Restaurant Team Leader

InterContinental Hotels Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known hospitality brand in Glasgow seeks a Full Time Restaurant Team Leader to manage daily restaurant operations, train and motivate staff, and create memorable guest experiences. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience in a restaurant and a passion for hospitality. This role offers competitive pay, extensive growth opportunities, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Financial security with guaranteed hours and paid overtime

Opportunities for career progression

Worldwide discounted room rates

Generous maternity/paternity pay

Access to mental health support

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Team Leader, Supervisor, or Assistant Manager.
• Ability to motivate a team and deliver excellent service.
• Proactive with a focus on results.

Responsibilities

• Support the F&B Manager in day-to-day operations.
• Lead and motivate the restaurant team.
• Deliver unforgettable guest experiences.

Skills

Experience in a fast-paced restaurant setting

Passion for food and hospitality

Mentoring and coaching

Flexibility in scheduling

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an energetic and driven Full Time Restaurant Team Leader to join us at iasg Restaurant within Blythswood Square Hotel & Spa and embrace your unique, best self to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections!

At iasg, we're more than just a restaurant — we’re a place where stories are shared over plates, where service is personal, and where every guest experience matters. We're looking for a passionate, people-focused Restaurant Team Leader to support our F&B Manager and help us deliver truly memorable moments, every day.

At iasg, we don’t just cook — we celebrate the best of Scotland. From rich local produce to bold, seasonal flavours, our dishes reflect the creativity, care, and character of our team.

As a Restaurant Team Leader at the popular iasg restaurant, we will support you to:

• Be yourself - bringing the real you to work, with your unique personality we want you to be who you are!
• Lead yourself – we trust you to make decisions and exert your creativity in order to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections, we trust you to do right!
• Make it count – you matter, and we will provide you with all the tools you need in order to create ridiculously personalised experiences for our guests every day!

As our Restaurant Team Leader, you’ll play a key role in making iasg an outstanding place to dine and work! Your main responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the F&B Manager in the day-to-day running of the restaurant
• Leading and motivating the team — coaching and mentoring to help them shine in their roles
• Delivering unforgettable guest experiences, and stepping in to handle service recoveries when needed
• Training and onboarding new team members, setting them up for success
• Occasionally supporting the bar team, so experience in a bar environment is a plus!

We’re looking for someone who…

• Has previous experience as a Team Leader, Supervisor, or Assistant Manager in a fast-paced restaurant setting
• Brings a deep passion for food, drink, and genuine hospitality
• Has a flexible schedule — available for a variety of shifts, including evenings and weekends (40 hours/week)
• Enjoys mentoring others and has a proven track record of supporting team development
• Is driven, proactive, and focused on creating exceptional results
• Radiates warmth and authenticity, with a natural “can-do” attitude

Joining the Kimpton family isn’t just about providing our guests with excellent service, we also have secured a spot in Fortune’s ‘100 best companies to work for’ 7 times since 2009, and it is no surprise why. We can offer you…

• Financial security - £14.02 per hour (£29,161.60 per annum FTE), guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay! Plus, Tronc paid monthly if in eligible role.Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.
• Growth and development – extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.
• Colleague perks- worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing), plus generous friends and family rate. Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perk’s portal.
• Wellbeing – generous maternity/paternity pay, employee assistance programme available 24/7 and access to mental health first-aiders
• Hotel specific benefits – Generous discounts in our newly renovated Spa and our F&B outlets (must be booked according to processes)!

If you are someone who likes to march to the beat of their own drum and wants to join a company which encourages authentic individuality, apply today! Check out our Instagram page @kimptonblythswoodsquare to see more.

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.