Cafe Manager
📍 Oxford | Full-time I Permanent I £28,000 - £32,000 a year + bonus structure and benefits
We’re opening in Oxford in late 2025 and looking for an experienced Cafe Manager to lead our team. If you’re passionate about great food and coffee, enjoy mentoring others, and have strong management skills, this is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career with us. You’ll be responsible for running the café smoothly, supporting your team, and delivering the highest standards of service every day.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of the daily running of the café ensuring that this is efficient, delivering the highest standards of service
Ensure that a weekly rota is completed and it stays within the allocated budget
Provide direct line management support and supervision to staff members and to develop a motivated and high performing team.
Liaise with the recruitment team to ensure staffing levels are maintained
Serve customers and ensure they are satisfied with their food or drink and with the service; demonstrate product knowledge by advising and making suggestions to customers
Operate the till, maintain appropriate stock levels, be responsible for cashing up and banking.
Attend and lead meetings
Ensure a high level of health and safety, cleanliness and food hygiene and ensure that safe working practices are followed.
Adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new and alternative systems
Requirements:
Management within a hospitality setting
Passionate about great food and coffee with a can-do attitude
Highly organised, calm under pressure and with attention to detail
Benefits:
Company pension scheme
Staff discounts across all Aromi locations
Tips fairly shared to reward your hard work and dedication
Employee referral scheme
What We Offer:
A supportive, family-style team environment
Flexible working and a focus on work-life balance
Training and development opportunities
The chance to be part of a growing independent business with Sicilian soul
Fun team parties and events
How to apply:
Sound like your cup of coffee? Send us your CV and a short cover note telling us why Aromi is the right fit for you: jobs@aromi.co.uk
Assistant Manager
📍 Oxford | Full-time I Permanent I £28,000 - £30,000 a year + benefits
We’re opening in Oxford in late 2025 and are looking for an experienced Assistant Manager to join our team. If you’re organised, confident, and passionate about great food and coffee, this role is perfect for you. You’ll support the Cafe Manager by leading the team, managing daily operations, and ensuring our high standards are always met — all while helping to create a positive and motivated work environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
To manage all aspects of the running of the café: preparing the weekly rota, opening and closing the shop, operating the till, maintaining stock levels, dealing with complaints, being responsible for cashing up and banking, completing all relevant procedures
To provide direct line management support, training and supervision to staff members − To recruit staff members, making sure the right number of people is available according to business needs
To provide induction training to new starters and to develop a motivated and high performing team
To report any problems to the Café Manager or to one of the directors
To ensure a high level of health and safety, cleanliness and food hygiene and to ensure that safe working practices are followed
To make sure that food and drinks are prepared and served consistently to the highest quality possible, according to Aromi’s standards, and to make sure customers are satisfied
To adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new and alternative systems
To lead by example, creating a nice working environment where all staff members are empowered to give feedback and to challenge the status quo
Requirements:
Confident and outgoing, a team player and a role model
Highly organised, calm under pressure and with attention to details
Passionate about great food and coffee with a can-do attitude
Experience managing teams within a hospitality setting
Benefits:
Company pension scheme
Staff discounts across all Aromi locations
Tips fairly shared to reward your hard work and dedication
Employee referral scheme
What We Offer:
A supportive, family-style team environment
Flexible working and a focus on work-life balance
Training and development opportunities
The chance to be part of a growing independent business with Sicilian soul
Fun team parties and events
How to apply:
Sound like your cup of coffee? Send us your CV and a short cover note telling us why Aromi is the right fit for you: jobs@aromi.co.uk
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