Assistant Breakfast Manager

Dakota Hotels; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Special discounts on stays and dining

Bonuses for referrals

Additional holiday on anniversary

Meals on duty

Employee assistance programme

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Dakota Hotels seeks a morning person to join as Assistant Breakfast Manager in our Glasgow hotel. The role focuses on leading the breakfast service, finishing by midday to suit evening commitments. You will drive guest service, mentor the breakfast team, and work closely with the Bar and Kitchen teams to ensure smooth operations.

The successful candidate will have prior restaurant management experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication to maintain our high standards.

Qualifications

• At least one year's experience as an Assistant Manager or above in a similar full-service restaurant
• Four years' experience working in restaurants
• Strong leadership with hands-on approach
• Excellent communication and sociable personality
• Able to work at pace and be proactive during shifts
• Detail-oriented with pride in work
• Flexible with shift patterns
• Researching our brand and wanting to be part of the team

Responsibilities

• Provide highest levels of guest service with personalised dish and beverage recommendations
• Collaborate with Bar and Kitchen to ensure smooth communication
• Run the restaurant throughout Breakfast service
• Lead by example and delegate tasks proactively
• Maintain knowledge of current breakfast menu and allergens
• Roster tasks and oversee breakfast team performance
• Oversee table turnover and section management

Job description

We are seeking a morning person and outgoing personality for the role of Assistant Breakfast Manager to work our Breakfast service. Typically finishing by midday, this role is ideal for those with evening commitments.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide the highest levels of guest service, offering personalised dish and beverage recommendations, and delivering a memorable dining experience.
• Work closely with the Bar and Kitchen team to ensure the effective flow of communication.
• Running the restaurant throughout Breakfast service.
• To always lead by example, and drive service through effective delegation of responsibilities and always having a pro-active approach.
• Maintain a comprehensive level of knowledge of our current breakfast menu to be able to offer guests recommendations, including understanding the allergens presence in dishes.
• To delegate tasks responsibility to the Breakfast team, ensuring a smooth breakfast service.
• To roster according to business needs, liaising with the restaurant manager to ascertain demands.
• To oversee the management of sections, making sure that tables are immaculately turned over quickly.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

The successful applicant will have/be:

• At least one years’ experience as an Assistant Manager or above in a similar calibre of full-service restaurant with experience in writing rotas, delivering training, and daily people management.
• A minimum of fouryears experienceworking inrestaurants.
• A confident leader with a hands-on approach to leading a team
• Be an outgoing personality with effective communication skills.
• Ability to work at pace and be proactive for the duration of your shift.
• An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
• Be task oriented witha great pridefor the work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
• A sociable person who enjoys early morning starts.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.

WHAT WE OFFER

In addition to being part of a culture infused with positivity and opportunity for ongoing development, tangible benefits you could enjoy when you join our team include:

FINANCIAL

• Special discounts on stays and dining at any Dakota
• Bonuses to recommend a friend to join our team and every time you are mentioned on Trip Advisor
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
• Meals on duty and uniforming

WELLBEING

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program which includes free private mental health support and counselling sessions, video GP consultations and private prescription services, as well as access to daily rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers
• Support from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
• Family-friendly flexible working options
• Participation in meaningful initiatives such as Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning and the Walk for Wellbeing, Supporting causes that matter while connecting with colleagues

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• Accredited, certified compliance training given on employment
• Access to a suite of external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
• Supportive continuous professional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or a Personal Development Plan
• Opportunities to undertake both internal and external training courses, including potential for in-house Apprenticeships

Full terms on our benefits can be found in our Handbook.

ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS

Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserieGrillsand upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, andNewcastlewith morein our pipeline.

Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last five years in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK, as well as being awarded the Spotlight Award for Best Places to Work for LGBTQIA+ employees.

As recent winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’,we have award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted internally and, for four consecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in the industry,demonstratingour success in developing talent.