Café Manager - Wedgwood

Grand Central Bakery is looking for an experienced manager to lead the team at our Wedgwood Cafe in Seattle. We're a mission driven organization dedicated to serving high-quality, sustainable, and delicious food while providing outstanding customer service. Come join our team! 

Summary: The Café Manager (CM) oversees all café operations at a single location supporting Grand Central Bakery’s mission to serve our customers delicious, authentic food made from high quality local and sustainable ingredients.  The Café Manager is key to developing the people, process, and accountability to help GCB cafés thrive. Responsibilities include recruiting, training, and development of café employees; maximizing sales; and ensuring profitability. Inspires and motivates café team members to provide exceptional products and outstanding customer service. Experience as the general manager of a restaurant/cafe, including significant front of house experience, is highly preferred. 

Location: 7501 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Salary: $77,968.80 full-time, annual equivalent plus bonus potential

Supervision: This position reports to directly to the Area Café Manager. 

Schedule:  As a full-time, exempt employee, the Café Manager typically works 5 days a week with flexibility to adjust schedule around special projects and may be required to work extra hours and/or days on an irregular basis due to unforeseen circumstances and emergencies. In order to provide appropriate coverage for the café, the Café Manager and the Assistant Café Manager work offset schedules. The Café Manager has either Sunday and Monday or Friday and Saturday as their regularly scheduled days off (weekend) with the Assistant Cafe Manager having the other two days. Regularly scheduled weekends may not be 'split' and must be two days in a row. Integral to their team, the Café Manager balances administrative duties with time scheduled on the floor as a high functioning crew member.  

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Must be at least 18 years old 
• Ability to read, write, and speak English required
• Maintains a valid Food Handler's Card at all times and follows health department regulations at all times.
• Intermediate computer skills including use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word or comparable programs required
• Proficiency in Retail Point-Of-Sale (Square preferred), and HRIS/ATS/Payroll systems with aptitude and curiosity to learn new systems required.
• Experience coaching, training, and mentoring teams required; 3 or more years’ experience managing in a restaurant environment; fast casual experience preferred.
• Knowledge of all health department regulations concerning food service required. 
• Experience and expertise in all floor positions – customer service, barista and sandwich production. Pastry production experience a plus.  
•  Knowledge and skills to analyzing profit and loss statements and overall financial performance required.
• Experience with and enthusiasm for Open Book Management principles preferred.