Assistant Manager - flexible part time schedule

Job Description

Job Description

Vitality Bowls Superfood Café West Bloomfield is looking for passionate , health-minded , and energetic individuals to join our team. We are all about promoting health and wellness while delivering delicious açaí bowls, smoothies, fresh juices, soups, salads and panini. We are looking for an experienced cafe manager that is looking to just work a few days a week, possibly a former or retired owner/manager just looking to get back out with a relaxed schedule, and that has more of a teammate mindset rather than a "manager" mindset. Someone to handle all the duties at the cafe and also handle inventory management, hiring, scheduling and ordering. Tasks will be adjusted based on how many days you want to work and what strengths you feel you can bring. 

Assistant Manager Job Description:

• Act as manager when manager is unavailable
• Looking for a leader that also enjoys being just "part of the team" to promote a fun and cohesive environment
• In charge of shifts and delegating tasks
• Assist with managing inventory and placing orders
• Assist in writing the schedule and collecting information from employees about schedule issues
• Show exemplary knowledge of the job and excellent customer service
• Deal with upset customers/problems with food in a polite way, making sure the customer is happy
• Accept deliveries, making sure that deliveries are complete and correct or that refunds are issued
• Communicate with managers/owners about the status of inventory; whether everything arrived on time and orders came complete and correct; whether any items in the store are running low
• Communicate with managers/owners about new ideas i.e. better methods to improve efficiency, safety etc., new recipe ideas etc.
• Assist with interviews, evaluations, and training
• Memorize the training material and be able to explain the health benefits of the ingredients and the food to customers in an upbeat and informative manner
• Have excellent customer service, including being positive and extremely polite and informative to customers, be a "people person". 
• Practice cost-cutting measures
• Pitch in and work as a team
• Track food quality
• Handle special circumstances
• Communicate effectively with coworkers and managers

  Requirements:

• Become food certified
• Be extremely dedicated to cleaning and keeping environment organized
• Must be able to handle a basic computer, POS system; handling cash and credit cards
• Follow health, sanitary, and safety requirements
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time, occasionally lift heavy boxes, move quickly and have a sense of urgency
• Maintain a clean and work appropriate personal appearance
• Come to work with a positive attitude, and are willing to work well with others
• Leadership abilities and management experience a plus
• Restaurant experience a plus