Job Opportunities
Cafe Supervisor
This Role
As the FarmED Cafe supervisor you will be working as part of a small but perfectly formed team with responsibility for the smooth running of our farm to fork Cafe. You will be looking after our cafe visitors as well as the range of guests and visitors attending courses and events. There may be a light lunch for 10 farmers one day, a seasonal feast for 100 conference guests the next, every day in the cafe is different!
This is no ordinary Cafe and we are looking for special person to ensure all our visitors have the best experience possible.
To be successful in this role you will
- Be an experienced supervisor working in a hospitality environment, cafe, restaurant, hotel or venue
- Enjoy being a flexible team player with a positive, can do attitude & great communication skills
- Be fluent in English
- Be able to drive and have your own transport due to the remote location
- Share the FarmED vision and core values; be environmentally conscious & have an interest in regenerative farming & food production.
Key responsibilities
- Supervise the Cafe team
- Co-ordinate the activities of the team making sure visitors are looked after in a warm, friendly, professional and timely way
- Prepare the monthly rota to ensure the Café is well staffed at all times
- Make sure the team have all they need to be effective in their roles, carry out coaching as required and highlight any training needs to the General Manager
- Carry out induction of new Café team members
- Oversee the daily smooth running of the Cafe
- Work alongside the FOH team to look after visitors to the Cafe; making coffee, waiting on tables, taking orders and clearing up
- Look after visitors attending courses, serving refreshments & lunches
- Undertake team briefings and communicate effectively with the wider team to make sure that events run smoothly
- Manage stock levels and ordering of drinks & disposables
- Carry out opening and closing checks and take responsibility for cash control system
- Work with the kitchen team to make sure the cake counter is always well stocked with minimum wastage and the highest of standards maintained
- Ensure that the standards of cleanliness are maintained at all times, especially at the end of service
- Make sure that the Health & Safety guidelines are followed
- Carry out daily visual checks, highlighting any concerns to the General Manager
- Ensure that the team are fully trained in allergen awareness & food hygiene
- Make sure a first aider is on duty in the Cafe at all times
- Ensure that all allergens are clearly marked on all menus & boards
- Be an ambassador for FarmED in all you do.
- Carry out any other reasonable tasks designated by the Group Director & General Manager.
For the full job description, please click here.
Please send your CV and covering letter to sally@farm-ed.co.uk
Email: sally@farm-ed.co.uk