Assistant Manager - Stevenage

Equipment Sales & Service Limited.; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Career Pathways & MyLearning

Digital GP and wider healthcare

Exclusive travel discounts

Cinema discounts

Cash rewards

Wellness and fitness classes

Discounts for family and friends

Job summary

Compass Group UK&I in Stevenage is seeking an Assistant Cafe Manager to ensure smooth kitchen and service counter operations and to deliver exceptional food experiences. You will support the manager with inventories, budgets, and action plans while leading from the front to develop your team.

The role offers a full-time schedule (40 hours per week) with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for progression within a market‑leading hospitality brand.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Experience in managing teams.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ambitious and motivated with a desire to upskill.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between the team and manager to exceed expectations.
• Motivate the team to stay on task.
• Assist in inventories, budgets, and action plans.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

As an Assistant Cafe Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring our kitchens and service counters run smoothly and helping to deliver truly incredible food experiences. In return, you'll have the opportunity to progress your catering career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate. Could you shine as next Assistant Cafe Manager? Here's what you need to know before applying: 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
  We're recruiting an experienced Assistant Cafe Manager who is passionate about exceptional food and world-class customer service, and who can confidently oversee all Compass Group UK&I catering and service operations for a major High Street brand on a full time basis, contracted to 40 hours per week., 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.
  We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families