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*New Opening* - Grindsmith Café - Team Leader

Location: England, United Kingdom, M90 1QX

Contract type: Permanent

Brand: WHSmith Group

Pay: £13.05 per hour

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Job Overview

Grindsmith - Team Leader - Manchester Airport

Brand new unit opening Jan 2026

As a Team Leader at Grindsmith, you lead by doing. You’ll run high-energy shifts, support a brilliant team, and make sure every customer leaves with an experience worth remembering. With a focus on service, quality, and culture, you help bring our brand to life, every day.

Opening hours 0200-2100 Monday - Sunday, fully flexible to include weekends

Why join Grindsmith?

  • Be part of a bold, of a new Manchester-born coffee brand
  • Work in a buzzing airport location where no two days are the same
  • Grow with us—development opportunities and career progression
  • Enjoy staff discounts, partner perks, and a free meal and drink every shift
  • Be yourself in a vibrant, values-led workplace
  • Free Car Park - On shift
  • Un Sociable Hours Pay - Uplift

What you’ll be doing:

  • Leading shifts and creating a positive, high-performing team environment
  • Coaching your team on the floor and celebrating wins together
  • Keeping things running smoothly—stock, safety, service, and smiles
  • Serving up top-notch coffee, food, and hospitality
  • Living and breathing the Grindsmith values, every single shift

What we’re looking for:

  • Experience leading teams in retail or hospitality
  • A calm, confident communicator who brings people together
  • A sharp eye for detail and a love for quality
  • Someone who thrives on solving problems and planning ahead
  • A passion for craft coffee, great food, and warm, authentic service
  • Super flexible team players who can roll with the airport rhythm and bring positive energy to every shift
  • Previous Barista experience preferred but not essential for the right candidate

Our Values

We strive to be outward-facing and customer-focused:
an organisation that keeps its promises. Living our four key values is an important part of achieving this aim.

Customer Focus

We keep the customer at the heart of all that we do.

Value Our People

Our people are respected and valued in an honest, open environment.

Drive for Results

We push ourselves to achieve ambitious and competitive results – delivered with pace.

Accountability

We take personal responsibility and deliver what we say we will.

*New Opening* - Grindsmith Café - Team Leader

Location: England, United Kingdom, M90 1QX

Contract type: Permanent

Brand: WHSmith Group

Pay: £13.05 per hour

Apply now