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Savannah Technical College

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Position: Cafe Manager

Savannah Technical College seeks a full-time Cafe Manager

This individual is responsible for:

• Managing all daily cafe operations, including opening, closing, staffing, and customer service.
• Ensuring the cafe maintains high standards of cleanliness, sanitation, food safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Overseeing inventory management, ordering, receiving, and storage of cafe supplies.
• Managing point-of-sale (POS) systems, cash handling, deposits, and daily sales reporting.
• Monitoring product quality, merchandising, and visual presentation.
• Ensuring safety and security requirements are met.
• Collaborating with Baking and Pastry Arts faculty to incorporate student-produced products into daily cafe offerings.
• Coordinating production schedules with faculty to maximize student learning opportunities.
• Mentoring and supervise student workers and interns in professional cafe operations.
• Modeling professionalism, customer service excellence, teamwork, and workplace expectations.
• Providing students with constructive feedback on customer interaction, merchandising, and operational efficiency.
• Promoting a welcoming and professional environment for students, faculty, staff, and community guests.
• Supporting special events, catering activities, campus functions, and recruitment initiatives.
• Assisting with marketing efforts that showcase the Culinary and Pastry programs.
• Assisting with budget planning and expense management.
• Analyzing sales trends and recommend menu pricing and promotional strategies.
• Minimizing waste through effective inventory control and production planning.
• Preparing operational reports and maintain accurate financial records.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be ServSafe Manager certified.
• Possess an Associate's Degree in Culinary Arts or Baking and Pastry Arts from a nationally/regionally accredited college or university.
• 5 years of documented/verifiable work experience within the past 7 years in the culinary or baking and pastry field, with at least one year in a management position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in higher education or career and technical education.
• Experience mentoring students or training employees.
• Prior supervisory experience in a retail environment, to include POS reconciliation, employee supervision, and performance management
• Specialty coffee or bakery management experience.
• Experience with modern POS and inventory management software.
• Commitment to exhibit excellence and professionalism in the classroom and in the community.

Physical Demands: Management responsibilities are typically performed in a classroom/lab environment with the employee intermittently sitting, standing, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling for three (3) - four (4) continuous hours at a time. The employee frequently lifts/carries objects that weigh 50lbs. or less. The ability to speak clearly is required. The ability to hear and understand at a normal conversational level is required. Full range of hand and finger motion is required for data entry purposes.

Salary/Benefits:

Salary is commensurate with education and work experience. Benefits include paid state holidays, annual and sick leave, and the State of Georgia Flexible Benefits package.

Application Deadline:
Position considered open until filled. Candidates must pass a criminal background check. Applicants must submit an electronic application throughTeam Georgia Careers,and attach cover letter and resume (incomplete submissions will not be considered).Please include your annual salary for each position held.

POSITION CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING AND ALLOCATION OF POSITION.

Note: No phone inquiries please. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to personally contact each applicant. If we are interested in scheduling an interview, a representative from our college will contact you.

All male applicants between the ages of 18 and 26 years of age must present proof of Selective Service Registration.

Savannah Technical College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, or citizenship status (except those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law).Invitation to Self-IdentifyFor compliance activities, contact Jasmine Sanders, Title IX and Equity Coordinator, Room A110 or (912) 443-3388,jasanders@savannahtech.edu. Send written correspondence to Savannah Technical College, Attn: Jasmine Sanders,5717 White Bluff Road,Savannah, GA 31405. STC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.

Candidates may be required to submit a valid Driver's License, proof of insurability, and/or a driver's history report for positions involving state travel.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.