Job Description

Section

Cafe

Location

Harris Museum

Salary

30,060 to 31,586 per annum

Post Type

Full Time

Contract Type

Fixed Term - until June 2027

Closing Date

23.59 hours BST on Monday 02 June 2025

Reference

COMU04001

Customer Services.

Preston's busy Harris Cafes are looking for an Assistant Catering Manager to run the cafe offer



The Harris is undertaking a multimillion-pound project; Re-imagining the Harris, to transform the venue and our relationship with our audiences ensuring we are fit for a 21st Century visitor. The cafe is a key part of this project.

The main duties will include

Ensuring a consistent exceptional Barista Cafe menu offer and experience for all visitors. Developing a fantastic, service focused team plus embedding Harris' food and beverage standards. Continual menu research and development. Providing excellent quality customer service. Work with the team and implement the Wedding and Venue Hire Offer. Recording keeping including income and profitability reporting. Administration (stocktaking, invoicing etc). Use of computerised till and back-office software. Ensure the highest standards of cleanliness in the kitchen and cafe area



You will be part of a broader team of staff delivering great service to visitors by promoting the Library, The Harris and its collections/exhibitions



Previous experience of managing a team of staff, dealing with public and providing and executing a fresh and exciting menu offer would be an advantage. If you are enthusiastic, energetic and committed, you may be the person we are looking for.



As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of employee benefits including a minimum of 28 days' annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), family friendly policies, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme, AVC's, life assurance scheme, payment of professional fees, discounted parking, bus and rail fares and a cycle to work scheme.

International Sponsorship

- this role is

not

open to international sponsorship.