Restaurant Team Leader

Dobbies Garden Centres; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

50% discount in Restaurants

25% discount in Garden Centre

10% discount in food halls

Access to Stream

Access to Retail Trust

Access to Dobbies Academy

Thriving culture

Job summary

Dobbies Garden Centres is seeking an enthusiastic Restaurant Team Leader to help deliver outstanding customer experiences across our restaurant venues. You will coach staff, support management and ensure high standards of service, cleanliness and product knowledge.

A passion for food and hospitality, plus supervisory experience, are essential for success in this busy environment. You will lead by example, thrive in a fast-paced setting, and promote our Dobbies Club benefits while maintaining

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer facing role with a hospitality mindset.
• Proven supervisory experience leading a small team.
• Passion for delivering great customer experiences in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a busy restaurant setting.
• Punctual, well-presented and reliable with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to handle allergies and dietary requirements with knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support and coach team members; deputise for management when needed.
• Deliver excellent customer service across the restaurant.
• Work with the team to maintain high service standards and efficiency.
• Drive sales by promoting the Dobbies Club membership benefits.
• Ensure compliance with restaurant procedures and guidelines.
• Answer customer queries with product knowledge and dietary info.
• Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of the restaurant; assist as needed.
• Occasional keyholder responsibilities may be required.

Skills

Customer service

Supervisory experience

Teamwork

Food safety awareness

Job description

Our Restaurant Team Leaders play an essential role in delivering an exceptional customer experience across our Restaurants - delivering tasty food, ensuring food hygience and mentoring our Restaurant Customer Advisors whilst supporting the management team.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and coaching other members of staff and deputising for management in their absence
• Giving great customer service by helping customers with various transactions across the restaurant
• Work alongside the team, ensuring staff efficiency, covering all stations effectively and ensuring a high level of service is being offered to our customers by all staff
• Driving sales through customer interactions, whilst promoting the benefits of the Dobbies Club membership
• Ensuring compliance and adherence to the Restaurant Operational procedures are kept, monitoring standards, and ensuring the team follow company guidelines
• Offering a helping hand with customer queries through high-quality product knowledge as well as allergies and dietary requirements.
• Working with your team to maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of the restaurant
• Some keyholder responsibilities may be required

Who We Are Looking For

• You'll have a passion for food and hospitality and for delivering a great customer experience, serving everyone with a smile
• Experience within a customer facing role and a passion for hospitality, as well as supervisory experience
• Relevant food safety qualifications are an advantage but not essential
• You work well within a team, build relationships, and have fun, whilst celebrating success
• You show up to work on time, well presented and bring your can do and hardworking attitude along with you
• You are eager to learn new skills and gain new experiences.
• You flourish in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Can demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers

What We Offer

• Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you want with limited statutory days off required
• Treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Access to Stream - support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust - seek confidential support, access to a virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy - continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Thriving culture; the Dobbies team are passionate, diverse and committed to making it work for our customers

About Us

At Dobbies, we're proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.

Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round.

Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for.

We're committed to being a great place to work. We're one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.