Cafe Frontline Officer & Customer Attendants
As a Cafe Frontline Officer & Customer Attendant, you are one of the most important faces of DreamPod.
You will be responsible for creating a warm, welcoming and memorable experience for every customer who walks through our doors. You will receive customers with a genuine smile, understand what they need, take and process their orders accurately, enter sales correctly, and communicate orders to the fulfilment team.
Beyond taking orders, your role is about creating great customer connections. You should make customers feel comfortable, valued and happy to return to DreamPod.
You are the bridge between the customer, the sales process and the fulfilment team.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Experience
- Welcome every customer warmly with a smile and positive energy.
- Make customers feel comfortable, valued and attended to.
- Listen carefully to customer requests and provide helpful responses.
- Build genuine connections with regular and new customers.
- Maintain a friendly, professional and approachable attitude at all times.
- Pay attention to customer needs and proactively offer assistance.
- Handle customer questions, concerns and complaints calmly and professionally.
- Create an experience that makes customers want to return.
Taking & Processing Orders
- Accurately take customer orders, either physically or through the designated ordering system.
- Confirm orders with customers before processing them.
- Enter sales correctly into the POS/sales system.
- Ensure the correct items, quantities and prices are captured.
- Communicate special requests or modifications clearly to the fulfillment team.
- Pass completed orders to the appropriate fulfillment team promptly.
- Follow up on orders where necessary to ensure they are fulfilled correctly.
Sales & Cash Handling
- Process customer payments accurately.
- Issue receipts where applicable.
- Maintain accurate sales records.
- Handle cash and electronic payments responsibly.
- Report discrepancies, errors or unusual transactions immediately.
- Follow DreamPod's procedures for opening, closing and reconciling sales.
Team Collaboration
- Work closely with the kitchen/fulfillment team to ensure smooth order delivery.
- Communicate clearly and quickly, especially during busy periods.
- Support teammates when the cafe is busy.
- Keep the frontline/order area organised and customer-ready.
- Communicate customer feedback and recurring requests to the relevant team members.
Cafe Standards
- Maintain a clean, neat and welcoming frontline environment.
- Keep the ordering and customer-facing areas organised.
- Follow DreamPod's service standards and operating procedures.
- Maintain a professional appearance and personal hygiene.
- Follow all food safety, hygiene and workplace policies.
What We're Looking For: We are looking for someone who is
- Naturally warm, friendly and welcoming.
- Comfortable speaking with different types of people.
- A good listener who pays attention to details.
- Fast and accurate when taking orders and entering sales.
- Patient, calm and solution-oriented when dealing with customers.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- A team player who communicates well.
- Proactive rather than waiting to be told what to do.
- Reliable, punctual and responsible.
- Comfortable using a POS or willing to learn quickly.
- Interested in creating memorable customer experiences.
Success in This Role Looks Like
Customers leave feeling
"They really took care of me at DreamPod."
The fulfilment team feels
"The orders coming to us are clear and accurate."
DreamPod feels
"Our frontline team represents the quality and warmth of our brand."
A day in the life
Before Opening 1. Arrive on time and ready for the shift. 2. Check that the frontline area is clean, organised and ready for customers. 3. Ensure the POS/order-taking system is working. 4. Review available products, specials, unavailable items and important updates. 5. Check in with the fulfillment team. 6. Prepare yourself mentally and physically to deliver great customer service. During Opening Hours When a customer walks in: Smile → Welcome → Listen → Understand → Recommend where appropriate → Take the order → Confirm → Process payment → Enter the sale → Send order to fulfillment → Keep the customer informed. You may spend your day: 1. Welcoming customers. 2. Taking orders. 3. Answering questions. 4. Helping customers make choices. 5. Entering sales. 6. Processing payments. 7. Communicating orders to fulfillment. 8. Following up on delayed or incorrect orders. 9. Checking that customers have received what they ordered. 10. Connecting with regular customers. 11. Keeping the frontline area clean and organised. 12. Supporting your teammates during busy periods. During Busy Periods 1. When the cafe gets busy, you are expected to remain calm and organised. 2. Speed is important, but accuracy and customer experience should not disappear because we're busy.
Your first 3 months
First week
Goal: In-depth onboarding and orientation You will go through onboarding, with curated classes covering the DreamPod brand, how to deliver excellent service, etc.
First month
Goal: Become a Reliable Frontline Team Member By the end of your first month, you should be able to independently handle the majority of your frontline responsibilities. Your focus this month is Accuracy + Speed + Warmth + Consistency You are moving from: "I know what to do." to: "I can do it well without being constantly supervised."
Second month
Goal: Become a Strong Customer Experience Professional By Month 2, you should no longer be simply following instructions. You should begin to anticipate customer needs and take ownership of the customer experience. At this stage, we expect you to ask: "What can I do to make this customer's experience better?" rather than simply: "What am I supposed to do?"
Third month
Goal: Become a DreamPod Frontline Standard-Setter By Month 3, you should be operating as someone DreamPod can confidently rely on to represent the brand. By the end of Month 3, the question should no longer be: "Can this person do the job?" It should be: "Can we trust this person to represent DreamPod?"
Perks
Time to time trainings, access to snacks, and support where needed.
Other details
We are running a rolling interview, as soon as your application comes in, we will review
