Restaurant Assistant Manager - Shoreditch

The Restaurant Recruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality recruitment firm in London is seeking an experienced Restaurant Assistant Manager to support a busy café and cocktail bar. As a leader, you will manage a large team, ensure high standards, and contribute to a values-led business culture. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in bars and restaurants and be passionate about developing others. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in large high-street brands or smaller successful restaurants.
• Demonstrable experience in training and developing teams.
• Strong background in hospitality and bars.

Responsibilities

• Support a busy café & cocktail bar with over 140 staff.
• Train, develop, and lead a large team effectively.
• Maintain high standards and drive performance daily.

Skills

Passionate and knowledgeable

Natural leader

Great communicator

Self-aware

Consistent and accomplished

Team building

Job description

Restaurant Assistant Manager -£37,500 to £42,500 per year- London, Shoreditch

(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 140 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 restaurant seats around 300-400 over 2, 3 and 4 floors with a classic cocktail bar and serves almost 1500 guests per day.

We are values‑led and support a culture 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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