Creative Cafe Manager - Haggerston, E8

A diligent barista with management experience is required. The shop is both a coffee and wine shop, so wine knowledge is favored. Must have good admin skills for rotas, ordering, and invoicing. Ideally, should live local to Haggerston or have less than a 30-minute commute. Should be comfortable working independently and will be managing a team of 6 people. Prepared to work in SHED’s other coffee shop at least once per week (Haggerston, Leyton, Clapham South). Responsibilities include recruiting and interviewing future staff.

Must have skills:
- Be likable by your team.
- Have a passion for wine and coffee.
- Be polite, friendly, and smiley to customers.
- Be able to make high-quality coffee.
- Be able to dial in a coffee machine and weigh shots correctly.
- Be able to clean grinders.
- Be punctual and reliable.
- Be well-presented, clean, and hygienic.

SHED is a dynamic creative company founded by two creative directors in London. After studying art and design, they decided to start a company that reflects their taste and values by offering inspirational places across London for locals to purchase exceptional produce. Both directors still practice their creative passions alongside the day-to-day running of SHED.

We expect you to excel in ensuring that you and your team deliver on training your staff so that you can both generate good sales for the company while delivering exceptional service. You should be able to train your team to upsell, make the best coffee, and be welcoming to customers. You should create an easy-to-operate environment so they can sell more products. This is the starting point for your job and is what we expect from you as a good manager to help drive sales.

SHED Directors and the operational team have worked very hard to create the relevant systems to run a successful cafe. It is the cafe manager's main responsibility to ensure that these are followed to the finest detail. This includes managerial practices such as recruitment, staff rotas, and organization.

Employment: Full-time
Schedule: Monday - Sunday
Salary: £14 – £15.5 hourly
Benefits: 35% discount on wine, retail coffee, unlimited free coffee and tea.

About SHED London:
A small independent chain of coffee and wine shops across London, established by two creative photographers in 2010. A friendly but professional working environment.