Restaurant Team Leader

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

British Garden Centres is recruiting an experienced Restaurant Team Leader to join our team at Sheffield. In this hands-on role you will motivate staff, drive service standards and help deliver a consistently high-quality dining experience for our visitors.

You will hire, train and schedule team members, balance day-to-day operations with food safety, and lead by example to ensure smooth shifts across service periods.

Qualifications

• Experience in team leadership and staff development.
• Experience in hospitality or food service settings preferred.
• Knowledge of health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily restaurant operations and ensure high standards of service.
• Coach and schedule staff, monitor performance.
• Ensure food safety and hygiene compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Staff training

Scheduling

Health and safety

Job description

About Us

British Garden Centres is the UK’s largest family owned garden centre group, with 80 centres nationwide. Founded by the Stubbs family, the business has grown rapidly through significant expansion and acquisitions, evolving from its first site at Woodthorpe Garden Centre into a national brand.

The group now includes garden centres, restaurants, nurseries and distribution centres, employing more than 3,500 colleagues across the UK. Despite its scale, British Garden Centres maintains strong family values, a community focus, and a commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for both customers and employees

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. Leading by example and motivating the team in a hands on role. Responsible for the smooth running of shifts.

Your job may require you to hire new staff, train them and create schedules that the dynamic needs of the kitchen.