Cafe Manager & Event Organiser

Café Manager & Event Organiser

Do you enjoy a challenge, thrive on keeping busy and love to see happy guests? Do you have business acumen and enjoy planning and running events?

Café Irresistiblue is looking for a charismatic leader to manage the day to day running of our orchard café and attract, plan and coordinate customer events.

5 days including at least 1 weekend day

8.30am to 4.30pm

some evenings

Experience

All FOH duties: greet and seat; till/payment operations; barista skills; bar/cocktail knowledge; kitchen pass control; table service. Staff management and training. POS and booking system changing/updating. Event/function organising and managing.

Duty Manager or able to obtain

Managerial Duties

· Leadership and team management: train, motivate, mentor and foster a positive team culture

· Customer service excellence: friendly, patient, proactive, ensure customer satisfaction and able to handle customer queries and complaints effectively

· High standards of cleanliness, food quality and presentation

· Operational adaptability: ability to multitask in a fast paced environment, solve problems quickly (equipment failure, rushes or staff shortage)

· Communication skills: clear, consistent communication with staff regarding expectations, with guests, owners and suppliers

· Financial acumen and organisation: manage inventory, budgeting, cost control, cash handling, numeracy, pos/till programming, booking system

Event Management

· meticulous attention to detail

· financial acumen for budgeting

· ensure events are profitable

· calm under pressure

· handle multiple tasks

· negotiating skills

· adaptable – find solutions to problems

· creative solutions to design or challenges

· resourcefulness – maximize available resources for the best outcome

· plan – execute – meet objectives

We offer a great working environment, a happy, skilled team and competitive hourly rate.

Interested? Email through your CV and any other relevant information to employment@monavaleblueberries.co.nz

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Work Location: In person