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15 May 2026

Full-Time Cafe Manager

High Beam Coffee – Posted by High Beam Coffee Brooklyn, NY

Job Description

High Beam Coffee is seeking a thoughtful, quality-focused, hospitality-driven manager to oversee our Red Hook and Carroll Gardens cafes.

About High Beam Coffee:
High Beam coffee is a specialty coffee roastery currently operating cafes in Red Hook and Carroll Gardens. Our goal as a roastery is to source fun, vibrant, and beautiful coffees and saturate them with light. We approach brewing light roast coffees in a progressive way, and we view our cafes as a way to highlight our sourcing and roasting in an approachable, friendly way.

Position Overview:
The Cafe Manager is responsible for High Beam’s two cafes, including but not limited to staffing, scheduling, inventory, general café management, and barista support. This is an exempt, full-time position with a salary of $66,300 per year. The Cafe Manager is expected to work on the floor four days a week, splitting time between High Beam’s Red Hook and Carroll Gardens cafes. One day a week will be designated for admin work–namely scheduling, ordering, payroll, and general housekeeping.

Responsibilities:

  • Hiring staff
  • Training and mentoring staff on operational standards
  • People management, including staff check-ins and disciplinary action if needed
  • Scheduling across both cafes
  • Inventory management and ordering across both cafes
  • Monitoring of COGS and labor, in accordance with direction from founders, across both cafes
  • Creating new and maintaining existing SOP’s for cafes to follow in regards to cafe upkeep, operations, and day-to-day tasks
  • Ensure cafes remain compliant with DOH regulations at all times
  • Prepare and submit payroll data

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience in the specialty coffee industry
  • 2+ years of experience managing cafes
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent coaching skills
  • Hospitality-driven: someone who enjoys creating enjoyable experiences for guests
  • A team player: someone who is not afraid to get their hands dirty and direct others to do the same
  • An open mind towards coffee
  • The ability to maintain composure during stressful situations and quickly adapt to them, offering thoughtful solutions
  • Respect for others

How to Apply

If this sounds like the right fit, we would love to hear from you! To apply, please email your resume to matt@highbeam.nyc–additionally, please include a quick note about yourself and describe both your favorite cafe in New York and your favorite coffee roaster and why. We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Categories: Manager. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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