Café / Bakery Manager | Premium Italian Bakery | Barangaroo

About the role

As Café / Bakery Manager, you'll take ownership of the daily operation and make sure every part of the venue works together.

From the bakery and kitchen to front-of-house and customer service, you'll be the person who keeps the operation organised, efficient and performing at a high standard.

You'll lead from the front. During busy periods, you'll be visible on the floor, supporting the team and making sure customers receive fast, friendly and consistent service.

You'll also oversee supplier relationships, ordering, focaccia slab production and deliveries, ensuring quality and consistency are maintained across both the retail and wholesale sides of the business.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the team

• Create a positive and accountable workplace culture

• Manage daily venue operations

• Prepare and manage weekly staff rosters

• Manage staffing levels and labour costs

• Recruit, onboard and train team members

• Coordinate bakery, kitchen and front-of-house operations

• Lead the team through busy breakfast and lunch periods

• Support the team on the floor and register when required

• Oversee stock levels, inventory and wastage

• Manage supplier relationships and place supplier orders

• Ensure stock and ingredients are ordered accurately and on time

• Oversee product quality, consistency and presentation

• Coordinate daily focaccia slab production according to customer and wholesale orders

• Manage focaccia slab orders, pickups and deliveries to wholesale customers

• Ensure wholesale orders are prepared accurately, on time and to the required quality standard

• Maintain strong communication between production, suppliers, delivery partners and customers

• Maintain food safety, hygiene and operational standards

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste and control costs

About you

• Previous management or senior supervisory experience in hospitality

• Strong leadership and people-management skills

• Experience managing a busy café, bakery or food venue

• Experience with rostering and labour management

• Good understanding of stock control, inventory and supplier ordering

• Strong attention to product quality and consistency

• Strong food safety and operational standards

• Excellent customer-service skills

• Confidence working in a fast-paced environment

• Strong communication and organisational skills

• Ability to coordinate multiple orders, production requirements and delivery deadlines

• Full working rights in Australia

About us

We are a modern Italian bakery and focaccia bar located in Barangaroo, Sydney CBD.

Our focus is simple: freshly baked focaccia, quality Italian ingredients, great coffee and fast, friendly service.

Our focaccia is baked fresh in-house every day and used to create our range of premium Italian focaccia sandwiches. We also produce focaccia slabs for wholesale customers, supplying other hospitality businesses across Sydney.

We're building a strong, recognisable Italian food brand and we're looking for the right person to lead the venue, manage the team and maintain the quality and consistency of our operation as we continue to grow.