ABOUT COMPANY
Java House, commonly referred to as ‘Nairobi Java’, opened its first store in 1999 at Adam’s Arcade in Nairobi. With the aim of introducing gourmet coffee drinking culture in Kenya, the first outlet was a coffee shop and later the brand evolved to an American diner style restaurant to its present-day status as a 3 -day part coffee-led, casual dining concept.
Java House is now one of the leading coffee brands in Africa and has grown to have outlets in 14 cities across 3 countries in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda). It has also birthed two sister brands Planet Yoghurt, a healthy, tasty and fun frozen yoghurt store and 360 Degrees Pizza, a casual dining restaurant.
“Welcome to Java. A home away from home”
OUR MISSION
Coffee is Kenya’s a story of progress. As each crop is harvested — and as each cup is poured — the lives of Africa’s people improve.
Whether you work, eat or drink here, you’re part of the family. Unwinding with friends. Connecting for business. Catching up over great tasting food.
And this progress comes through in the range of our offering. It’s not just about fabulous coffee: you can travel the world with our menu. From Ugandan Homestyle Chicken Stew to a Vietnamese Báhn Mì Beef Sandwich, with a Forest Berry Danish to finish off.
Everything we serve helps East African farmers. From one coffee shop in Nairobi, we’ve grown to more than 50 branches. Providing jobs for more than 1,800 people.
We’ll keep growing for the good of our continent. And we’ll do it just like the way we grow Java House coffee beans: naturally, carefully, and fairly for all.
Finance Intern
Job description
- Receiving of invoices from suppliers.
- Reconciliation of supplier statements to supplier ledger for payment purposes.
- Following up of reconciliation issues.
- Ensure supplier payments are paid as allocated in cash flow.
- Participate periodically in stock counts.
- Any other duty as may by the senior payables/senior treasury accountant.
Catering Lead Supervisor – 6 Month Contract
Job description
- Gathering customer requirements (like number of guests and event dates)
- Planning food and beverage menus considering clients’ preferences and special requests (for example healthy meals for children, special groups) etc.
- Determining requirements in ingredients and setting portions
- Schedule staff shifts and managing event schedules as agreed with customer.
- Oversee food preparation, presentation and customer service.
- Manage stock, place orders as needed and report on expenses.
- Ensure compliance with health and food safety regulations.
- Arrange for food tastings with potential customers.
- Monitor the quality of food, portion control and preparation for dietary provisions and delivery of food service. regulations, ensure defects and breakdowns are reported correctly.
- Planning menus in consultation with Head of Manufacturing.
- To undertake the appropriate promotion and marketing of the catering service.
- To identify and recommend improvements and cost savings to the benefit of the customer.
- To participate in the performance and development review process of staff.
- To ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with the Java catering Policy.
Assistant Product Development Chef
Job description
INNOVATION
- Creating and leading a multi-year innovation pipeline for Java House and its subsidiary brands including Commercial Innovation while supporting brand strategies.
- Identifying trends and insights that lead to the conceptualization of product ideas that will uniquely and competitively position Java House.
- Work closely with a team of chefs and other related departments to ensure all new products meet technical, price and production parameters.
- Develop the food and beverage platforms for new concepts and channels for all brands.
- Drafting and signing off on product specifications and documentation.
BUSINESS INTERACTION AND PERFORMANCE
- Conceptualization of new products right through the seamless transition to the brand team post launch and track year-one-in-market performance.
- Responsible for improving existing product offering to address Ever-Changing Consumer Demands.
- Work closely with finance in delivering P&L, including Y1 and ongoing volume forecasts, along with pricing and trade recommendations to profitably win in the marketplace.
- Drafting and updating company existing/New Product Development procedures and ensuring that all staff are fully compliant.
- Reporting on product performance on a regular basis.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- Food Industry R&D activities and business performance leading to improved business performance.
- Presenting new products to potential customers through research and co-creation groups.
CUSTOMER INTERACTION AND CO-CREATIONS
- Be the key customer contact for all issues concerning product innovations and outcomes (Business-Customer interface).
COMMUNICATION AND TEAM
- Fostering an environment in which team members are motivated to generate new ideas based around clear customer feedback.
- Taking responsibility for successful handover of product to process development staff
- Contribute to all wider business perspectives from a food innovation perspective.
- Develop the food and beverage platforms for new concepts and channels for all brands.
- Formulating new production processes or stages within processes.
- Generating ideas for new products and researching feasibility in terms of profitability, resource availability and compliance with regulations.
- Optimized costing of menu items.
- Recording and analyzing data.
- Mapping out the marketing calendar on offers and specials.
- · Liaising with engineering, research, technical and/or production staff.
- · Writing and reading technical papers, reports, reviews and specifications.
- · Keeping up to date with relevant scientific and technical developments.
- Product development scientists are often responsible for supervising a number of projects at once.
Branch Operations Team Member
Job description
• Maintains a clean, tidy and working counter at all times. Presenting a variety of menu options and take lead on suggestive selling based on customer preferences.
• Consistently follows the set Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.Ps) during production.
• Ensuring sufficient supply of products for sale in the counter by doing sufficient back up.
• Taking orders and delivering them to the table neatly and accurately in accordance to the ticket specification and presenting bills on time and accept payment.
• Cleaning of pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, guest and staff toilets, equipment/machines and sanitization of general kitchen.
•Ensure proper waste management by disposing of bins and cleaning of grease traps.
Assistant Branch Chef
Job description
- Ensure high level of hygiene (food, kitchen and personal) at the branch.
- Ensure production and delivery of quality food products, in their correct portions to the guest.
- Liaise with the manager to obtain guest feedback and take appropriate action where there are concerns.
- Keep a tab on the performance of the cooks, guide them and ensure discipline is maintained.
- On job training of new and old staff in recipe interpretation, meal presentation and portion control.
- Give necessary feedback, reports and advise to supervisors on issues, challenges or changes within the branch.
Branch Chef.
- Oversee all the kitchen operations and make sure that food standards are adhered to.
- In charge of food cost and overhead cost controls.
- Ensure that all the food being sold are of good quality and fresh by regular monitoring on daily stock level and ordering patterns
- In charge of Trainings of the kitchen team on food production and quality.
- Ensure the highest level of hygiene is achieved in the kitchen through administering general cleaning and proper records.
- Guide in branch labor optimization.
- Give clear and timely communication to the team.
- Ensure that all menu items are available for sale.