Assistant Cafe Manager - Costa

Compass Group UK & Ireland; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A major catering company is seeking a dedicated Assistant Cafe Manager in Maidstone. This full-time role involves ensuring smooth operations, managing team dynamics, and providing exceptional customer service. Ideal candidates will have experience in similar roles and possess strong communication and organizational skills. Competitive pay and opportunities for career development are provided.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Great perks

Opportunities for learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Passionate about exceptional customer service.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between the team and manager.
• Motivate the team to stay on task.
• Assist the manager with inventories and budgets.
• Manage tills and process payments.
• Support and train teams.

Skills

Customer service

Team management

Communication

Organizational skills

Motivation

Job description

Job Introduction

We're currently recruiting a dedicated Assistant Cafe Manager to help ensure the smooth running of the operations in a major High Street brand on a full time basis, contracted to 40 hours per week.

As a Assistant Cafe Manager, you will use your skills to maintain a high standard of quality work. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Here's an idea of what your shift patterns will be: Variable shifts

Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Liaising between the team and manager to ensure we continually exceed expectations
• Motivating the team to keep everyone on task
• Assisting the manager with managing inventories, monitoring budgets and implementing action plans
• Managing the tills and processing payments
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role
• Assisting with paperwork when required
• Representing Compass Group UK&I and maintaining a positive brand image

Qualifications

Our ideal Assistant Manager will:

• Be passionate about exceptional customer service
• Have previous experience in a similar role
• Have experience managing teams
• Have excellent communication and organisational skills
• Be an ambitious and motivated individual who is always looking to upskill

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!