Restaurant Team Leader

British Garden Centres; Crawley Down; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A family-run garden center in Crawley is seeking a Restaurant Team Leader. This role involves managing a small team, ensuring high-quality dining experiences, and maintaining food safety standards. The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service and leadership skills, along with experience in a fast-paced food environment. Flexibility in scheduling and meeting the local demands are crucial for this part-time position.

Benefits

50% meal discount

20% discount at any BGC store

Closed on Christmas and other major holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in the food service industry, particularly in leadership roles.
• Ability to manage staff and ensure high standards of guest service.
• Knowledge of food health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supervise front and back of house operations.
• Establish standards of guest service.
• Plan staff schedules and manage shifts.

Skills

Customer service skills

FoH and BoH skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Food safety knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Job Categories

Restaurant

Job Location:

Crawley Garden Centre , Copthorne Rd, Crawley RH10, UK

Part Time 16 Hours – Fully Flexible – Including Weekends

We are seeking an experienced Restaurant Team Leader to join our team; in this role you will be asked to perform a variety of managerial functions. This starts with providing our customers with consistently high-quality dining experience. To do this, you will need to motivate our staff and demonstrate superior customer serve skills.

As Team Leader, you will also help our team to meet its standards for quality. This will involve ensuring that all food health and safety requirements are met. Your job may require you to hire new staff, train them and create schedules that the dynamic needs of the Restaurant.

Previous experience would be preferable

What We Offer

No evening work, split shifts or unsociable hours, year-round business.

Security of working in a well-established expanding family business & the associated benefits

Rate Of Pay Negotiable, Dependent Upon Skills And Experience.

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day & Easter Sunday

50% meal discount at any BGC restaurant & 20% discount at any BGC store, additionally discount rates available for Leisure Park.

Skills Required

Excellent customer service skills.

Strong FoH and BoH skills.

Computer literate including Word and Excel.

Barista experience.

Good problem solver.

Excellent communication skills.

Knowledge/experience of stock taking.

Ability to drive sales and manage labour.

Experience of food preparation and knowledge of food safety.

Confidence in dealing with customers and complaints.

Duties Include

Experience in leadership and a fast-paced food business essential.

Establish and maintain excellent standards of guest service.

Manage small team of staff.

Supervising Front & Back of House

Assist with stock taking.

Plan staff rotas.

Deputise in the Restaurant Manager’s absence.

Adhere to company policies and ensure that these are fully communicated to all team members.

To establish and maintain the highest standards of hygiene in accordance with Health & Safety.

To Apply

Please send your CV:

Tom Hewitt, Restaurant Manager

[e-mail]

Applications close – Wednesday 6th August 2025

Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Retail

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