Floor Manager/ Assistant Manager/ Department Manager

Babu House; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality firm in Greater London is seeking a Floor Manager to oversee busy restaurant operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-volume dining, a dedication to quality service, and strong leadership skills. You'll manage large teams, ensure exceptional customer experiences, and foster a positive work environment. This role offers a salary of £42,000-£47,000 per year, free team meals, and access to award-winning training programs.

Benefits

Free team meals every shift

Monthly dining credit

Enhanced family leave and pay

Health care cash plan

Access to wellness app

Qualifications

• Experience as a Floor Manager in a high volume, multi-faceted bar/restaurant environment.
• Proven ability to uphold highest safety and quality standards.
• Commitment to enhancing guest and team happiness.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead large teams in a busy restaurant environment.
• Deliver first-class customer service and manage wait times effectively.
• Coaching and mentoring team members to promote their development.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Customer service

Coaching abilities

Job description

We are proud to be recognised as one of the best places to work in Hospitality. Looking after people is at the core of what we do and we work hard to make life at Dishoom the best it can be. Since 2010, our restaurants have celebrated the Irani cafes and all of the food and drink of Bombay. We have Dishoom Cafes across London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. Our Permit Rooms can be found in Brighton, Cambridge and Oxford, with our newest Bar‑Cafe opened in Portobello this Spring! Plus, we have kitchens across London to ensure our guests can enjoy our food at home!

As well as running busy sites with big teams, we also understand the importance of doing more. From planting trees with our teams in the UK & India, tying Rakhis with our guests, to our dedication to helping to feed children through Meal for a Meal. Since January 2024, we have donated 20 million meals and counting, with each Dishoom‑walle contributing to 55 meals per shift!

How we’ll support you

At Dishoom, we care about supporting you and your well‑being (inside and outside of work).

With this, we tend to think about our team’s well‑being in four different ways:

Financial

Free weekly wage advances and emergency cash.

Access to our savings support & financial health planning tool.

£100 monthly to spend when dining in Dishoom each month. Post this £100, 50% during the day, and 25% in the evening for you and up to 5 people.

Access to our Healthcare cash plan

Enhanced family leave and pay, plus specific Dishoom‑walle benefits for those growing little families.

Mental & Physical

All Babus (Managers) are fully trained in mental health support & First Aid.

Dedicated support from our confidential advice helpline - available to you or someone in your household – 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.

On demand GP appointments, free counselling sessions and life coaching through our wellness app.

Free fitness sessions every month (including yoga and spin classes).

Calling all cricket fans, we have our very own Dishoom Premier League (an in‑house cricket tournament) where you get to compete with your team at Lord’s.

Socials

We’re a growing company and love nothing more than bringing our teams (and families) together to celebrate everyone’s hard work across the year.

You’ll be invited to our:

• Family Mela (Family summer festival)
• Huge Christmas celebration

Plus, we host regular team events across our cafes.

Team members who work at Dishoom for 5 years are invited to attend Bombay Bootcamp – an incredible once‑in‑a‑lifetime guided tour of Bombay with our co‑founders (over 200 people attended last year)!

What to expect:

• Free team meals every shift, plus all the Chai you can drink!
• £42,000-£47,000 per year inclusive of tronc. We pay on a monthly basis.
• A full‑time role working across 5 days, Monday - Sunday availability required.
• A weekly changing rota provided at least 6 days in advance.
• We’re an all‑day dining Cafe, meaning our teams work a variety of daytime and evening shifts (not the usual always late nights!)
• Access to our award‑winning training programmes and support. We focus on your development from day one and proudly promoted 211 Dishoom‑waless last year!
• The usual number of days holiday a year - paid for at your usual rate. Our sites are closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and if you have children, we’ll provide one extra day to take them to their first day at school.
• No uniforms here - smart/ casual and comfortable is key, and of course trainers are fine.

Have you got Seva?

In Dishoom, we see every team member as valuable and important to ensuring the all‑around brilliant experience for our guests.

Like any restaurant operation, our Babus' (Managers) are imperative to the success of our business. We genuinely couldn’t do what we do without them!

Dishoom is busy; circa 8,000 covers per site per week, with demanding shifts & first‑class service execution. We are lucky enough to have (quite regularly) people waiting to dine with us. ... Managing wait times of up to 90 minutes in the most big‑hearted way, on top of the responsibility of huge teams to lead and nurture.

So, what are we looking for?

As a Floor Manager:

• You have been working as a Floor Manager in a high volume, multi‑faceted bar/restaurant environment for the past few years.
• You’re first‑class in everything you do and want to find an environment that’s as obsessive about quality as you are and help you flourish.
• You have an eye for detail; always upholding the highest standards and ensuring every shift is in the very safest pair of hands.
• You’re a great leader who really cares about your people. Your big‑hearted approach will make coaching and developing other members of the team a natural focus.
• You have a genuine commitment to making people happy - guest and team alike –to ensure you have one of the happiest teams in the business and guests that turn into regulars and regulars into friends.

At Dishoom - everyone is welcome. We are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply for roles with us.