Coffee Specialist
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, WC1H 9LT |
| Company: | Compass Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 203994 |
Summary
At Gather & Gather, great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel. It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together.
We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.
Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award winning teams – we are currently recruiting for a Coffee Specialist to join our amazing team at London & South, with some National coverage.
Location: London & South, with some National coverage
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum plus car/car allowance
Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, predominantly Monday–Friday, with flexibility for occasional weekend events
Role Purpose:
Coffee is at the heart of what we do – but it’s our people who bring it to life.
As a Coffee Specialist, you’ll be the driving force behind building skills, confidence, and passion across our teams. You’ll tune in to our people and clients, spark joy with every training session and drink crafted, and help our teams nail it with consistently repeatable, high-quality beverages.
This is an exciting field-based role where you’ll showcase what “great” looks like, work alongside some of the best in the coffee industry, and play a key part in shaping our brand’s coffee culture.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Training & Development:
- Deliver engaging, practical training that empowers baristas to deliver consistent, exceptional drinks.
- Act as a coach and mentor – bringing energy, clarity, and encouragement to every interaction.
- Demonstrate best practice, ensuring drinks are crafted with care, speed, and efficiency.
- Develop talent, supporting baristas to grow into confident ambassadors for coffee
Quality & Standards:
- Carry out quality checks across sites, ensuring every drink meets our high standards
- Help teams to “nail it every time” with repeatable recipes and processes that guarantee consistency
- Maintain high standards in presentation, workflow, and service – showing the difference between good and great
Operational Support:
- Support new site openings from pre-launch to beyond, embedding coffee excellence from day one.
- Drive activations and product launches, creating excitement and confidence in new offers
- Deliver on site and regional coffee and beverage schools
- Ensure teams are fully equipped to deliver great customer experience, coffee and beverages, every day through the correct equipment, menu offer and operational delivery
Innovation & Community:
- Engage with some of the best people in the coffee world – including specialty roasters and leading baristas – to keep our offer fresh, exciting, and industry-leading
- Stay on top of SCA developments, coffee trends, and innovations, translating them into real impact across our sites.
- Champion drink innovation, helping us deliver experiences that spark joy for our customers and clients.
Engagement & Culture:
- Champion our brand values:
- Tune In – listen, adapt, and connect with baristas and clients
- Spark Joy – deliver training and experiences that inspire and delight
- Nail It – help teams perfect every cup, making great coffee & beverages repeatable
- Foster a supportive, passionate barista community across the brand
- Build strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and suppliers – acting as a trusted ambassador for our coffee programme
Our Ideal Candidate Will:
- Have proven experience as a Coffee Trainer, Café Manager, or similar leadership role with a strong coffee background.
- Has genuine passion for coffee and people – able to inspire, coach, and elevate others.
- Have excellent barista skills with in-depth knowledge of brewing, milk, and coffee equipment.
- Strong presentation, coaching, and communication skills.
- Be flexible and resilient, able to travel extensively
- Be available to work mainly Monday–Friday, with occasional weekends for events or activations.
- SCA accreditation highly desirable (or willingness to study and achieve it).
- Ideally have direct experience working with specialty roasters or within the specialty coffee sector.
- Have experience supporting multi-site operations and new openings.
- An eye for innovation – curious about new drinks, methods, and industry developments.
What\\'s in it for you?
Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we\\'ve developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.
- Personal Development and Training opportunities
- Life assurance scheme
- Pension scheme
- Holiday allowance
- Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
- Eye care
- A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
- Family friendly support
- Regular social events and communication with our leaders
- A holiday purchase scheme
- Volunteering days
- Professional subscriptions
- Recognition schemes and people awards
- Long service awards
- Access to some great high street discount vouchers