Café Cook - Columbus Coffee Ellerslie

Working at Columbus Coffee offers a great opportunity to be part of a world-class cafe group. With over 70 stores around New Zealand we're always on the look-out for exceptional people to join us in delivering the Columbus Coffee experience.

We pride ourselves in offering delicious meals and superb coffee. We have classic Kiwi breakfasts as well as fabulous lunch options. We provide a great team environment with a continuous training and improvement plan to help you achieve your goals.

• Working at our local store in the community centre of Ellerslie, Auckland
• Have knowledge of FCP and H&S at cafe level
• Keen on a 4-6 day work week
• Full time permanent position of 30 guaranteed hours per week
• Suitable candidates will be paid between $26-$32 per hour

• Has at least two years of experience working in a café
• Experienced with food preparation, presentation and baking
• Clear communication skills operating in a small team
• Flexible in availability - our Cafe operate7-days a week, so your shifts will involve weekends and public holidays.

• Remain a professional representative of Columbus Coffee at all times
• Adhere to Columbus Coffee Policies and Procedures
• Works within Health, Safety and Hygiene standards at all times
• Reports all incidents, accidents and hazards according to Columbus Coffee Policies and Procedures
• Remains flexible to accommodate additional requests and responsibilities as required
• Keeps calm and manages stressful situations effectively
• Actively participates in Columbus Coffee Training and Development
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and customers
• Prepare and cook meals as per Columbus Coffee Standards
• Maintain standard recipes of all menu items
• Supervise and maintain quality control for outgoing meals and incoming produce according to specification.
• Monitor productivity of the Kitchen
• Stock control and rotation
• Ensure daily monitoring and control of all food purchasing, purchasing specifications and food stock control.
• Manages and directs kitchen staff
• Ensures effective shift hand-overs
• Ensure a high level of cleanliness is maintained in your area
• Monitor cleaning procedures and records
• Ensure Food Safety responsibilities are being met.
• Manage food costs
• Actively pursue cost saving measures
• Minimise wastage - Recycle where possible
• Expense/ cost control through effective utilisation of consumables
• Liaise with café staff to gain customer feedback
• Actively interacts with internal and external customers to anticipate needs
• Interact with staff in a professional and positive manner to foster good rapport, promote team spirit and ensure effective two way communication
• Communicates problems, resolved or unresolved to your Manager
• Work in line with business needs
• Maybe required to work in the Front of House occasionally, if needed
• Maintain a culture of great coffee / café / customer service experiences
• Compliance with Quality Assurance and reporting requirements.