84 Best cover supervisor Jobs in Ilford (October 2026)

General Manager Figo Leyton About FIGO FIGO Restaurant is East London's premier Italian dining destination, proudly rated as the best Italian restaurant in the area since opening in 2019. We serve authentic, high-quality Italian cuisine with exceptional service in a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere. With 150 covers indoors, we cater to high volumes of diners daily, especially during peak hours, where our service excellence truly shines. The Role We are looking for an experienced and dynamic General Manager to lead our team and ensure the continued success of our restaurant. As the General Manager, you will be the driving force behind the smooth day-to-day operations, maintaining our high standards, and fostering an environment where both staff and customers thrive. Key Responsibilities • Operational Leadership: Be actively present on the restaurant floor during busy hours to oversee operations and ensure a seamless guest experience., • Team Management: Motivate, develop, and inspire the team, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment., • Rota Productivity: Strategically plan and monitor staff schedules to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and optimal productivity., • Customer Experience: Maintain and elevate our reputation by ensuring exceptional service and addressing customer needs with care and professionalism., • Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze KPIs, including sales, customer feedback, and team performance, to drive continuous improvement. What We’re Looking For • A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a similar General Manager role within the hospitality industry, preferably in high-volume restaurants., • A hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys being actively involved in service during peak times., • Strong organizational skills with the ability to plan and execute effectively under pressure., • Passionate about Italian cuisine and committed to delivering the highest standards of service., • A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ready to boost team morale and cultivate a strong team spirit. Why Join Us? At FIGO, we offer more than just a role; we offer the opportunity to be part of a family that values excellence, innovation, and collaboration. Join us and lead a dedicated team in providing memorable dining experiences in East London's best Italian restaurant. Please note that this Job do not provide VISA Sponsorship Job Type: Full-time Benefits: • Discounted or free food Experience: • General Manager: 3 years (required) Work Location: In person

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The Bull Group

Restaurant General Manager

11 days ago

£17–£20 hourly

Full-time

Leamouth, Tower Hamlets

🎹 GENERAL MANAGER - BERINGERS All-day brasserie and piano bar | London City Island, E14 Full-time | Salary plus tips and service charge | [Bonus Scheme | Immediate start In 1895, a man called Guy Beringer wrote a letter to the press complaining about Sunday lunch. He had a point. Victorian Sundays meant getting up early for a heavy, joyless meal, usually while regretting the night before. Beringer proposed something better: push the whole thing back to midday, combine breakfast and lunch, and let people linger. He called it brunch. His argument was never really about food. Breakfast, he wrote, suits solitude. Brunch is cheerful, sociable, talk-compelling. It sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week. He finished with a postscript that we've taken rather seriously: beer and whiskey are admitted as substitutes for tea and coffee. We named the place after him. Beringers is our attempt to build brunch the way he actually meant it - not a queue and a 90-minute table turn, but a long, unhurried, sociable affair that starts with coffee and has no particular obligation to end. ☕ FOUR MONTHS IN We opened on London City Island at the start of this year, and it has gone better than we hoped. The room has found its people. Residents who come in every week. Tables that book at midday and are still there at six, having moved from brunch to a bottle of wine to the terrace for a spritz. Late nights at the bar where nobody's watching the clock. The regulars know our team by name and, increasingly, know each other. Our opening team has built something genuinely special from a standing start, and we're proud of them. Now we want to take it to the next level - and for that we need a General Manager. 🍸 THE VENUE All-day brasserie. Doors at 7am for coffee and the Pantry, through brunch and lunch, into a full evening menu. Signature dishes people come back for: Duck and Egg Waffles, the wild mushroom omelette, Nduja Toast. Piano bar. A baby grand at the heart of the room, live performances several times a week, and a proper cocktail list. Our Piano Plates are the signature - tapas-style sharing dishes built to be picked at slowly with a drink in the other hand. Terrace. Where a long lunch quietly becomes an evening. Events. Concert Nights, Uncork and Unwind wine tastings, tribute evenings, festival collaborations, private hires and the 1895 Club membership programme. There's a calendar, and it's growing. Full table service throughout. This is a restaurant, run properly. 🎶 ONE THING THAT MATTERS MORE HERE THAN MOST PLACES Music sets the room. It's the single biggest lever you have over how Beringers feels, and we take it seriously. The right playlist at 8am is not the right playlist at 8pm. Sunday afternoon is not Friday night. Knowing when to lift the room, when to let it settle, when to turn it up because the bar has found its second wind - that's a craft, and we want a GM who has it. You'll also work with our resident musicians and programme the live schedule alongside our events team. If you've ever changed a playlist mid-service because the room needed something else, you'll know exactly what we mean. 🚀 THE ROLE You'll take full ownership of Beringers City Island, reporting directly to senior management. Running the floor. Leading service from the pass to the door, at the standard we've set. Present in the room, known to the regulars, hands on when it counts. Leading the team. Recruiting, training, developing and retaining a front of house team that's already good and can be better. Rotas, structure, clear standards and a culture people want to stay in. The commercial side. Full P&L accountability: revenue, GP, labour cost, stock and controls. You'll be given real numbers, real targets and real autonomy to hit them. Growing covers. Building the reservations book, the regulars, the events diary and the 1895 Club. Making a busy Tuesday as good as a busy Saturday. Working with the kitchen. A genuine partnership on menu development, execution and consistency. The unglamorous but essential. Food safety, health and safety, licensing, compliance, reviews and everything else that keeps a venue running properly. Shaping what's next. Menus, events, ideas, the evening offer. We're four months old. There's plenty still to write, and we want a GM with opinions. 🔥 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR • Proven experience as a General Manager, or a strong Assistant GM or Restaurant Manager ready to step up, • Genuine restaurant background - full table service, food-led, quality-driven, • Real commercial confidence. Comfortable with a P&L, labour percentages, GP and stock, • A leader people want to work for. We'd rather hear about a team you developed than a team you managed, • A natural host who understands that regulars are built one conversation at a time, • Instinctive about atmosphere - music, lighting, pace, energy, • Bar and cocktail knowledge, or the enthusiasm to get properly involved, • Personal Licence holder preferred, or willing to obtain one, • Someone who wants to build something rather than maintain it You do not need a piano bar on your CV. You need to care about rooms that feel good and people who come back. WHAT WE OFFER • Salary reviewed as the site grows. (Inc. performance bonus scheme), • Tips and service charge, • Real autonomy. This is your site to run, not a script to follow., • A group that's growing. Beringers Wandsworth opens this winter, and The Bull Group also runs Lockdown, Supershakes, The Observatory and The Eleventh Hour across London. We promote from within wherever we can, and there's a genuine path here for someone who wants one., • A Sunday & Monday close at 5pm, which in an all-day restaurant is rarer than it sounds, • Food and drinks on shift, plus discounts across every venue in the group, • Involvement in menu development, supplier tastings and the events programme, • Direct access to senior management. Small group, short decision chain, ideas get heard., • 28 days holiday ⚡ WHY THIS ONE Most General Manager jobs in London are about maintaining something that already exists. This one is four months old, in a growing group, with a story worth telling, a room people are already protective of, and enough left to build that your fingerprints will be all over it a year from now. If that's the job you've been waiting for, we'd like to hear from you. 👋 HOW TO APPLY Hit apply and send us a short message about why you'd be good for this GM role at Beringers. We read every application and reply to everyone. From there it's a short call, then we'd love to have you in - see the venue, meet the team, have a coffee and a proper conversation about where Beringers goes next. Beringers, 45 Hope Street, Leamouth Peninsula, London E14 0QG. Part of The Bull Group.

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Top Advice Limited

Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager Company: Top Advice Ltd Salary: £30,000 – £39,000 per year, depending on experience Job Type: Full-time, In-Person Expected Start Date: 16 November 2026 About Us Top Advice Ltd is an established consultancy providing professional services including accountancy, HR, business management support, and business-related training and qualifications. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the UK and internationally, supporting businesses with their development, operations and long-term growth. Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to play a key role in expanding our client portfolio and developing new commercial opportunities. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying new markets and business opportunities, developing strategic client relationships, negotiating commercial arrangements and contributing to the company's long-term growth strategy. This position requires substantial business development experience, strong commercial awareness and the ability to manage professional relationships independently. Key Duties and Responsibilities • Develop and implement business development strategies aligned with company objectives, • Identify, evaluate and pursue new business and market opportunities, • Generate and manage a strong pipeline of prospective clients, • Develop and maintain long-term relationships with key clients and business partners, • Lead commercial discussions and negotiate terms with prospective clients and partners, • Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify potential areas for growth, • Prepare professional business proposals, presentations and commercial documentation, • Develop strategies to increase client acquisition, retention and revenue, • Identify opportunities to expand existing services and enter new markets, • Establish and monitor business development targets and performance indicators, • Analyse business development performance and prepare reports for senior management, • Work closely with HR, Accounts and Administration teams to ensure effective delivery of new business, • Represent the company at professional meetings, networking events and business engagements Essential Skills and Experience • Minimum 3 years' relevant professional experience in business development, commercial management, sales management or a comparable role, • Proven experience in generating new business and developing commercial relationships, • Strong negotiation and client relationship management skills, • Experience preparing business proposals and presenting commercial opportunities, • Strong analytical, strategic and problem-solving abilities, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently, • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, CRM systems and business reporting tools Qualifications A bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Business, Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics or a related discipline is preferred. Candidates with substantial relevant professional experience will also be considered. Desirable Experience Experience within business consultancy, professional services, accountancy, HR, B2B services, education or training would be advantageous. What We Offer • Competitive salary of £30,000 – £39,000 per year, depending on experience, • 28 days' paid annual leave, including public holidays, • Workplace pension scheme, • Professional development opportunities, • Opportunities for career progression and increased commercial responsibility, • Supportive and professional working environment Application Information Application Deadline: 30 October 2026 Expected Start Date: 16 November 2026 To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter, outlining your relevant experience and suitability for the position.

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Little Genius Day Nursery

Nursery Manager – Full Time Location: E14 6UE Hours: Full Time – 40 hours per week Setting: 30-place Day Care Nursery Age Range: 9 months – 4 years Salary: 35k starting (Competitive salary) We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and experienced Nursery Manager to lead our friendly 30-place day care nursery, providing high-quality care and education for children aged 9 months to 4 years. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced childcare professional who is passionate about creating a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment where children can learn, develop and thrive. The Role As Nursery Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day management and smooth running of the nursery, ensuring that children receive the highest standards of care and education. You will lead and support a dedicated team, build strong relationships with children and families, and ensure the nursery operates in line with the EYFS, safeguarding requirements and Ofsted standards. Key Responsibilities • Lead, motivate and support the nursery team to deliver outstanding care and learning., • Oversee the daily running of the nursery and ensure staffing levels and ratios are maintained., • Ensure the nursery provides a safe, welcoming and stimulating environment., • Promote high standards of safeguarding, health and safety and child welfare., • Ensure the EYFS is effectively implemented throughout the setting., • Monitor children's learning, development and progress., • Build positive and professional relationships with parents and carers., • Lead staff meetings, supervisions, appraisals and ongoing professional development., • Support recruitment, induction and mentoring of staff., • Maintain accurate records, policies and procedures., • Work closely with the Deputy Manager and room leaders to ensure consistency across the nursery., • Prepare for and support Ofsted inspections., • Promote a positive culture of teamwork, inclusion and continuous improvement. About You We are looking for someone who: • Has previous experience in a nursery management or senior childcare role., • Holds a relevant childcare qualification, ideally Level 3 or above., • Has a strong understanding of the EYFS and safeguarding., • Is confident leading and developing a team., • Has excellent communication and organisational skills., • Is approachable, supportive and able to build strong relationships with families., • Is passionate about children's learning, development and wellbeing., • Can work effectively under pressure while maintaining high standards., • Is committed to creating a positive and inclusive nursery environment. What We Offer • A full-time, permanent position of 40 hours per week., • A supportive and friendly team environment., • Opportunities for professional development and training., • A rewarding role where you can make a real difference to children and families., • The opportunity to lead and develop a 30-place nursery. If you are an experienced childcare professional who is ready to take the next step in your career and lead a small, welcoming nursery, we would love to hear from you. To apply: Please send your CV and a covering letter

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Jug&Bottles

Business Development Manager

VACANCY: Sales Accounts & Business Development Manager Jug & Bottles — 155 Plaistow Rd, London E15 3ET Salary: £55200 Hours: 37.5 hours per week Contract type: Permanent About the role Jug & Bottles is looking for an experienced and proactive Sales Accounts and Business Development Manager to join our team in Stratford. You will plan, organise and carry out market research to support our marketing and sales activity, helping us grow our customer base and strengthen relationships with existing accounts. This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong commercial instinct who enjoys working closely with senior colleagues to shape sales strategy, while also getting hands-on with customer accounts, reporting and staff development. Key responsibilities You will liaise with senior staff to determine the range of goods or services to be sold, contributing to the development of sales strategies and the setting of sales targets. You will discuss requirements with clients, carry out surveys and analyse customer reactions to product, packaging and price. You will compile and analyse sales figures, prepare proposals for marketing campaigns and promotional activities, and undertake market research. You will also handle customer accounts directly, recruit and train junior sales staff, produce reports and recommendations on marketing and sales strategy for senior management, and keep up to date with our products and the wider competitive landscape. What we're looking for Candidates should hold GCSEs/A levels (or equivalent, such as a BTEC/SQA award or degree) and/or have relevant sales or business development experience. A professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing or a similar recognised sales body is desirable but not essential. We're looking for someone with strong communication and analytical skills, commercial awareness, and the confidence to manage and mentor junior staff. How to apply Please send your CV and a short covering letter or apply in person at 155 Plaistow Rd, London E15 3ET.

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