Haverfordwest
On-site
GBP 25,000 - 35,000
Full time
25 days ago
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking a passionate Café Manager to lead operations at a scenic visitor attraction. This role involves managing food service quality, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and developing a motivated team. You will be responsible for delivering exceptional customer experiences while promoting fresh, locally sourced produce. Join a dynamic team in a beautiful Pembrokeshire location and make a significant impact on visitor satisfaction and operational excellence. If you thrive in a vibrant environment and have a passion for quality service, this opportunity is perfect for you.
Qualifications
- Experience in catering operations using fresh, locally sourced produce.
- Knowledge of food hygiene licensing and health & safety regulations.
Responsibilities
- Manage food preparation and delivery to ensure exceptional service quality.
- Lead and develop a motivated team to achieve KPIs and customer satisfaction.
- Ensure compliance with food hygiene and safety guidelines at all times.
Skills
Catering Operations
Health & Safety
Customer Service
Food Hygiene Knowledge
Team Management
Food Production
Also did you know that our visitor attraction site at Llys y Fran is open all year round? The site has undergone a £4m refurbishment and recently reopened with a new café, retail area and activity centre which offers both land and water-based activities.
Come and join our enthusiastic team and work in one of the most beautiful sites in Pembrokeshire. Want to see more? Click here to take a look at our website!
Café Manager - permanent role with full time hours (37 hours / week).
Shifts - daytime 9am-5pm. You will work 5 days / week and the centre is open 7 days/week. You will manage your own rota but your work will involve some weekend working.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact: Diane Berry via email: llysyfran@dwrcymru.com and enter the Job Requisition Number in the subject title line.
Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. Please apply as soon as you can. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.
Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.
What you’ll be responsible for
- Managing all aspects of food preparation, service and delivery within a seasonal retail catering environment to ensure an exceptional food service quality.
- Ensuring as a department the delivery of a high-quality product / offering, to service meetings, events customer requirements and market trends.
- Complete food orders, menus costing and theoretical GP on all products to allow comparison to actual, whilst achieving target GP overall.
- Ensure food hygiene and safety guidelines are adhered to at all times, in line with EHO regulation and local authority guidelines.
- Leadership and management of a team of highly motivated permanent and seasonal employees to achieve KPIs and deliver exceptional customer service at all times.
- Development of the catering team through methods such as regular team meetings, 1:2:1, inductions and development plans. Working on a strong succession plan.
- Develop the service offering and deliver excellent customer service, look for best in class fresh, local produce.
- Become renowned for quality of product and service within the region to develop new customer streams and return visitors.
- Ensure all HACCP documentation is kept up to date at all times whilst maintaining / improving hygiene scores, upkeep and cleanliness of the kitchen, restaurant & associated stores, managing Health and safety in line with DCWW procedures (for both internal and external customers).
- Engage with customers as an ambassador of Welsh Water.
- To develop and regularly review operations manuals, service standards for the site, wastage, monthly food GPs staffing levels, costs and controls. Stock rotation mandatory record keeping.
- Responsible for EPOS updates stock control and stock takes, supplier orders.
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Internal
- Head of Visitor Attraction Operations
- Head of Visitor Attraction Strategy
- Marketing and Communications
- H&S
- HR & finance team
- Facilities management team
- Any DCWW group using the VC as a meeting venue
External
- Local community & visitors
- Volunteers and volunteer groups
- Welsh Government, LAs, and other regulatory bodies.
- Visit Wales, regional tourism networks and businesses
- NRW, conservation groups, angling clubs & RSPB
- Event organisers
- Contractors
- Media
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Demonstrable experience in Catering / Cafe operations using fresh locally sourced produce.
- Practical Health & Safety experience in a retail or café environment.
- Excellent customer service skills, from a customer focused background with the ability to communicate at all levels.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements associated with food hygiene licensing law, Premises licence, PMR, PRL, EHO, trading standards.
- Proven track record of managing developing and maintaining a team to meet customer and business needs.
- Proven track record of growing income across a food and beverage operation.
- Demonstrable experience of food service & food production in an establishment to a set standard, exceeding expectations and customer perception.