Cafe Assistant – Medway. Create fresh food from scratch, serve great coffee and deliver friendly service in a busy innovation hub café. Barista skills, food prep and stock control essential.
Cafe Assistant
Location: Chatham, Medway
Salary: Competitive – details on application
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30 - 2.30pm
Contract Type: Temporary for 10-13 week with potential to go on longer (Covering Sickness)
Why join our client?
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established, community-focused café based within a professional innovation environment. You’ll enjoy a hands-on role with real variety, autonomy and the chance to shape menus and customer experience.
The role
You’ll provide a high-quality, welcoming café service, producing fresh food and drink to agreed standards while ensuring full compliance with health and safety requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
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Preparing fresh food from scratch, including cakes, soups, salads and quiches
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Supporting internal and external catering and buffet bookings
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Delivering excellent customer service and building repeat custom
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Using barista skills to prepare high-quality hot drinks
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Upselling café products to maximise revenue
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Managing stock control, rotation and ordering
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Operating the till and managing pricing and products
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Maintaining daily and deep-cleaning schedules
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Ensuring compliance with food hygiene and health & safety standards
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Supporting colleagues through cross-skilling and covering reception when required
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Contributing ideas to keep menus fresh and appealing
What we’re looking for:
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Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification
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At least 2 years’ experience in a similar café environment
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Confident working independently when required
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Strong multitasking and organisational skills
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Calm under pressure with a positive, friendly approach
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Pride in presenting food to a high standard
Morgan Jones is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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