We’ve been roasting speciality coffee for over 30 years. From humble beginnings as a little coffee cart in Auckland, NZ, Allpress has evolved into a sophisticated brand that stands for flavour and service. Right from the start three core principles have formed the backbone of our business – People, Flavour and Innovation.
We are united in our genuine care for each other, our customers, and our belief in what we do. We need great people who will bring their imagination, skills and most importantly, their passion to our business.
About the role.
We are currently looking for an experienced Kitchen Leader to support our brand-new Manchester Café space. Leading the kitchen space in our new cafe, the Kitchen Leader oversees the smooth and quality operation of our kitchen as well as introducing some unique dishes to our menu.
Our Manchester café has a menu that is fresh and simple, consisting of delicious sandwiches, classic breakfast and lunch dishes and a selection of sweets and cakes. We will prepare most things on-site, in an open kitchen and using the best seasonal ingredients we can get our hands on. This role will involve creating a menu development plan in collaboration with the Café Manager to create new exciting dishes focusing on seasonality, quality and aligning with our Allpress food standards.
Previous kitchen experience is essential, as is attention to detail, high level of communication, a knack for multi-tasking and a willingness to get things done. Working in a café environment can be unpredictable, so being able to keep cool under pressure is a must.
In this role, you will:
- Ensure consistent high standards of food preparation and presentation e.g. sandwich making, baking, fresh juice preparation.
- Provide exceptional customer service in all interactions with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
- Financial ownership eg. full menu costings, updating supplier costing, ensuring margins are met, offsetting ad hoc costs.
- Setup, pack down, pot-wash and cleaning of food areas.
- Calendarised development plan for food, looking ahead 6 months in line with our Allpress food standards and consideration for seasonality and quality.
- Make sure any stock dates and orders are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensure all Health and Safety requirements are maintained in the space.
- Support our Cafe Manager with ad hoc duties.
About you.
- Have experience previously in a kitchen, leading and managing a space
- Exceptional organisational skills.
- High levels of communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Enthusiastic and a deep love for food, finger on the pulse of the Manchester food scene.
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously to bring ideas to life.
- Infallible eye for detail.
This is a full-time role which means 5 shifts a week including weekends.
This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody who already has hospitality experience and is looking to further their career in the coffee industry. We offer full training, great staff perks including EAP, Personal leave day allowance, good work life balance, a competitive salary, career development and a great company culture.
Details:
Hours: 5 days per week around 40 hours per week.
Days: Flexible days with some weekend days required
Times: Our spaces open from 8am - 4pm Mon to Fri and 9am - 4pm on Saturday and Sunday
Probation period: 3 months
Reporting to: Manchester Cafe General Manager
Salary: £29,000-30,000 depending on experience.
If this sounds like you then please apply with your CV and a cover letter explaining:
- Why you’d like to work for Allpress
- What interests you in the role
- Why you think you’d be a good fit
By becoming part of Allpress we offer our team:
- Full role specific training
- An employee assistance programme supporting your mental health
- Good work life balance
- 33 days of annual leave
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Enhanced parental leave
- Fully paid access to Wellhub
- Gender affirmation leave
- Vast career development
- A transparent and friendly company culture
Diversity & Inclusion Pledge
At Allpress we truly believe we are better together – We are committed to being an inclusive organisation where all people feel valued, respected and engaged.
We commit to…
Continuously working towards removing barriers and bias.
Building inclusive teams who represent people from all groups in society
Building a safe environment where it is encouraged to speak out against discrimination in any form.
Cultivating a sense of belonging by encouraging our people to fearlessly bring their whole selves to work