Restaurant Team Leader

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

Job summary

A well-established family business in the UK is seeking a part-time Restaurant Team Leader to ensure high-quality dining experiences. In this role, you will manage a small team, maintain hygiene standards, and provide excellent customer service. Key skills include leadership, stock management, and strong communication abilities. The position offers no evening work and various employee discounts, making it ideal for work-life balance. Applications close on January 16th, 2026.

Benefits

No evening work or unsociable hours

50% meal discount at any restaurant

20% discount at any store

Benefits from a well-established business

Qualifications

• Experience in a leadership role in a food business.
• Proficient in stock taking and inventory management.
• Strong background in customer service and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain excellent standards of guest service.
• Manage a small team of staff.
• Assist with stock taking and planning staff rotas.
• Deputise in the Restaurant Manager’s absence.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

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

Experience in leadership and a fast-paced food business

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Restaurant Team Leader

Part Time 20 Hours Per Week 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 kitchen.

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.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• 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.
• Experience in leadership and a fast-paced food business essential.

Duties include:

• Establish and maintain excellent standards of guest service.
• Manage small team of staff.
• 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 to:

Claire Sumner, Restaurant Manager

Applications close – Friday 16th January 2026

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