15172 - Assistant Restaurant Manager

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is hiring an Assistant Restaurant Manager for The View at the Easter Bush campus, Roslin, Midlothian. This full-time role supports in all aspects of daily catering operations, delivering excellent service and driving income.

Reporting to the Catering Manager, you will lead from the front, recruit and develop the team, manage stock and merchandising, and ensure KPI targets are met in a busy, 7-day operation with a Monday–Friday café window.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Assistant Manager or Team Leader in a similar restaurant operation.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day running of the operation, delivering service and growing income.
• Lead recruitment and team development.
• Oversee stock control and merchandising.
• Achieve KPIs and maintain high standards.

Skills

Restaurant management experience

Job description

Grade and salary scale: UE05: £30,180 - £34,630 per annum

School/Department: Accommodation, Catering and Events - Catering

Full Time: 35 hours per week, 5 over 7 days

Open Ended: Permanent

The Opportunity:

Together we can do great things. Be part of something bigger.

Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. Be part of something bigger — where your work has real impact and your development matters. There are so many reasons to take your next step with us.

From student accommodation to cafés, restaurants, and hotels, this is a 24/7 organisation that embraces the traditional and the modern in equal measure. From historical buildings to state of the art technical and research hubs our mission is to ‘enrich student learning and growth as well as impact our local communities’ and our values drive everything we do.

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Restaurant Manager to join our dynamic and fast-paced catering team at The View, located within the Easter Bush campus. Reporting to the Catering Manager, you will support in all aspects of the day-to-day running of the operation, from delivering exceptional service and growing income to recruitment, team development, stock control, merchandising and achieving KPI’s. This is a hands-on role, where you will lead from the front, inspiring the team to deliver exceptional service and maintain high standards. To succeed in this role, you will have experience as an Assistant Manager or Team Leader in a similar restaurant operation.

The position will be based at The View at the Easter Bush campus (Roslin, Midlothian). Working as part of the team, you will be responsible for delivering excellent customer service and fantastic food & drinks to our wide range of customers.

The Café is open Monday to Friday, 7.45 am to 3.45 pm. Shift start and end times will vary between the hours of 7.00 am and 3.45 pm.

At ACE our mission is to ‘enrich student learning and growth as well as impact our local communities.’ Our values drive everything we do:

Are you PASSIONATE about making a difference?

Do you like to COLLABORATE and achieve things as a team?

Is INCLUSION at the forefront of all you do?

Do you thrive when given OWNERSHIP?

Are you inspired by INNOVATION and excited to bring new ideas to life?

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