Shift Leader | St. Andrews

Blank Street
St. Andrews, United Kingdom
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward hospitality professionals with a passion for coffee culture and community engagement, comfortable with leading teams and driving sales in a fast-paced environment in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with leadership experience in hospitality and a strong background in coffee preparation and service.
    — “Strong knowledge of coffee and equipment is a must”
  • Individuals who enjoy shaping team culture and building community relationships in a new location.
    — “You would be one of the first staff members to work in this location, which means you get the exciting opportunity to set the tone and create lasting connections in the neighbourhood.”
  • People who thrive in high-pressure environments and take pride in delivering consistent, high-quality service.
    — “You excel in fast paced environments and enjoy an inclusive, collaborative workplace”

Things to consider

  • Requires availability on peak days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and early mornings to late evenings.
    — “Availability to work between 6:30 am and 9:00 pm”
  • Must be authorized to work in the UK, which may be a barrier for non-UK candidates.
    — “You must be authorised to work in the UK”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to lead and train teams in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Support your GM and our Training Team to help train new employees to succeed at Blank Street”
  • Emphasize your customer service success stories, especially those involving resolving issues with a solution-focused approach.
    — “Positive and solution-focused handling of any minor customer issue”
  • Showcase your initiative in driving sales and operational improvements in new locations.
    — “Leads all initiatives with the operations and marketing teams to increase foot traffic, new customers, daily sales, and operational profitability”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • increased customer satisfaction
  • improved team performance
  • optimized store operations
Typical background
customer serviceretail managementfood service

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer ServiceTeam LeadershipTrainingStore ManagementMulti-taskingDecision-making

Preferred

Coffee KnowledgeBrand Ambassadorship

Stack & domain

Coffee And Equipment KnowledgeCustomer ServiceMulti-taskingInterpersonal CommunicationTeam LeadershipFood And BeverageHospitality

About the role

Original posting from Blank Street via Greenhouse

About Blank Street

At Blank Street, we’re on a mission to become the defining food and beverage brand of our generation. From the very beginning, we’ve set out to add a spark to ordinary experiences through elevated products, attention-to-detail, and a commitment to making every moment memorable. We’re motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited. It all starts with our people and their commitment to make magic happen each and every day.

Start Something Extraordinary…

As a Shift Leader at Blank Street, you are a born player-coach who thrives when working alongside a team to deliver quality products. You are a proven people-person who takes pride in giving amazing service experiences and influencing your team to do the same. You thrive for opportunities to serve your community and make a big local impact. You are customer centric and believe in quality products through flawless execution, making every effort to give your customers exactly what they need, every day, in their way. You excel in fast paced environments and enjoy an inclusive, collaborative workplace, where your voice genuinely counts, and you can really make a difference.

You will spearhead individual, team and location initiatives to drive sales and business performance. Along with supporting your General Manager to lead these important company initiatives, you will regularly meet with the Senior Leadership team to voice feedback, improvements and overall be hands on in the success of your store, your customers and your teams’ best interests. You would be one of the first staff members to work in this location, which means you get the exciting opportunity to set the tone and create lasting connections in the neighbourhood.

Who We’re Looking For

Love for cafe culture and people

Friendly, open and approachable person who is able to work well with others

Strong knowledge of coffee and equipment is a must

Strong decision-making and multi-tasking skills

Strong interpersonal communication skills

Passionate about delivering excellent customer connections to create a regular customer base

Able to work at a fast pace in high-volume environments

Be an exemplary ambassador of our brand to new neighbourhoods

What You’ll Own

Craft beautiful coffee products and serve all Blank Street customers with energy, warmth, and empathy

Support your GM and our Training Team to help train new employees to succeed at Blank Street, including ensuring that new team members are following all recipes and training for menu items and processes and that they are in the correct uniform, are upbeat and vibes are positive

Open and close the location safely and responsibly (Key holder) and ensure that cleaning duties for the store are followed at the beginning, during and end of the shift

Positive and solution-focused handling of any minor customer issue

At a store level, leads all initiatives with the operations and marketing teams to increase foot traffic, new customers, daily sales, and operational profitability and develop a loyal neighbourhood customer base for your store

Requirements

Experience in the customer service or hospitality industry

Availability that meets the needs of our cafes

Full Time: 35 hours per week, 5 days of availability required and must be available to work 2 peak days (Peak days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Availability to work between 6:30 am and 9:00 pm

Weekend and holiday availability preferred

You must be authorised to work in the UK

Source: Blank Street careers (Greenhouse)

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