? Café Manager (Full-Time)

We're looking for an energetic and hands‑on Café Manager to help lead our vibrant, community‑focused café.

If you love great food, people, creating a welcoming environment and meet the required experience, please send your resume to us today!

✨ About the Role

As our Café Manager, you’ll bring purpose and values to life through exceptional service, delicious food, and a positive workplace culture. You’ll be a key leader on the floor, supporting daily operations.

? Hours

· 5 days per week, including one weekend shift.

⭐ What You’ll Be Doing

Leadership & Culture

· Support and leading our café team for the daily operations.

· Foster a stable, inclusive, and upbeat workplace culture.

· Train and mentor team, ensuring confidence in their roles and consistency in their work.

· Oversee productivity, time management and team punctuality.

Customer Experience

· Deliver warm, professional, high‑quality customer service.

· Maintain our café’s presentation, ambience, cleanliness, and comfort.

· Manage signage, displays, serving materials, and customer‑facing systems.

Food & Beverage

· Support our menu by maintaining standards and offering recommendations.

· Liaise with our Kitchen Manager on food quality, popularity, diversity, and service flow.

· Oversee food safety procedures, allergen procedures, stock rotation, and required documentation.





Operations

· Manage daily team needs, including filling gaps due to illness.

· Provide input on rosters and team performance.

· Review operational systems and recommend improvements.

· Maintain waste management, equipment upkeep, POS menu updates, and storage areas.

· Handle cash responsibly, including till balancing.

· Work collaboratively with managers across departments to support brand consistency, efficiency, and safety.

· Participate actively in regular café team meetings.

? Previous Experience

· Robust barista skills required (essential).

· Recent experience in hospitality management, minimum two to three years.

· Solid understanding of specialty coffee and café operations.

· Proven leadership and team management skills.

· Excellent communication and customer service abilities.

· Experience working in a high-volume café or hospitality venue.

· Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

· High attention to detail wth an ability to have a broad view of the needs for both the cafe and business.

· Positive, professional, and “can-do” attitude.

· Availability to work one weekend day (essential).

Please send your CV to the below email address and attention it to Hugo:

[email protected]

📌 Cafe Manager (Fitzroy North)
🏢 Wild Things Food
📍 Fitzroy North