Café Assistant Manager - Farringdon

We’ve been roasting speciality coffee for over 30 years. From humble beginnings as a little coffee cart in Auckland, New Zealand, Allpress has evolved into a sophisticated brand that stands for flavour and service.  Right from the start three core principles have formed the backbone of our business – People, Flavour and Innovation.

We are united in our genuine care for each other, our customers, and our belief in what we do. We need great people who will bring their imagination, skills and most importantly, their passion to our business.

About the role.

We’re looking for a supportive, people-focused Assistant Manager to help drive the growth of our new cafe in Farringdon.

In this role, your purpose is to work closely with the General Manager - supporting them day to day and helping translate the cafe’s vision and growth goals into reality. You’ll play a key part in ensuring the team feels confident, supported and set up to succeed. 

A key part of your role will be ensuring that the coffee program set by our Head of Coffee is fully understood, adhered to and consistently implemented in daily service. You’ll support the team in maintaining excellence in coffee preparation, workflow and quality control. You will also bring dependable operational experience, helping to deliver a smooth launch, maintain effective systems and uphold high standards across service, quality and team wellbeing.

You lead with care, curiosity and adaptability, approaching challenges with a willingness to learn and find solutions that keep the cafe moving forward.

If you’re energised by developing people, supporting a strong leader and helping shape a culture where both the team and the business can grow, we’d love to hear from you. This role would be perfect for a Head Barista ready to take the next step.

About you

• Experience working within a fast-paced team


• Strong problem solver


• Strong communicator


• Exceptional organisational skills


• Self-motivated and proactive


• Infallible eye for detail


• Leads by example and empowers the team to be the face of the Allpress brand experience

Details:

Hours: 5 days per week around 40 hours per week.

Days: Monday – Sunday, weekend essential

Times: Our space is open from 7.30am - 4pm Mon to Fri and 9am - 4pm on weekends. 

Probation period: 3 months 

Reporting to: Cafe General Manager 

Salary: £32,000 depending on experience. 

Experience: Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced team; specialty coffee experience is an advantage.

Annual Leave and support:

• 33 days of annual leave


• 5 days of personal leave


• An employee assistance programme supporting your mental health


• Enhanced parental leave


• Gender affirmation leave

Training and Development: 

• Full role specific training including coffee skillset training with our Head of Coffee 


• Access to LinkedIn Learning 

Benefits:

• Fully paid access to Wellhub


• Free weekly beans for home


• Cycle to work scheme 


• 30% off all retail goods


• Discounts across our community partners 

Allpress is a proud Living Wage Employer. We believe that taking care of our staff allows them to take better care of our guests. 

Please apply with your CV and a cover letter explaining:

Why you’d like to work for Allpress
What interests you in the role
Why you think you’d be a good fit

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

At Allpress we truly believe we are better together – We are committed to being an inclusive organisation where all people feel valued, respected and engaged.

We commit to…

Continuously working towards removing barriers and bias.

Building inclusive teams who represent people from all groups in society.

Building a safe environment where it is encouraged to speak out against discrimination in any form.

Cultivating a sense of belonging by encouraging our people to fearlessly bring their whole selves to work.