Life Cafe Assistant Lead
Canton Township, MIFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Assistant Café Leader supports the Café Leader with daily operations, guest experience, and team development. The role includes coaching team members, supporting operational and financial performance, and maintaining food quality, safety, cleanliness, and brand standards. It combines service leadership with café operations in a fast-paced environment.
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Position Summary
The Assistant Café Leader supports the Café Leader in delivering exceptional guest experiences, leading daily operations, and developing a high-performing team. This role combines strong service leadership with operational know-how, ensuring the café runs smoothly, efficiently, and in alignment with Life Time’s hospitality standards. From coaching team members to ensuring food quality and safety, the Assistant Café Leader sets the tone for service excellence while supporting business goals.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads day-to-day café operations with a focus on hospitality, service standards, and shift execution
- Coaches, trains, and motivates team members to deliver exceptional guest experiences and meet performance expectations
- Partners with the Café Leader to manage labor, food costs, inventory, and overall financial performance
- Supports hiring, onboarding, and ongoing development of team members to create a strong, service-focused café culture
- Ensures all food safety, cleanliness, and Life Time brand standards are upheld on every shift
Position Requirements
- Strong passion for hospitality, guest engagement, and team leadership
- Ability to lead by example and coach others in a fast-paced café environment
- Experience working with POS systems, food handling, and inventory processes
- Ability to lift up to 20 lbs repeatedly and perform physical tasks throughout shifts
- Strong communication and organizational skills
Education:
- High School Graduate or equivalent
Years of Experience:
- 1-2 years of leadership experience in a fast-casual or café setting
Licenses / Certifications / Registrations:
- ServSafe Manager certification or equivalent
- ServSafe Alcohol Safety or equivalent (if applicable)
- CPR/AED certification
Preferred Requirements
- College degree in business, culinary arts, hospitality, or related field
- Knowledge of food costing, scheduling, and basic profit & loss analysis
- Experience leading team culture and driving sales through service
- Ability to develop and implement service recovery or upselling strategies
- Passion for creating a desirable, guest-centric café environment
Life Time is a place for everyone. As an organization, we are committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that respects and celebrates the unique contributions of each individual while ensuring we remain an equal opportunity employer that recruits, hires, trains and promotes based on merit and qualifications.
How this job compares
Set against the 430 open Hospitality jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$71–85K/yr85 salary ranges
- US median$19–21/hr171 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 430 open Hospitality jobs across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Hospitality postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (185 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 110 of the 430 open Hospitality jobs (26%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
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