Café Food and Coffee Compliance Coach in Dublin
- Salary
- Not stated
- Contract
- Other
- Sector
- Public
- Closes
- 22 Sept 2026
About the Role
Established in 1992, Applegreen is a leading convenience roadside retailer in the Republic of Ireland, the UK and the US in both large-scale Motorway Service Areas and Travel Plazas, as well as smaller petrol stations. The business has grown to over €3BN in annual revenue, operating 600 Motorway Service Plazas and forecourt sites internationally and employing over 16,000 people.
Applegreen is in a rapid growth phase and, to support this ambition, we are seeking to appoint a Café Food and Coffee Compliance Coach. Reporting to the Coffee Quality Compliance Manager the successful candidate will provide coffee knowledge and guidance to our café teams to ensure we are driving transactions by serving the best coffee on the road. This role will be a field-based role with 1 day per week in the office and the rest on the road travelling around our cafes.
Details
Location: Park West Business Park, Dublin, Ireland
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Closing date: 22 Sept 2026
Requirements
A passion for coffee
Excellent people management skills
Clean Drivers licence
Minimum 5 years post qualification experience, working with a coffee company or similar hospitality industry.
Strong Customer focused attitude
High proficiency in all Microsoft Office software also essential (Excel, PPT)
Experience in a high-volume retail environment preferred but not essential.
Additional key skills & attributes:
- A dynamic individual who adapts well to change and can thrive in a rapidly growing organisation that continues to evolve.
- Proven track record of delivering to tight deadlines.
- A highly organised individual with ability to plan and prioritise workloads effectively for maximum impact and adapt around changing priorities as required.
- Ability to execute directly at high quality and pace.
- Excellent drive, enthusiasm and commitment and a keen interest in developing a career in Applegreen.
- A ‘can do’ attitude and a positive solution focused mindset.
- Demonstrate strong analytical capability to interpret and challenge data and to interrogate financial systems.
- Has strong commercial acumen and a focus on delivering value to the business.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, and ability to engage and develop relationships with individuals at all levels of the organisation.
- Be a self-starter, and also be able to work collaboratively as a member of a highly interdependent team across many parts of Applegreen.
- Is resilient and calm under pressure.
- Has sound judgement and objective logical decision-making skills.
- Has strong leadership potential and management skills, who will be a role model for the people and culture at Applegreen.
- Willing to travel ad hoc if required.
Frequently asked
- What are the key responsibilities of the Café Food and Coffee Compliance Coach?
- The key responsibilities include delivering structured coffee training and coaching for café teams, maintaining high standards for coffee quality, conducting regular site visits, ensuring brand compliance, championing the customer experience, monitoring speed of service KPIs, supporting café teams in following approved recipes, reviewing café margin performance, and helping identify and foster Coffee champions in each café.
- What qualifications and experience are required for this role?
- The candidate should have a passion for coffee, excellent people management skills, a clean driver's licence, minimum 5 years post-qualification experience in a coffee company or similar hospitality industry, a strong customer-focused attitude, high proficiency in Microsoft Office software, and experience in a high-volume retail environment is preferred but not essential.
- What are the additional key skills and attributes required for this role?
- Additional key skills and attributes include being dynamic and adaptable to change, delivering to tight deadlines, being highly organised, having strong analytical capability, strong commercial acumen, exceptional interpersonal skills, being a self-starter, resilience under pressure, sound judgement, strong leadership potential, and willingness to travel ad hoc if required.
- What is the location and contract type for this role?
- The role is based at Park West Business Park, Dublin, Ireland. It is a full-time, permanent position.
- What is the closing date for applications?
- The closing date for applications is 22 Sept 2026.