Assistant Cafe Manager

Essential Duties:

• Welcome customers, inform them about specials or new items, answer questions, and accept orders and payments.
• Prepare specialty coffee drinks of the very highest quality as well as other beverages, baked goods and foods.
• Sell retail coffee and brewing equipment, highlight the differences between items and educate customers about brewing methods.
• Clean and restock work and dining areas, and sanitize equipment and utensils.
• Learn and teach brewing methods, beverage recipes, food preparation, and presentation techniques to improve coffee and food quality.
• Maintain coffee knowledge on current offerings and clearly communicate product information to customers.
• Update signage and displays to attract customers.
• Take inventory and replenish items in display cases, at tables, or behind the counter.
• Work as part of an enthusiastic, fun, highenergy team.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and quality controls.
• Participate and attend staff offered trainings and cuppings.
• Represent brand through proper appearance and clean and wellorganized bar.
• Store opener and closer which require additional duties and expectations.
• Role Model for brand.
• Assist the Café Manager with administrative duties including but not limited to ordering, scheduling, inventory, and more.
• Work alongside the Café Manager to lead and train the team.
• Performs other duties as required.

About Merit Coffee LLC

At Merit, we believe work is more than a job – it’s a chance to create something meaningful. Coffee is our craft, but people are our purpose. Every day we get to serve a cup that brightens someone’s morning, shape spaces that feel like community, and push ourselves to do the work just a little better than the day before.