Café Assistant Manager

Ashteadpark; Ashtead; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free staff parking

Staff discount in cafe & garden centre

28 days annual leave

Job summary

Ashteadpark in Ashtead, United Kingdom, operates a popular garden centre café and seeks an experienced assistant manager to support daily operations. You will lead a busy team, ensure first-rate customer service, and be hands-on across front of house and kitchen activities. The role includes ordering and driving cost efficiency while maintaining high standards.

We offer 28 days annual leave incl. bank holidays, free staff parking, and staff discount in the café and garden centre.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a successful team leader.
• Excellent communication and customer service.
• Experience in catering and front of house.
• Health & safety and food hygiene knowledge.
• Ability to manage till operations.
• Willing to help in all areas of the café.

Responsibilities

• Lead cafe team and manage daily operations.
• Take responsibility for cafe and kitchen.
• Handle ordering and cost efficiency.
• Serve customers and clear tables.
• Cash up and perform till reconciliation.
• Support manager and mentor staff.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Organisation

Customer service

People management

Food hygiene knowledge

Till operation

Catering experience

Proactive approach

Hands-on

Tools

POS system

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and flexible assistant manager to support the manager in running our popular, busy garden centre café, to start asap. You must have excellent communication skills and provide first-rate customer service, be highly organised, proactive, a great team player and people manager and be willing to help out in all areas in the café.

You will take responsibility for the café and the kitchen and be involved in ordering and cost efficiency.

The café:

Serving breakfast, speciality tea and coffee, cakes, pizza, light lunches and ice cream, the café has space for around 300 customers including outdoor seating. Afternoon Tea is served in our function room, which can also be booked for larger parties and events.

You:

• Proven capability as a successful team leader, able to motivate staff and boost morale
• Professional, organised, good time-keeper, able to work well under pressure
• Hands-on flexible approach
• Previous catering and front of house experience essential
• Health & safety; food hygiene knowledge
• Till operation and system management
• Food preparation
• Serving customers and clearing tables
• Cashing up
• Help out in all areas as necessary

Days:

Free staff parking

Discount in the café and garden centre.

28 days annual leave including bank holidays

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,000.00 per year