Barista/FOH Shift Leader

at  Encounter Kaikoura

About you: Someone who loves working in hospitality, makes great coffee, works well with a team, and is effortlessly welcoming!
About us: Situated in Kaikōura, where the mountains meet the sea, our vibrant operating hub is dedicated to exceptional customer experience. Our café connects with our meeting venue, retail store, and ocean tour operations. A popular spot for both locals and tourists facing the beautiful Pacific Ocean; there are stunning views from the building and courtyard, and even from the coffee machine!

The role: A central position in our service orientated team responsible for:

• consistently creating and serving well balanced quality coffee to happy customers
• contributing to and ensuring smooth daily operations, and efficient opening and closing
• working flexibly across the team covering all FOH responsibilities
• supporting the management of group and meeting bookings and their execution
• supporting stock management and ordering
• covering for our FOH Team Leaders when required to ensure everything stays on track

• consistently creating and serving well balanced quality coffee to happy customers
• contributing to and ensuring smooth daily operations, and efficient opening and closing
• working flexibly across the team covering all FOH responsibilities
• supporting the management of group and meeting bookings and their execution
• supporting stock management and ordering
• covering for our FOH Team Leaders when required to ensure everything stays on trac