Café Manager – Premium High-Volume Coffee Shop (Dublin City Centre)
Pay: €20.00 per hour + Tips + Performance Bonus
Location: Dublin City Centre
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Café Manager to lead a busy, well-established coffee shop in Dublin city centre.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who genuinely loves hospitality, takes pride in delivering exceptional customer experiences, and understands the importance of creating a welcoming environment that keeps customers coming back time and time again.
Our café serves a large volume of regular customers, local professionals, tourists, and coffee enthusiasts every day. We are looking for a manager who can combine outstanding hospitality, strong leadership, and genuine coffee expertise to help drive the business forward.
What We Offer
- €20.00 per hour
- Performance-based bonus structure
- Excellent tip earnings (typically €400–€600 per month)
- A stable, long-term management opportunity
- The opportunity to lead a successful, high-volume café with an established customer base
- Supportive ownership that values hospitality, quality, and team development
- Real opportunities to grow and make an impact on the business
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous experience managing a busy café, coffee shop, or hospitality venue
- Strong specialty coffee knowledge and a genuine passion for coffee
- Excellent leadership and people-management skills
- A warm, outgoing personality with a natural ability to connect with customers
- A strong understanding of customer service and hospitality
- Experience training, motivating, and developing teams
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- The ability to remain calm and professional during busy service periods
Key ResponsibilitiesHospitality & Customer Experience
- Create a welcoming and hospitable environment for every customer
- Build relationships with regular customers and encourage repeat business
- Lead by example in delivering exceptional customer service
- Ensure consistently high standards of cleanliness, presentation, and service
Team Leadership
- Lead, motivate, and support a front-of-house team of approximately 8–10 staff
- Train and develop team members to maintain high service standards
- Foster a positive, professional, and supportive working environment
- Manage daily staffing requirements and ensure smooth operations
Coffee & Operational Excellence
- Maintain exceptional coffee quality and consistency at all times
- Support and develop barista standards across the team
- Ensure smooth day-to-day café operations
- Monitor stock levels, ordering, wastage, and operational efficiency
- Help drive sales and overall business performance
Apply
If you are passionate about hospitality, love coffee, and enjoy leading teams to deliver outstanding customer experiences, we would love to hear from you.
This role would particularly suit an experienced Café Manager, Assistant Manager, or Senior Barista who is ready to take ownership of a busy operation and help build an exceptional customer experience every day.
Please submit your CV and a short introduction outlining your relevant experience.
Pay: €20.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
