front of house manager

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant chain in the UK is looking for a Front of House Manager to lead a team in creating a positive dining experience. The role includes coaching staff, managing shifts, and ensuring high operational standards. Candidates should be passionate about team development and enjoy celebrating successes. This position offers flexible hours, biweekly pay, and various perks, including substantial bonuses and employee discounts.

Benefits

Biweekly pay and tips

Up to 30% of earnings access before payday

£1000 annual bonus opportunity

Free meals on shift

Flexible hours

Family-friendly policy

Pension scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting a team and maintaining high standards.
• Able to run and plan shifts effectively.
• Experience in managing labour and understanding financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Create a positive environment for guests and teams.
• Coach the team continuously to improve.
• Drive restaurant performance to achieve amazing results.

Skills

Team support and training

Shift planning

Labour management

Celebrating team success

Job description

front of house manager | full time

three whole decades of acting different, we don’t conform, we celebrate difference. appreciating personality over perfection – we call it be you, be wagamama. with over 165 restaurants in the uk + ireland, we are looking for a front of house manager to join us on our continuous journey to nourish us all from bowl, to soul

the role |

as a front of house manager, you’ll be a leader who cares passionately about creating a positive place for our guests + our teams. you will support in continuous coaching + developing your team to be the best they can be whilst driving your restaurant performance and deliver amazing results

if you...

• are passionate about supporting your team, focusing on training + developing others to help them be the best they can be and maintaining high standards
• are experienced in running + planning shifts to make sure we have the right cover + love working with the team, coaching on the go
• have experience in managing labour + rotas, and have an understanding of the financial performance of your restaurant
• love to celebrate success with your team, recognising what drives individuals and their needs

we’d love to hear from you

wok’s in it for you|

• biweekly pay + share of the tips
• access up to 30% of your earnings before pay day with wagestream
• £1000 annual bonus opportunity
• flexible hours to support your side hustle
• free food on shift – yes anything from our menu! plus 50% outside of work to treat your friends + family
• an industry leading family friendly policy (any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay)
• be the first to experience our brand-new menus
• wagamama parties throughout the year with vip guests
• be known nationwide as a love above the door legend – our national recognition programme

in addition to this, we offer the usual such as, pension scheme, holiday, training, cycle to work scheme, retail + leisure discounts, discounted gym memberships + long service awards

be you be wagamama

wagamama is proudly part of disability confident

as this role is based in an airport all successful applicants will need to apply for an airport pass (paid for by wagamama). as part of this process you'll be required to provide 5 years worth of continuous references and complete a dbs check. if we are unable to obtain a pass, we'll look for vacancies in nearby non airport restaurants

*100% of tips go to our teams. actual tips by restaurant will vary. tips are left solely at our guests discretion and are not considered as wages by the company nor are they guaranteed in any way