Restaurant Manager

Welcome Break; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorway service operator is seeking a Store Manager to head a unit and drive sales growth. You will lead a team, ensure exceptional customer service, and manage daily operations. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in team management and customer service, as well as ambition for career advancement. This role offers competitive salary, bonuses, meal allowances, and great career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

£10 on-shift meal allowance

30 days' holiday increase with service

Contributory pension after 3 months

50% employee discounts at several restaurants

Structured career path and bespoke training

Free on-site parking

Generous discounts on hotel rooms

Qualifications

• Good track record managing a team in customer service.
• Strong business focus with a desire to succeed.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service.
• Energetic and able to inspire a team.
• Good communication and innovative problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to drive profitable sales growth.
• Provide training and support for team development.
• Manage day-to-day operations in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Team management

Customer service

Business focus

Communication

Problem solving

Ambition

Job description

Restaurant Manager

Job Reference: 2335267886-2

Date Posted: 4 September 2025

Recruiter: Welcome Break

Location: Wheatley, Oxfordshire

Salary: £32,000

Sector: Hospitality & Tourism

Job Type: Permanent

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Job Description

Unit Business Manager

Welcome Break, TGB/Chopstix, Oxford, Thame Road, J8a, M40, OX33 1LJ

Pay up to £32000 pa plus £10 on shift meal allowance and bonus

Fantastic benefits & discounts, free parking & great career opportunities

Great head for business? Good with people? If you can stay cool under pressure, you could make it as a Store Manager at Welcome Break.

Heading up your own unit, you'll lead the team and drive profitable sales growth. In return, you'll get bespoke training and support to develop your career with the potential to progress to more senior management roles.

Make no mistake, the Store Manager role is demanding but if you have the right qualities and you're up for an exciting challenge, we'll help you reach your full potential.

A Store Manager would ideally:

• Have a good track record managing a team and delivering results in a fast-moving customer service role.
• Be strongly business-focused with a desire to succeed.
• Be passionate about delivering exceptional customer service.
• Be an energetic people person who can inspire every member of your team.
• Be a good communicator, innovator, and problem solver.
• Have ambition to go far in their management career.

Key benefits for Store Managers:

• Competitive salary plus bonus
• £10 on-shift meal allowance
• 30 days' holiday increase with service
• Contributory pension (after 3 months)
• Employee discounts (50% off onsite KFC, BK, Starbucks and Pizza Express to name a few)
• My Welcome Break discounts - savings at hundreds of retailers
• Structured career path and bespoke training
• Free on-site parking
• Generous discounts on hotel rooms for you and family members

Due to responsibilities within the Store Manager role, applicants will need to be 18 years of age or over.

About Welcome Break

Welcome Break is one of the UK's leading motorway service operators, running 60 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.

Expiry note: None provided in the original description.