Join Our Growing Café Team

Rush Roasting Co. is a local café and coffee bean roastery offering all-day breakfast, lunch and quality Australian café cuisine. With a strong focus on great coffee, fresh food, friendly service and a welcoming customer experience, we are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Café Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day operation and continued development of our café.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on hospitality professional who enjoys leading a team, delivering excellent customer service and ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of a busy café environment.

About the Role

As the Café Manager, you will play a key role in overseeing the daily operations of the business, supporting staff and maintaining high standards across customer service, food service and café operations.

Position Title:

Café Manager

Your responsibilities will include

- Managing and coordinating the day-to-day operations of the café, including front-of-house and back-of-house activities.

- Leading, supervising and supporting café staff to ensure efficient service and a positive workplace environment.

- Preparing staff rosters, allocating duties and ensuring appropriate staffing levels during trading periods.

- Maintaining consistently high standards of customer service, presentation and dining experience.

- Assisting with recruitment, staff training, performance management and ongoing development of team members.

- Managing stock levels, ordering supplies and maintaining effective relationships with suppliers.

- Monitoring food, beverage and operational costs and supporting effective budget and cost control.

- Ensuring the café operates in accordance with relevant food safety, hygiene, workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements.

- Responding professionally to customer feedback and complaints and implementing improvements where appropriate.





- Coordinating promotional and marketing activities to support customer engagement and business growth.

- Monitoring the overall performance of the café and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, service quality and profitability.

Base Salary:

Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 + Superannuation

Job Location:

Bowral, NSW, Australia

Skills & Experience

We are seeking a motivated hospitality professional with:

- Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in café, restaurant or hospitality management.

- Strong leadership and people-management skills.

- Excellent communication and customer service abilities.

- Ability to organise staff, rosters and daily café operations effectively.

- Understanding of stock control, purchasing and operational cost management.

- Knowledge of food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety requirements.

- Ability to work effectively in a busy, customer-focused environment.

- A proactive approach to problem-solving and improving café operations.

- Hospitality qualifications are desirable but not essential where relevant practical experience can be demonstrated.

- Applicants who can communicate in more than one language will be highly regarded, particularly where this assists communication with customers, staff and suppliers

Qualifications:

- Relevant qualification such as Diploma in Hospitality Management or equivalent (preferred but not mandatory with sufficient experience) OR minimum 3 years of work experience in similar setting to substitute work experience.

Job Type:

Full-time (Minimum 38 hours per week)

What We Offer

- $75,000 - $85,000 + superannuation, depending on skills and experience.

- Full-time position with a minimum of 38 hours per week.

- Opportunity to take a key management role within an established local café and coffee roasting business.

- A supportive and customer-focused working setting.

- Opportunity to contribute ideas and play an active role in the ongoing growth of the business.

How to Apply:

Please send your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience to:

For enquiries, contact:

📌 Café Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 RUSH roasting
📍 New South Wales