Coffee#1 Careers and Employment

Work wellbeing

Results based on 110 responses to Indeed's work wellbeing survey.

Work wellbeing score is Below average, 62 out of 100

Happiness

How enjoyable people find their day-to-day life at work

Below average

Purpose

How meaningful people find their work

Below average

Satisfaction

How content people feel with the way things are at work

Below average

Stress-free

How manageable people find their work stress

Low

About the company

CEO
Bruce Newman - MD
44%
approve of Bruce Newman - MD's performance

Company size
501 to 1,000
Industry
Restaurants & Food Service
Headquarters
The Flat White House Bra...
Link
Coffee#1 website

Coffee#1 have over 100 coffee shops sprinkled across Wales, South West, South Coast and the West Midlands. We’ve picked up two BSA awards along the way and won the title ‘Best UK Coffee Chain’ five years in a row!

In our coffee shops you’ll find beautifully handcrafted coffee made with passion and skill served up in cosy coffee houses with lashings of character and cheer.

Coffee#1 is growing fast with new opportunities popping up like daisies!

We’re always on the look-out for charismatic in...

In our coffee shops you’ll find beautifully handcrafted coffee made with passion and skill served up in cosy coffee houses with lashings of character and cheer.

Coffee#1 is growing fast with new opportunities popping up like daisies!

We’re always on the look-out for charismatic individuals to hop on board. So if you’re friendly and enthusiastic with great customer service and team work skills… and of course have a passion for coffee, you’re sure to fit the bill!

Our Benefits

70% DISCOUNT

FREE DRINKS

FLEXIBLE SHIFTS

HOLIDAY

LIFESTYLE DISCOUNTS

PENSION

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

REFER A FRIEND SCHEME

MAKING YOU A #1 BARISTA IN OUR ACADEMY

PROGRESSION - BARISTA TO BOARDROOM

LEVEL 3 & 5 LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES

COMPETITIONS AND INCENTIVES

COMMUNITY & CHARITY EVENTS

OPTICAL, DENTISTRY, PHYSIO AND MORE **

LIFE ASSURANCE **

**For our Store Managers

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Jobs

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Barista

53 jobs

Assistant Store Manager

13 jobs

Cleaner

12 jobs

Store Manager

6 jobs

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Bristol

7 jobs

Witney

4 jobs

Southampton

3 jobs

Gosport

3 jobs

Salisbury

3 jobs

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Salaries

Salary estimated from 2.7K employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed.

Rating overview

Rating is calculated based on 131 reviews and is evolving.

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Reviews

Barista in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

on 30 June 2023

pay is fairly average, management varies from slightly to insanely chaotic

started working there over a year ago - soon after joining we went through a 6month period of no manager and very loosy-goosy leadership. customers r customers 🤷‍♀️ some r lovely, others are a bit scary. Teamwork has been amazing however, I’ve been extremely lucky with my co-workers. not very on it when it comes to training tbh.

Barista in Taunton

on 13 September 2023

Fun workplace but rubbish pay

I found the team at coffee1 was well put together and they made every day worth while. I still miss them even though it’s been over 2 years. The pay is minimum wage and there aren’t a lot of opportunities to advance or progress. Head office have a strange view on what a great store manager is as after Ash (the best manager) left, they put two idiots with no experience in his place. To be fair, the...

Barista in Wiltshire

on 10 September 2023

Mental discount, company on the whole treats you well

•70% discount comes w no strings attached and is so usefulNot a bad work environment, and on the whole has been relatively flexible in terms of Rotas.

Not sayinh in Not saying

on 3 September 2023

Profit driven, purposely understaff

They cut costs by under staffing, making staff stressed and having to do more than capable.No incentive to work hard, management are bad.Too stressful.

Assistant Manager in Bristol

on 21 July 2023

Fun place to work

Good place to work to gain barista experience. They have their own coffee academy where you attend to have a barista course from scratch, easy way to progress, you are recognized for your hard work

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Questions and answers

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Interview insights

Insights from 236 Indeed users who have interviewed with Coffee#1 within the last 5 years.

Average experience

Interview is easy

Process takes about a day or two

Interview questions

This depends on what level the job you are applying for is... The higher the role, the harder the interview process will be. Baristas can expect questions based around employment history, if they have any previous experience or if they have visited any Coffee#1 stores before. One of the main things an interviewer will look out for will be a level of passion or enthusiasm coming from the person being interviewed.

This depends on what level the...

Shared on 19 February 2022

Hourly rate Home life/ work life balance Support and training

Hourly rate Home life/ work li...

Shared on 8 May 2019

What do you feel you could bring to the team? how did you hear about this job? you will be given a scenario to answer also.

What do you feel you could bri...

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