Restaurant Manager

Caravan; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage + bonus

Leadership training programmes

Meals + drinks on shift

Dining discounts for family & friends

Coffee discounts

Health, wellbeing, mentoring support

Birthday & anniversary vouchers

Job summary

Caravan in London is seeking a Restaurant Manager to lead service on the floor and support the General Manager in achieving outstanding results across people, product, place, performance and profit.

You will train and develop teams, ensure standards, and foster Caravan's All Welcome hospitality while driving sales and maintaining brand culture.

Qualifications

• We hire for mindset, not just skill.
• To thrive as a Restaurant Manager, you should be:
• An experienced and ambitious hospitality leader focused on growing into a future General Manager
• Confident leading teams, managing standards, and creating great guest experiences
• A culture ambassador: positive, approachable, and committed to Caravan's values
• Organised, commercially aware, and able to balance shift management while inspiring teams and bringing the fun

Responsibilities

• Ensure our food, drink, and service standards are consistently delivered
• Train, support and develop confident, high-performing teams: making sure new hires feel welcome and everyone has clear training, reviews and development plans
• Drive sales, labour, GP, and wastage targets while protecting the Caravan culture
• Manage systems including Fourth, Mapal and Workvivo
• Maintain property standards, health & safety, and compliance
• Contribute to management meetings, audits, and action plans

Job description

Restaurant Manager

Location: London (first 3 digits of postcode)

Up to £18.60 per hour, dependent on experience.

The Role

We're looking for a Restaurant Manager to join our team at Caravan.

At Caravan, our leaders set the tone. As a Restaurant Manager, you'll support your General Manager to deliver outstanding results across people, product, place, performance and profit. You'll lead from the floor: keeping every service flowing smoothly, building confident and happy teams and making sure our 'All Welcome' hospitality is felt by every guest, every day.

What you'll do:

As Restaurant Manager you are responsible for delivering exceptional hospitality experiences to our guests and team. To make that happen you'll:

• Ensure our food, drink, and service standards are consistently delivered
• Train, support and develop confident, high-performing teams: making sure new hires feel welcome and everyone has clear training, reviews and development plans
• Drive sales, labour, GP, and wastage targets while protecting the Caravan culture
• Manage systems including Fourth, Mapal and Workvivo
• Maintain property standards, health & safety, and compliance
• Contribute to management meetings, audits, and action plans

About You:

We hire for mindset, not just skill. To thrive as a Restaurant Manager, you should be:

• An experienced and ambitious hospitality leader focused on growing into a future General Manager
• Confident leading teams, managing standards, and creating great guest experiences
• A culture ambassador: positive, approachable, and committed to Caravan's values
• Organised, commercially aware, and able to balance shift management while inspiring teams and bringing the fun!

What We Offer

• Competitive wage + bonus
• Career progression supported by leadership training and development, including our Leadership Development Programme, Train the Trainer, and Hospitality Programme.
• Meals + drinks on shift
• Dining discounts for family & friends
• Coffee discounts at Caravan Coffee Roasters
• Access to financial health, wellbeing, and mentoring support
• Birthday & anniversary vouchers

About us

At Caravan, we believe hospitality is about more than just great food and drink, it's about people. Since 2010, we have been building award-winning restaurants and a specialty coffee roastery while investing in sustainability, diversity, inclusion, and community. We're also proudly B Corp Certified, which means we're committed to people and planet as much as we care about delivering genuine hospitality.

Caravan is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.