Restaurant Assistant Manager - Full time

The Restaurant Recruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality recruitment agency is looking for a Restaurant Assistant Manager to lead a large Cafe & Cocktail Bar in London. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in restaurant management, with proven leadership skills and a passion for hospitality. The role requires excellent communication abilities and the capability to train and develop team members. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for career growth within a busy and vibrant environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Restaurant Floor Manager or Assistant Manager in a high-volume setting.
• Strong leadership abilities with a hands-on management style.
• Capability to lead a large team while maintaining high standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of a busy cafe and cocktail bar.
• Train and develop team members for optimal performance.
• Ensure excellent communication and team dynamics.

Skills

Passionate about hospitality

Excellent communication skills

Team leadership and mentoring

Ability to train and develop a team

Bars and wine knowledge

Job description

Restaurant Assistant Manager - £37,500 to £40,000 per year-Stable St, Kings Cross, London, N1C 4AB

(Floor Manager / Duty Manager)

The Opportunity

We are looking for a strong Restaurant Floor Manager who will support a large Cafe & Cocktail Bar in a team of over 170 staff.

The position would suit an experienced AGM in a smaller restaurant looking to develop into a larger independent brand or an accomplished Assistant Manager from a large, high footfall, high street brand.

The Business

Our restaurant and cocktail bar is busy, very busy. There are 5 locations in London with a 6th new opening ahead as well as locations in Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh.

We are a large, multi-floor restaurant and cocktail bar and open from breakfast, lunch and dinner closing at midnight. Our teams are employed in full-time contracts and we offer a career path in all departments, a clear development plan and an incredible culture for like-minded career professionals. Our restaurants seat around 300-400 over 2, 3 or 4 floors with a classic cocktail bar serving almost 1500 guests per day.

We are values‑led and support a team of driven hospitality professionals. And we are busy, super busy!

You must be

• Passionate, knowledgeable and love what you do
• Natural leader, coach and mentor, hands‑on and lead from the front attitude
• A great communicator and team builder, able to build relationships at all levels
• Be self‑aware, able to take on challenges and understand the expectation from your team above and below
• Accomplished in known bars and restaurants, consistent and accomplished in previous roles
• Have developed your career in hospitality from role to role

Be able to

• Demonstrate your ability to train, develop and lead a team
• Demonstrate your previous accomplishments in bars and restaurants
• Understand brand and values and be able to define a values‑led business
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and self‑awareness
• Lead a large team and demonstrate how you will deliver a high standard
• Demonstrate your understanding of the relative PnL areas to your role
• Understand challenges and how to drive performance day‑to‑day
• Bars and wine knowledge

We’re a candidate‑driven business, what we’ll do is grab a quick chat with you to really understand what you’re looking for and then present to you what we feel may fit. We may have another opportunity that may interest you and we’ll talk through this on‑call.

We partner with values‑led clients that we feel present the best career opportunities and have a strong growth strategy to open new businesses and develop their teams up

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