About us
We’re a friendly, family-owned village café in Guiting Power, and we’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Café Manager to join our small team.
This is a hands-on management role for someone who enjoys working with people, leading a team and making sure customers receive a warm welcome and excellent service.
Best of all, we offer daytime hours with no late-night shifts.
- Meals and coffee on shift
- Free parking
- Uniform provided
- Employee discount
- Full training and progression opportunities
- A friendly and supportive working environment
- The opportunity to become an important part of a family-run local business
Why work with us?
· We’re an independent village café rather than a large chain. Our customers and our team are genuinely important to us.
· You’ll work with a small, friendly team, get to know our lovely regular customers and play an important part in running a much-loved local café.
· If you’re looking for a hands-on management role, daytime hours and a genuinely friendly place to work, we’d love to meet you.
The role
As Café Manager, you’ll be responsible for the smooth day-to-day running of the café and for leading and supporting our team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, motivating and supporting the front-of-house team
- Overseeing daily café operations
- Maintaining excellent customer service and high standards
- Organising staff and managing daily service
- Training and developing team members
- Monitoring stock and working with suppliers
- Ensuring food hygiene, health & safety and cleanliness standards are maintained
- Dealing confidently with customers and resolving issues when needed
- Helping the team during busy periods and getting stuck in wherever needed
About you
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Friendly, approachable and confident
- Organised, reliable and responsible
- A strong team player
- Comfortable leading and motivating others
- Happy working in a busy environment
- Hands-on and willing to lead by example
- Passionate about good food, coffee and customer service
- Positive, enthusiastic and able to use their initiative
Hospitality and leadership experience is preferred, ideally around three years, but we’re particularly interested in finding someone with the right attitude and enthusiasm.
If you’re currently a Café Supervisor, Team Leader, Assistant Manager or experienced hospitality professional looking for your next step, get in touch.
Pay: £13.00-£15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 30.0 – 45.0 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
