Cafe Supervisor

**Company Description**:
Summerset is one of New Zealand's fastest growing companies and the third largest retirement village operator in the country. We design, build and operate retirement village's right across New Zealand. We are proud of our dynamic work environment and an equally diverse workforce.
**At Summerset we are here to bring the best of life to our residents. To do this, we know we need to take care of our people to form a team who are strong enough to care, operate as one team, and strive to do their best.

We are looking for an energetic Café Supervisor to join our village catering team. Ideally you will have experience in café operations, customer service, food control plans and ideally have a Barista qualification.

You will be responsible for the daily operation of the on-site café: provide quality food and drinks and be part of a team providing exciting events for our residents.

This is a full time job with 40hrs per fortnight working from Wednesday to Sunday

8:30-17:00hrs.

**Qualifications**:

- Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication and organisational skills as well as the ability to multi-task
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Demonstrated high level of self-motivation and initiative to set and achieve goals
- Ability to demonstrate experience at food preparation and hygiene standards
- Experience in operating a café is desirable (but not essential)
- Barista qualification preferred
- Current Food Handling certificate
- Experience with cash handling and basic financials
- Strong understanding of food safety
- High level of personal hygiene

**Additional Information**:
To recognise the important work that you do for our residents, we offer;
- An enthusiastic and supportive team that is fun to be part of
- Health cover, social sporting teams and discounts at a range of suppliers plus much more

If you, or someone you know, are strong enough to care, then we would love to hear from you. Applicants for this position must also have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.

The safety of our residents and staff is important to us. For this reason, we require all our employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before commencing work at Summerset.

Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted.