Restaurant Manager

We are looking for a Restaurant Manager for a high volume fast paced day time only restaurant serving all fresh food menus and great coffee.

A massive bonus is you will work straight day time shifts only - no evenings ever.

You need your own transport.

Benefits:

• Straight day time shifts only - no evenings
• Alternate weekends off
• Free parking
• Employee discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Company pension
• Life assurance

The Restaurant Manager we are looking for will have a high volume quality food led background, exceptional customer service skills, a real eye for detail and the ability to recruit and train great people and build sales. Alongside being financially and commercially astute with a working knowledge of kitchens.

The restaurant is table service in style and the food is all fresh with a morning breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea offer. All delivered with attentive service putting the customer experience at the heart of everything they do.

Role - Restaurant Manager

As the Restaurant Manager you will:

• Manage all day to day operations
• Control labour, stock and all costs & budgets
• Recruit, train and develop your team
• Work in a hands-on capacity leading from the front
• Maintain high standards, compliance and company systems & procedures
• Oversee and work closely with the kitchen team, including cooking on occasion so you do need to have a strong working knowledge of kitchens
• Deliver exceptional customer service
• Work to company targets and KPIs'

Attributes - Restaurant Manager

• Experience as a restaurant/cafe/coffee shop manager in high volume fast paced commercial customer facing operations
• Strong financial & commercial acumen
• Excellent people, communication and man-management skills
• Kitchen/cooking experience
• A hands-on lead from the front approach and a very keen eye for detail
• An intrinsic understanding of legislation & compliance
• The ability to motivate and enthuse people and teams to deliver results
• Strong leadership, coaching, performance management and people development skills
• A positive and outgoing personality and outlook
• IT literate - working with systems & process

Apply today

Please note: You must be resident in the UK and eligible to work. We will respond to your application as soon as possible, and please bear with us because we are experiencing very high numbers of applications at the moment.

Penny Cook Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, a recruitment agency dedicated to recruitment in the Hospitality Industry.