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Cafe Manager - Urban Baristas - Maida Vale - London

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This is an exciting opportunity to lead our new Urban Baristas Maida Vale café through its opening and beyond.


You’ll help establish a strong team and café culture, oversee the day-to-day operation and maintain consistently high standards across every part of the customer experience. You’ll combine confident leadership with commercial awareness and a genuine passion for specialty coffee.


Key Responsibilities

  • Help prepare the Maida Vale café and team for a successful October opening.
  • Lead all aspects of daily café operations, including opening and closing, team management and stock control.
  • Deliver excellent customer service and resolve concerns promptly and professionally.
  • Recruit, train, motivate and develop a positive, high-performing team.
  • Maintain consistently high standards across coffee, service, cleanliness and presentation.
  • Develop and implement plans to achieve sales targets, improve profitability and support business growth.
  • Monitor stock levels and order coffee beans, supplies and merchandise as required.
  • Ensure full compliance with food hygiene, health and safety requirements.
  • Maintain the quality and consistency of coffee preparation, coaching the team where needed.
  • Coordinate events, promotions and local marketing initiatives to build awareness, engagement and sales.
  • Keep up to date with industry trends, brewing techniques and new coffee products, sharing knowledge with the team.

About You

  • Previous management experience within specialty coffee or a similar hospitality environment.
  • Strong knowledge of coffee origins, flavour profiles and brewing techniques.
  • Confident in espresso extraction, including grind adjustment, dosing and tamping.
  • Skilled in milk steaming and latte art.
  • A proven ability to lead, motivate and develop a team.
  • Friendly, approachable and committed to outstanding customer service.
  • Highly organised and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • A confident problem-solver who can make sound decisions under pressure.
  • Familiar with stock management, point-of-sale systems and day-to-day business operations.
  • Positive, dependable and committed to teamwork and continuous learning.
  • Flexible availability, including weekends and public holidays.
  • Food-handling certification and knowledge of health and safety regulations are desirable.
  • Experience
    Required
  • Employment
    Full-time
  • Salary
    £15 – £17 hourly
  • Starting time
    Immediate start!

pin icon249 Elgin Avenue, W9 1NJ, London

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Cafe • 1-10 Employees

Hiring on JOB TODAY since August, 2026

G’day, mate! Urban Baristas is an Australian specialty coffee company with cafés across London and our roastery in Bethnal Green. We’re committed to making great coffee with warm, genuine hospitality and being part of our local communities.

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