Restaurant Manager

Chotto Matte - Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant group in Manchester is seeking an experienced Restaurant Manager to oversee operations and ensure excellent guest experiences. Responsibilities include managing a large front-of-house team, training staff, and collaborating with kitchen management. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years in high-end hospitality, demonstrates dynamic leadership skills, and maintains high service standards. This role may require late-night shifts, emphasizing the need for high energy and adaptability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in luxury or high-end hospitality management.
• Proven experience in high-turnover venues.
• Experience managing large teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the General Manager in day-to-day operations.
• Deliver a first-class guest experience.
• Build and train a high-performing team.
• Motivate and develop your team.
• Collaborate with the Head Chef for efficiency.
• Maintain high service standards.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Training & Development

Dynamic Adaptability

Engagement Skills

Energy Management

Job description

Position: Restaurant Manager – New Opening

Location: Manchester

Salary: Up to £44,000 inclusive of tronc

About us:

Chotto Matte is a globally recognized Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant group with locations in London, Miami, San Francisco, Toronto, and now Manchester! Our venues are immersive spaces where vibrant cuisine meets energetic beats, offering guests a unique and engaging dining experience.

As part of our opening team, we’re now looking for a Restaurant Manager to take full ownership of restaurant operations and lead a front-of-house team in delivering unforgettable guest experiences.

As Restaurant Manager, you’ll be responsible for the smooth running of the restaurant side of the venue, ensuring exceptional service from opening through to late-night close. You’ll manage and develop your team, oversee daily operations, and ensure that all service periods – from dinner through late-night dining – are run to the highest standard.

The venue operates late, closing at 3am on Fridays and Saturdays, so you’ll need to be comfortable leading a team through these late finishes while keeping energy and standards high throughout.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the General Manager and Assistant General Manager in the day-to-day operations of the venue
• Deliver a first-class guest experience for all guests
• Help build and train a high performing team around you through structured and quality recruitment
• Motivating, Developing and Incentivising your team across all departments of the business
• Collaborating with the Head Chef to maximise efficiency between Front & Back of house during service
• Awareness of competitors and hospitality trends. Feeds back to General Manager regularly
• Delivering and managing training needs of all team as well as the non-negotiable compliance such as Due Diligence, Licensing, H&S, Fire, COSHH, Allergens, Food Safety and Manual Handling
• Maintaining and improving the service standards of the venue through training, coaching, innovation and consistency
• Atmosphere management and ensuring the atmosphere is on point at all times

Requirements

• The ideal Assistant General Manager will have a minimum 3 years of experience in luxury or high-end hospitality management
• Proven experience in high-turn over venues
• Proven experience managing large teams
• Dynamic. We never stand still. You can deal with change and are in fact motivated by being out of your comfort zone
• Engaging and Approachable. People naturally come to you with your innate ability tolead
• Highly Energetic, you know what great hospitality looks like and can deliver it every second of every day