Second Cup Café Manager

**About the Company**

Founded in 2016, Foodtastic is already one of the largest restaurant companies in Canada. In the last four years, we have increased system sales from less than $50mm to over $700mm. Our current portfolio of 21 brands includes Milestones Grill & Bar, Second Cup Café, Pita Pit, La Belle et La Boeuf and Rôtisseries Benny.

**SECOND CUP - CAFÉ MANAGER**

Second Cup has an exciting opportunity to join our team We are seeking a LEADER a **Café** **Manager** who lives our company values - _Integrity, Kindness, Gusto_ - and who has successfully led an engaged, guest focused team. experienced in enriching the lives of our people, a leader who continually GIVE GOOD VIBES with every interaction and delivers unforgettable products and service to our valuable guests

As a Café Manager, you’ll be responsible for running a café. You'll lead your team of baristas as the front line of Second Cup; providing **_exceptional _**service to every guest and maintaining operational standards within your café. You’ll lead café operations, guest experience, product quality and financial performance
- ensuring that your café’s sales and profit goals are met. This includes; inventory management, team development and staffing. Best of all, you'll help your team create a world class experience every day.

**YOU GET TO BE A**:

- Leader of people - who motivates and enriches the life of your team
- Champion of world class guest service in café, by training, communicating and holding your Baristas accountable for the delivery of exceptional guest service.
- Implementation expert of Second Cup programs by developing action plans to train and motivate your team to execute company initiatives and adhere to operational standards while holding your team accountable.
- Business expert of your café - who can review your café environment, key performance indicators and identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. You will use electronic/online tools include labor tracking, profit maker - cash/grind sheet, payroll, purchase log, inventory tracking, flash report, weekly cost reconciliation and P&L, Period end Profit and Loss, and cash management resources.
- Café Manager who regularly references your budget and targets to assess financial performance and identify areas of success and opportunity and develop action plans to drive café sales.

**YOU BRING WITH YOU**:

- Experience Managing in Restaurant, Café or Retail (2-3 years)
- Management experience in demonstrating skill with training and developing your team (2+ years) and upholding company standards.
- Experience analyzing financial reports (P&L or revenue summaries)
- Direct experience working with a budget.
- Experience managing and developing plans/targets for P&L and inventory control
- The ability to be at work on a regular and consistent basis, attendance and punctuality, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Availability to work flexible hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends and/or holidays and flexible hours that may include a total of 40 or more hours per week
- 3 or more years of experience in a role that requires frequent interaction with guests, fulfilling guest requests and responsibility for addressing guest issues, questions and suggestions.

Authenticity
- Honest, fair and act with integrity; treat each person as if they are the most important person in the room; collaborative and communicative

**YOU HAVE A STRENGTH IN**:

- **UPLIFTING THE DAYS OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND ENRICHING THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR PEOPLE**:

- Managing café operations & multi tasking independently
- Ensuring world class guest service is achieved with every interaction
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Diverse customer service techniques
- Supervisory practices and procedures and team building skills
- Organization and planning skills
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Leadership skills, with the ability to coach and develop others
- Handling personal, confidential and sensitive information
- Coffee passion An ambassador for our brand - takes great pride in what you do.

Second Cup is an equal opportunity employer. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance

Schedule:

- Day shift