Cafe Assistant Manager: Lead Teams & Grow in Coffee

Ascension Coffee Company; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascension Coffee in Dallas seeks a Café Assistant Manager to support the Café General Manager and leadership team in hiring, training, scheduling, inventory, and hospitality. This developmental, hourly role focuses on quality and team coaching, ensuring financial success through strong leadership and execution. Not remote.

Candidate will drive high standards in service, cleanliness, and product quality while fostering an engaging team culture and guest experience across multiple shifts.

Qualifications

• Specialty coffee experience is a plus.
• Reliable transportation, able to travel to all locations.
• Able to work nights and weekends.
• Strong team building skills, clear communication.
• Great organizational skills, problem solving ability, and intuitive resourcefulness.
• High initiative and self-management skills, willing to take direction.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, ~8 hours each workday.

Responsibilities

• Works alongside GM to achieve goals related to Sales, COGs, Labor, and Pace.
• Participates in inventory, invoice, payroll, and schedule submission.
• Holds a standard of excellence for all food and beverages sold.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment for team members and guests, ensures equipment is functioning and in working order, uses resources to find solutions, supports GM with budget adherence.
• Seeks to continually expand knowledge in hospitality, food trends, and specialty coffee.
• Implements Ascension Coffee standards as directed by Brand Leadership.
• Actively drives sales growth at café level: improved service, clean merchandising, events/LSM.
• Inspires passion and engagement across all teams.
• Coachable: receives and implements feedback quickly
• Approachable: builds strong interpersonal connections with folks of all skill levels.
• Impactful: communicates concepts clearly to elicit engagement.
• Culture: participates in an inclusive, quality-focused culture, guiding communication for staff, customers, and consumers.

Skills

Hospitality Leadership

Team Building

Communication

Shift Scheduling

Coffee Knowledge

Job description

Ascension Coffee in Dallas seeks a Café Assistant Manager to support the Café General Manager and leadership team in hiring, training, scheduling, inventory, and hospitality. This developmental, hourly role focuses on quality and team coaching, ensuring financial success through strong leadership and execution. Not remote.

Candidate will drive high standards in service, cleanliness, and product quality while fostering an engaging team culture and guest experience across multiple shifts.