Restaurant Manager

The Bath Priory; Bath; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A charming hotel in Bath is seeking a Restaurant Manager to lead the team in providing exceptional service. The role involves recruiting and training staff while ensuring a friendly work environment. The ideal candidate will manage flexible rotas and focus on delivering memorable experiences for guests. Competitive pay with additional perks available.

Benefits

Competitive pay with service charge and tips

Perkbox platform with retail and hospitality perks

Discounts across hotels

Employee Assistance Programme

Free meals on duty

Development pathways for progression

Milestone awards

Management bonus scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead the restaurant team to provide exceptional service to guests.
• Take responsibility for recruiting and training staff.
• Foster a collaborative work environment.
• Ensure guests have a memorable experience.
• Manage work-life balance through flexible rotas.

Job description

Overview

Location: The Bath Priory (part of the Brownsword family of hotels) has a great location in Bath, just a short walk from the city centre, with a bus stop right outside. The hotel is stunning, a Georgian house with 33 bedrooms built in honey-coloured Bath stone and surrounded by four acres of multi-award-winning gardens. We are proud to have won awards at 5-star level for over ten years and we are seeking sparkling new personalities to join our family.

SERVICE CHARGE – We pay our team service charge each month. This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel – every penny received is paid out to the team. Service charge can be in the region of £160 a month (close to £2000 per year) over and above base pay, for a full time employee.

Send us a Whatsapp message with FAMILYFIRST to [phone] to find out more, chat to us and apply (or apply the normal way, whichever works best for you!).

Come and join our team as a Restaurant Manager and let your passion and personality shine.

Our culture is important to us, and we encourage everyone in our teams to show thoughtfulness towards each other and our guests.

Responsibilities

• Lead our restaurant team and ensure we always provide exceptional service to our guests, helping them make memories that last a lifetime.
• Take responsibility for recruiting the best staff for your team and training new staff to be as wonderful as our current staff.
• Foster a collaborative, friendly work environment where colleagues become friends, and we encourage cross-department teamwork.
• Ensure all guests have a memorable experience and maintain a high standard of service.
• Manage work-life balance through fair and flexible rotas, while remaining flexible to meet business needs.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with service charge and tips on top.
• Perkbox platform with retail and hospitality perks.
• Discounts across our hotels (25% off food & beverage, staff rate of £25 B&B per person, and special rates for friends and family).
• Employee Assistance Programme with an externally run confidential helpline.
• Free meals on duty.
• Development pathways and opportunities for progression, including internal promotions.
• milestone awards for each year of service and additional gifts at major milestones.
• Management bonus scheme for Heads of Department and above (details provided at interview).

Requirements

No explicit qualifications are listed in the provided description.

About our family of hotels

We bring a family of hotels together under one roof, ready to welcome guests with open arms, warm hearts and memorable experiences. Each hotel is unique, individual, and quirky in personality. We believe everyone should feel included, special and welcome, and that applies to our team and our guests.

For more information about the Brownsword Hotels group, visit: www.brownswordhotels.co.uk

If you’re the type of person that likes to learn and share knowledge, get in touch: Send us a Whatsapp message with FAMILYFIRST to [phone] to find out more, chat to us and apply (or apply the normal way, whichever works best for you!).