Join the team at Smith & Deli Degraves as our Assistant Manager. We're looking for an experienced hospitality professional and natural people-person to help lead our busy CBD deli - from fast-paced lunches through to our evening food and drinks offering. Great food, great people and no late-night finishes.
Smith & Deli is looking for an experienced and energetic Assistant Manager to join the leadership team at our Degraves Street deli in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD.
Smith & Deli has been part of Melbourne’s food scene for more than a decade, building a reputation for seriously good food, generous hospitality and doing things a little differently. Our Degraves Street venue brings the Smith & Deli experience into the city – a bustling deli by day, with sandwiches, coffee, pastries, market plates and grab-and-go favourites, transitioning into a relaxed food and drinks offering in the afternoon and evening.
We’re looking for someone who loves hospitality, enjoys being on the floor and knows how to bring out the best in a team.
Working alongside our Deli Manager, you’ll help lead the day-to-day operation of the venue: keeping service running smoothly, supporting and developing the team, maintaining high standards and making sure every customer who walks through the door has a great experience.
What you'll be doing
You’ll support the Deli Manager across all aspects of the venue, including:
About you
You’ll ideally have previous experience as an Assistant Manager, Supervisor or senior hospitality team member ready to take the next step.
More importantly, you’ll be someone who takes ownership. You notice what needs doing, you’re comfortable making decisions and you don’t need to be asked twice.
You’ll be organised, calm under pressure and confident leading a team through a busy service. You care about the details, but you also understand that great hospitality is ultimately about people.
Experience with coffee, food service and licensed venues is a plus, but a great attitude, strong leadership skills and a genuine love of hospitality matter most.
The hours
This role includes a mix of daytime and evening shifts, as well as at least one weekend day each week.
There are some evening closes, but this isn't a late-night hospitality gig – we're generally finished by around 9.30pm.
Why Smith & Deli?
We're an independent Melbourne hospitality business that has been a trail-blazer in the Australian food scene. We have grown from a neighbourhood deli into a multi-venue business with a rapidly growing online delivery operation and plenty more planned for the future.
And while our food happens to be plant-based, you absolutely don't need to be vegan to work with us. You just need to care about great food, great service and being part of a great team.
If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
