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Cafe Manager

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Overview

Manage both indoor and outdoor café operations, lead a high-performing team, and deliver an exceptional experience for members and guests.


Key Responsibilities


Leadership & Staff Management

  • Hire, supervise, train, and coach all café associates.
  • Assist with interviewing and selecting new team members.
  • Direct, train, and schedule staff to ensure consistent service excellence across all café locations.
  • Maintain high standards of appearance, grooming, and uniform compliance.

Daily Operations

  • Oversee all day-to-day indoor and outdoor café operations.
  • Prepare daily food and beverage offerings according to recipes and standards.
  • Ensure all grab-and-go products are stocked, fresh, organized, and temperature-controlled.
  • Keep all service areas—inside and outside—clean, organized, and member-ready.
  • Rotate and replenish all food items, supplies, and cleaning materials.
  • Place orders with approved vendors and manage daily deliveries and setups for both café spaces.
  • Maintain consistent attendance and adhere to assigned work and break schedules.
  • Complete additional duties and operational checklists as assigned.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

  • Maintain food safety, sanitation, and quality standards in all indoor and outdoor service areas.
  • Implement and enforce cash-handling protocols to ensure accuracy and accountability.

Reporting & Administration

  • Complete all required daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports.
  • Manage cash controls and payroll records for café staff.

Member Experience & Promotion

  • Provide an elevated level of service to members, guests, and staff across all café areas.
  • Communicate regularly with the team about menu items, promotions, and operational expectations.
  • Plan, market, and execute special events and promotional activities for both indoor and outdoor cafés.
  • Coordinate and supervise special functions as needed.

Qualifications

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Friendly, people-oriented, creative, and team-focused.
  • SERV Safe certification required.
  • Basic math proficiency (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and some holidays.

Physical Requirements

  • Frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, climb stairs, and reach throughout the workday.
  • Frequently lift, carry, push, and pull up to 35 pounds.
  • Ability to work independently and respond quickly to operational needs throughout the department.

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