Cafe Assistant (Kaldi café)
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.38 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2026 |
| Location: | Newport, Shropshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Harper Adams University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DN-2071 |
Summary
Harper Adams University is looking to recruit a full time Café Assistant delivering excellent customer service experience to students, conference guests and University staff.
The successful candidate should have a minimum of some front-of-house catering & hospitality/café experience & good customer service skills.
You will play a key role in the service of food and drink in this busy cafe. The main duties of the role include:
1. Serve customers in a polite & friendly manner.
2. To ensure high quality, customer focused provision of hot and cold food and beverages.
3. Cash handling and stock security.
4. Setting up the Café offering in accordance with department standards.
5. Compliance of the Department’s Food Safety System.
6. Consistently delivering a professional and efficient service to our customers.
7. Ensuring a professional and hygienic appearance.
8. Ensuring cleaning and closing procedures are carried out and documented.
9. Ensuring defects of buildings or equipment are reported in the correct manner.
10. Produce and serve Barista standard coffees and other beverages.
11. Cary out any reasonable requests from your supervisor
12. Be prepared to help (where possible) with special events i.e. Graduation, Open Days and Royal Visits.
13. All other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post and the salary range of the grade.
If you have any queries or questions or for an informal discussion, please contact David Nuttall via email dnuttall@harper-adams.ac..uk
For further information about the University or to see full job description, please visit our website at www.harper-adams.ac.uk
Application Procedure:
Please apply online by submitting covering letter and full Curriculum Vitae (to include two referee details) via the Harper Adams e-Recruitment programme at http://jobs.harper-adams.ac.uk by no later than midnight on 4 January 2026.
Kindly note that prior applicants will not be considered
Unfortunately, we cannot offer sponsorship for this position
The successful candidate should have a minimum of some front-of-house catering & hospitality/café experience & good customer service skills.
You will play a key role in the service of food and drink in this busy cafe. The main duties of the role include:
1. Serve customers in a polite & friendly manner.
2. To ensure high quality, customer focused provision of hot and cold food and beverages.
3. Cash handling and stock security.
4. Setting up the Café offering in accordance with department standards.
5. Compliance of the Department’s Food Safety System.
6. Consistently delivering a professional and efficient service to our customers.
7. Ensuring a professional and hygienic appearance.
8. Ensuring cleaning and closing procedures are carried out and documented.
9. Ensuring defects of buildings or equipment are reported in the correct manner.
10. Produce and serve Barista standard coffees and other beverages.
11. Cary out any reasonable requests from your supervisor
12. Be prepared to help (where possible) with special events i.e. Graduation, Open Days and Royal Visits.
13. All other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post and the salary range of the grade.
If you have any queries or questions or for an informal discussion, please contact David Nuttall via email dnuttall@harper-adams.ac..uk
For further information about the University or to see full job description, please visit our website at www.harper-adams.ac.uk
Application Procedure:
Please apply online by submitting covering letter and full Curriculum Vitae (to include two referee details) via the Harper Adams e-Recruitment programme at http://jobs.harper-adams.ac.uk by no later than midnight on 4 January 2026.
Kindly note that prior applicants will not be considered
Unfortunately, we cannot offer sponsorship for this position