Garage Coffee Roasters is a speciality coffee business with stores across East Kent. We source and roast high grade, speciality coffee and serve through our shops and wholesale partners.
We are looking for some talented people to help run the whole roastery operation. This role will include being a front of house barista, making and serving excellent quality coffee and supporting the production side of our roastery operation.
The Role
Hours: 8 hours per week
Days of work: 1 day per week
Location: Garage Coffee Roasters, Calcott Oast, Calcott Hill, Sturry, CT3 4ND
Pay: £12.21 per hour
Closing Date: 28/08/2025
Start Date: 08/09/2025
What you'll be doing
- Develop and maintain excellent latte art skills
- Be able to deliver great customer service & inspire those around you
- Pitch in with all duties that come with operating a busy coffee shop, including maintaining high standards of cleanliness front and back of house
- Support on food prep and service
- Preparing roastery online and wholesale orders for dispatch to a very high standard
- Maintaining the organisation of the Roastery including regular cleaning of equipment and stock takes
- Assisting with general operational duties like contacting prospective wholesale clients, some account
- A willingness to represent Garage Coffee at events and markets as and when required
- Enjoy working in a team environment, being able to multitask & communicate effectively
- To adhere to any health and safety requirements and maintain a clean and tidy coffee shop and roastery at all times, including opening and closing duties
- At Garage we are one team, one dream so from time-to-time you may be asked to pitch in with other duties that are not directly related to your job description
What you need- the must haves:
- Ideally be a skilled barista, although full training will be provided
- Be a keen team player who can take direction but also use own initiative
- A passion for coffee (particularly speciality)
- A desire to share the Garage Coffee vision with customers, promoting coffee consumption by educating customers in an accessible way about all things speciality coffee and our other products
- Great attitude
- To be flexible with your working hours
What you’ll be getting- the benefits:
- As much coffee as you can drink
- Free staff lunch when on shift, discounted food off shift
- A fun and friendly working environment
- Investment in your coffee career, with an opportunity to learn about different parts of the business
- A real opportunity to be part of the growth of Garage Coffee Roasters and help us on our journey to be a well-respected player in the speciality coffee industry.
Garage Coffee is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, sex, religion or belief.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £12.21 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Application question(s):
- Why do you want to work for Garage Coffee Roasters? Applicants not answering this question will not be considered!
Work Location: In person