Tropical Smoothie Cafe is looking for a strong, motivated Café Assistant Manager who wants more than just another restaurant job. We’re looking for someone who enjoys leading people, building a great team, delivering excellent hospitality, and helping drive a café's success.
If you have leadership experience with a fast-paced restaurant, fast-casual concept, coffee shop, retail business, or hospitality environment, we want to meet you.
Why Join Tropical Smoothie Cafe?
We believe great managers deserve opportunities to lead, develop, and grow.
As an Assistant Manager, you'll work alongside our management team while gaining hands-on experience in the areas needed to continue advancing your career.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Hourly Pay
- Tips
- Bonus Opportunities
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Training
- Employee Food and Smoothie discounts
- Employee Referral Program
- Management Development and Advancement Opportunities
- A Clean Restaurant Environment with NO Fryers and NO Grease
- A Positive, Team-focused Culture
- Comfortable Uniforms
What You'll Do
Our Assistant Managers aren't just there to "run a shift." You'll help lead the café and develop the people around you.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead shifts and ensure smooth day-to-day café operations
- Create an upbeat, welcoming environment for guests and team members
- Coach, train, and develop crew members and future leaders
- Delegate responsibilities and position team members effectively during shifts
- Hold team members accountable to company policies and operational standards
- Deliver excellent hospitality and resolve guest concerns
- Maintain high standards for food quality, accuracy, speed, and presentation
- Ensure the café consistently meets cleanliness and food-safety standards
- Execute promotions and new product launches successfully
- Assist with interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and employee training
- Assist with scheduling and staffing needs
- Learn and assist with inventory, food and supply ordering
- Help manage labor and food costs
- Monitor sales and identify opportunities to improve café performance
- Support opening and closing procedures, cash handling, and daily operational responsibilities
- Work alongside the team when needed and lead by example
Who We're Looking For
Our ideal Assistant Manager is someone who is:
- Positive and energetic
- Dependable and accountable
- Confident leading a team
- Comfortable providing coaching and feedback
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Guest-focused
- Able to make decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Willing to jump in wherever the team needs help
- Interested in learning the business beyond simply running shifts
- Motivated to continue developing as a leader
Preferred Qualifications
- 1+ year of management, supervisory, or leadership experience preferred
- Restaurant or fast-casual management experience strongly preferred
- Experience leading teams in a high-volume environment is a plus
- Experience with hiring, training, scheduling, inventory, or ordering is a plus
- Understanding of labor and food-cost management preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- ServSafe certification preferred or willingness to become certified
- Flexible availability, including nights and weekends as needed
At Tropical Smoothie Cafe, our mission is simple:
To inspire a healthier lifestyle by serving amazing food and smoothies with a bit of tropical fun!
Our culture is driven by four core values:
Solid Relationships
Playing to Win
Creative Spirit
Living Better
We want leaders who live these values and help create a workplace where team members enjoy coming to work, guests enjoy coming back, and employees have opportunities to reach their full potential.
Apply today for immediate consideration!
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 – 45.0 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
