to food quality and food safety
Utilize data collection, trend information, and analysis to drive continuous improvement
Format and compose weekly, monthly and annual QC quality and food safety reports
Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Related Bachelor's degree, preferably in Food Science, Engineering or Business Administration
At least 1-2 years' relevant experience
Knowledge of food production processes, sanitation, quality programs
Knowledge on food production techniques, food microbiology and food sanitary safety practices and procedures
Flexible, adaptive, upbeat, open and visible work style, with a successful track record of supporting operations leaders across a large geographically decentralized portfolio
Passion for people! Dynamic and engaged leader who has a passion for empowering, inspiring, motivating & developing team members and franchisee relationships
Exceptional organizational and communication skills with the ability to effectively balance priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and highly entrepreneurial environment
Feedback is a gift! Ability to provide constructive feedback and recognition to every member of the organization, along with Franchisees, to ensure we have an open and transparent culture of high performance standards
High emotional intelligence with the ability to work with, and support diverse teams by being highly empathetic, intuitive, self-motivated and driven
Teams Win! Has to be a team player who fosters a collaborative and engaged team work environment
Being a Brand Ambassador, with an excellent knowledge of and commitment to Paris Baguette's Mission, Vision, Brand Values and Culture
Love of travel! Ability to commute to all current Corporate and Franchise locations, as well as proposed openings
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Free Cake for your Birthday
Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
401K Retirement Plan
Paid time off, paid Holidays
High Performance Culture
Company
Paris Baguette North America
Born from a love of bread and a passion for quality, we are an international, company-owned and franchised fast-casual bakery-café founded in 1988, specializing in both French and Asian-inspired goods.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Darren Tipton
Chief Executive Officer
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Zac Sulma
Chief Operating Officer
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