Café Manager

With over a dozen locations nationwide and 15 years of accolades we're now opening a new CBD location with the aspirations of being one of the best venues in the world, and that's not hyperbole.

We're looking for a Store Manager who wants to build something special. You'll help shape the venue, recruit and train your team and be at the forefront of Melbourne hospitality.

What you will need:

• The ambition and drive to help build a venue aiming for the world's top 100

• A proven track record managing a high-volume or award-recognised hospitality venue

• Strong front of house and floor management experience, ideally in specialty coffee or premium café settings

• Involvement in new venue openings ideal but not required

• Passion for and knowledge of the hospitality industry as well as continually pushing the benchmark

• Strong leadership skills to recruit, train and inspire a high-performing front of house team

• A firm grasp of venue compliance, RSA, food safety and workplace health and safety

• Understanding of budgets, labour costing, stock control and wastage

• Confident handling of POS, daily reconciliation and reporting

• Flexibility to work early mornings, weekends and public holidays as a café roster demands

What you'll be responsible for:

• Lead the daily running of the venue across open, service and close

• Work with ownership to deliver a seamless, world-class guest experience

• Recruit, train, roster and mentor the front of house team to a consistently high standard

• Drive sales, manage budgets and hit labour and cost targets

• Manage ordering, stock rotation and wastage across bar and retail

• Handle daily cash and POS reconciliation, banking and reporting

• Maintain a clean, organised and well-presented venue at all times

• Uphold all food safety, hygiene, RSA and compliance standards

• Build and lead the culture that sets the venue apart

What we will offer:

• The opportunity to front one of the best cafés in the world

• The rare chance to shape a venue from the ground up at a brand new location

• A career and company that works with you to help you succeed

• Work with a leading brand in the industry

• A competitive salary package

• Reasonable, well-planned rosters that respect work-life balance (only work one weekend day, two days off together)

• Access to team discount, perks and bonus structure