Assistant Manager ready to step up!

Plant'd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A quality coffee company in Greater London is seeking a career-minded manager or assistant manager. Join us for a work culture that appreciates your contributions while offering weekends off and a salary starting at £33k annually. You will lead a friendly team, ensuring excellent customer service and high-quality food and beverages. If you are organized, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is the role for you!

Benefits

28 paid Holidays

Supportive team environment

No early or late shifts

Delicious food and coffee available

Qualifications

• Proven management or assistant management experience in a coffee house.
• Advanced English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly and personal service to customers.
• Lead the team to meet sales targets and maintain financial metrics.
• Oversee daily operations including opening and closing.
• Onboard and train new employees.

Skills

Management experience in fast-paced environment

Strong communication skills

Team leadership

Customer service excellence

Job description

About Plant'd

We provide great coffee, juices & smoothies, pastries and fresh food.

Role Overview

Are you a good, hard‑working manager who is fed up with working late nights & weekends at restaurants, hotels or coffee shops that don’t care? Bring your energy and desire for a company that appreciates its team, maintains evenings, weekends & bank holidays off. We are a small, independent, quality coffee, patisserie & fresh food company seeking a career‑minded manager or assistant manager to elevate our friendly service and achieve business goals. Salary starting at £33k.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a unique, fun, friendly & personal service through a happy workplace & team.
• Obsess over providing delicious made‑to‑order sweet and savoury food and drinks.
• Lead the team to achieve sales targets, ATV, labour cost, stock/wastage and other financial metrics.
• Manage opening & closing, cashing up, and oversee safe & clean preparation of high‑quality coffee & food with Level 2 certified team.
• Maintain accurate HR records (punctuality & absences) and EHO records.
• Onboard and train future employees, ensuring they fit in with team culture.
• Work rotating 8‑hour shifts across three shifts to share responsibilities equally.

Requirements

• Experience: Required – proven management or assistant management in fast‑paced coffee house environment.
• Languages: English – Advanced.
• Employment: Full‑time.
• Salary: Up to £33,000 yearly.
• Benefits: Tips etc. & discretionary bonuses.

Benefits

• £33k Annual Salary.
• No early or late shifts, no weekends & no bank holidays (open Mon‑Fri, 6:30 am‑6:30 pm).
• Central location near Westminster Bridge or Waterloo Stations.
• 28 paid Holidays (incl. 8 Bank Holidays) that increase every year.
• As much delicious food & coffee as you like—wear whatever’s comfortable.
• Supportive, friendly team that helps and supports one another.

Candidate Profile

We’re looking for a naturally friendly, enthusiastic, positive, likeable person with high standards, a great attitude and sense of humour. You should be organised, quick‑learning, reliable and competent, able to thrive in a buzzing, fast‑paced coffee house where everyone does everything equally. Proactive leadership and a willingness to help the team achieve its financial goals are essential.