Cafe manager

We are a busy cafe based in Mt Eden, Auckland. We serve coffee, baking items and A La Carte cuisine. We are now hiring a cafe manager to independently manage the day-to-day operation of the business:

• Full responsibilities for the management and operation of our cafe.
• Dining room management, customer service management, including but not limited to conferring with customers to assess their satisfaction with meals and service, and handling customer complaints, and public relation management.
• Bookkeeping for the restaurant including working hours of staff, wages calculation, purchasing records, stock records, financial management etc.
• Staff recruitment, training, setting out staff performance standards, maintenance of service quality and standards, task allocation, shift arrangement and termination.
• Grocery/drinks order/purchases according to budget and stock management.
• Decisions on discounts offered to particular clients and reservations, and special promotion price setting up.
• Menu planning and updating for baking items and A La Carte meals from time to time, and this needs to be done in conjunction with head chef.
• Special function and catering service planning and organising (wedding banquet, birthday parties and so on) price negotiation, organisation and coordination.
• Health, safety and hygiene management to ensure high standards to be maintained to meet the requirements of the relevant regulations.

• NZQF Level 5 or higher qualification in business/management/hospitality fields, or at least 3 years’ relevant work experience
• excellent managing, marketing and communication skills
• barista skills as you will need to train staff when necessary
• manager certificate as we hold an on licence
• clear minded, positively motivated, being able to work under pressure
• Sound knowledge about hospitality industry operation
• can work on weekends when necessary and be resilient and conscientious as we open 7 days a week.
• No drug using history and can pass a pre-employment drug check
• Clean police record
• Be able to work in early and late hours

Other information:

• Company Name: L & B Company Limited
• Trading Name: Altar Cafe
• Work location: 465 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland
• Length of employment: Full time and permanent
• Hourly rate: $30 to $38 per hour
• Hours: 40 hours per week (Minimum 30 hours guaranteed).

Appropriate work visa is required for non-resident/citizen applicants.

If you are willing to work at Mt Eden in Auckland on a long-term basis, and have the necessary attributes above, you are welcome to apply for the position with your CV (including contact details) to us. Please also state your immigration status while you

apply.