Café Manager
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Brisbane, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Brisbane is a coffee-obsessed city, and this café needs a manager who can steer the whole operation, from the machine to the till. You will guide the barista and floor crew, keep rosters, ordering and spending in order, and make sure guests leave happy.
There is room for your creativity, with the menu, daily specials and drinks list open to your ideas, as well as live music nights, pop-ups and private functions that bring the neighbourhood in. The business wants a work history that holds up to checking, plus barista skill you can demonstrate.
A strong CV for this role pairs management with craft. Show the venues you have run, your rostering and stock-control record and your food-safety certificate. Build AI CV can help you set that out clearly.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the café's daily trading from open to close
- Guide baristas and floor staff, giving hands-on coaching and keeping service coordinated
- Step behind the machine when needed and hold coffee quality steady
- Show team members how to prepare drinks, deliver service and follow café routines
- Set rosters that keep every shift properly covered
- Shape seasonal menus, specials and the drinks line-up
- Arrange live music, pop-ups and private events alongside suppliers, performers and partners
- Order stock, watch levels and keep an eye on running costs, with simple financial admin
- Uphold food safety, hygiene and workplace safety, keep the venue spotless and respond to guest feedback so the café feels welcoming
Requirements & Eligibility
- You have run a café or restaurant for a minimum of 2 years
- Barista skills proven on commercial espresso machines
- A Diploma in Hospitality, where applicable Queensland sponsorship pathways call for it
- Following that diploma, a minimum of 3 years managing hospitality venues in Australian settings, which sponsorship eligibility depends on
- Documents that verify both your qualifications and your employment history
- Visible ability to lead and manage a team
- Good rostering, organisation and time-management habits
- Knowledge of stock control, cost-of-goods figures and basic financial processes
- Experience coordinating events or developing menus is an advantage
- Warm, clear communication with guests, and a dependable, flexible attitude to weekend and evening shifts
- A current food-safety certificate, plus valid work rights or eligibility for sponsorship, with Work State: Queensland
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