Cafe Manager

2 weeks ago

Sunshine Coast, Australia Downer EDI Limited Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

We currently have an opportunity for a Cafe Manager. Join our Health and Education team and play a key role in delivering high-quality outcomes at Kitchen Cafe - Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH). Reporting to the Retail Services Manager, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.

What You'll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

  • Lead daily operations of the retail café, ensuring consistent service and product quality.
  • Manage food and beverage standards, promotions, and compliance with franchise guidelines.
  • Drive customer service excellence and foster strong landlord relationships.
  • Oversee team performance, rostering, and training to meet operational needs.
  • Monitor financial performance and implement strategies to meet revenue and cost targets.

What You'll Bring

  • Proven experience in hospitality or retail café management, ideally within a franchise environment.
  • Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets and KPIs.
  • Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with a collaborative approach.
  • Sound knowledge of food safety, OH&S, and compliance standards.
  • Proficiency in rostering, inventory control, and POS systems.

More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We're proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

  • Training and development to support and diversify your career.
  • With 30% of vacancies filled internally you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
  • : healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
  • Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.

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