ROLE: Cafe Manager
LOCATION: The Jamie Oliver Cafe, John Lewis, Oxford Street
The Jamie Oliver Cookery School is all about unleashing your inner chef. Whether youre visiting one of our two London schools or joining us online, youll experience new and exciting cuisines, learn expert techniques and leave with some fantastic memories.
Alongside our cookery school, our Cafe offers baked treats from Hoxton Bakehouse and Dusty Knuckle, coffee from NewGround, plus housemade focaccia sandwiches, vibrant salads and soups. Not to mention a host of delicious snacks and drinks. This is proper food on the move.
We are now recruiting for a Cafe Manager to manage and operate Cafe Jamie Oliver on a day-to-day basis.Working closely with the General Manager, youll be responsible for delivering KPIs, leading and motivating the cafe team and overseeing compliance. In addition to that you will welcome guests in the cafe and the cookery school and be versed in the coffee and food offerings and cookery classes experience.
WHAT YOURE HERE TO DO
Supervise baristas, their espresso-making and milk texturing skills, and assist with training and development.
Maintain stock levels for the cafe when on shift and work closely with the General Manager to manage stock accounting.
You will understand the importance of, and pride yourself on, keeping the back of house and front of house areas clean and organised.
Be present on the floor at the Cafe and Cookery School and ensure management presents at all times.
Be versatile in Jamie Oliver Cafe and Cookery School's offerings and experience and pass this knowledge to the team and guests.
Work closely with all other departments within the cafe and cookery school teams.
WHAT A CAFE MANAGER NEEDS TO KNOW
You have experience leading and managinga team in a similar cafe or coffee shop environment
You need to be ambitious and have a desire to grow with the business.
Youll have fantastic attention to detail and relish the challenge of working quickly and efficiently under pressure while maintaining sky-high standards of presentation and Health and Safety.
You need to have a hands-on approach and the ambition to develop and learn.
You are a team player who leads from the front and a genuine brand ambassador for the Cafe, Cookery School and all things Jamie Oliver.
WHAT WE OFFER IN RETURN
Generous and competitive benefits package including:
Health cash plan with Bupa, including 24/7 professional mental health support
Pension via NEST
Competitive holiday entitlement
Membership to the CODE hospitality app
Discount within the Jamie Oliver Cafe
Opportunity to join a company that will invest heavily in its people and their careers
Lots of internal and external training and development opportunities
At Jamie Oliver, we celebrate the fact that everyone is different and treat every colleague with dignity and respect.As a creative business we know that diverse teams help us deliver our best work. We love to see applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the creative industries.
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