Restaurant Manager - West London
27 days ago
Brentford
Job Description Job Role - Restaurant Manager Rate of pay - £35,000 Hours - Hours: 37.5 hours per week, straight shifts, and alternate weekends Location - Brentford Role Responsibilities - Experienced and ambitious Restaurant manager sought at recently refurbished West London Garden situated within elegant, historic surroundings. The successful candidate will lead and motivate a vibrant team within the Centre's restaurant and coffee shop and will demonstrate a passion of exceeding our customer expectations and have commitment to deliver exceptional standards. • Reporting to: Garden Centre Manager Essential Requirements • Worked in hospitality for a minimum of one years at management level, • Qualification in Food Safety & Hygiene, • Good working knowledge of HACAP principals, • A good level of kitchen experience and food knowledge with the ability to 'step in and support'' when required, • Thorough understanding of allergens, • Knowledgeable in maintaining and monitoring Health and Safety in department, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to deal with employees at all levels, as well as external contacts, • Able to be responsive to challenges and demonstrate a 'can do' approach, • Remains calm under pressure, • Effective time management, • Eager to support and contribute to the wider team, • Work with energy, pace, and passion, • Good organisation and prioritisation skills, • Exceptional attention to detail and forward-thinking ethos, • Demonstrate a professional, enthusiastic, and flexible approach, • Able to promote excellent team work to achieve exceptional customer experience Key responsibilities: • Managing the restaurant/coffee shop and back of house areas to ensure a consistently high standard of service is presented to customers, • Oversee stock management including monitoring wastage to achieve maximum margin potential, • Manage the merchandising, pricing, and display of all goods, maintaining the highest of standards and maximising sales, • Fulfil all till operations, cash handling and banking procedures according to the Cash Security Policy, • Working as part of the wider team and carrying our Duty Manager responsibilities, • Manage staffing levels to always ensure adequate cover by co-ordinating an effective staff rota, identifying shortfalls and recruiting as appropriate, • Conduct regular appraisals with all staff, encouraging performance feedback, • Work closely with the Garden Centre Manager and HR to manage staff performance, • Any other reasonable duties that are deemed necessary to fulfil the needs of the business., • All candidates must be able to demonstrate that they hold a relevant and valid permit or visa to live and work in the UK. Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people