Cafe Manager

Flint Owl Bakery & Cafe, East Grinstead are looking for a highly experienced Cafe & Shop Manager manager to head up the team at our Bakery Cafe.

We are a wholesale and retail craft bakery producing organic breads, pastries, cakes etc and cooking seasonal food from our farm for our cafes in Lewes, Brighton and East Grinstead.

We are looking for a cafe manager with a wealth of experience gleamed from quality cafe/restaurant/food retail management roles. Most importantly you will have the sparkling personality needed to engage with our customers and positively inspire your team.

You will have an understanding of the current coffee roasting industry with both practical and theoretical knowledge.

This is very much a hands on role, engaging with customers, directing counter service, having a creative eye for displays with a good general knowledge of seasonal food and cafe trends.

Responsibilities:

• Overall management of the cafe on a day to day basis
• Ensuring that the internal culture is positive, happy and engaging
• Supervision of the customer experience, making sure that the service is constantly up to a high standard and staff are meeting company expectations
• Quality control of food and drinks, ensuring consistency with presentation and offering
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the cafe, delegating tasks where necessary & following EHO guidelines
• Maintaining stock control and ordering with the businesses finances in mind
• Managing staff rotas and holiday calendars, keeping within budget
• Cashing up, banking and consolidating revenue reports
• Recruitment, induction training, staff reviews
• Demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills
• Identify ways to improve profitability
• Be willing to work in harmony with our Lewes & Brighton store

This is a full time management role, 5 day shifts p/wk inc weekends. No evening work.

Please forward your CV with some words. Please only apply if you have the relevant experience as only suitably experienced applicants will be contacted.

Pay: From £29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Store discount

Work Location: In person