Restaurant Team Leader

British Garden Centres; Tamworth; Presencial; GBP 12.000 - 21.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

50% meal discount at BGC restaurants

20% discount at BGC stores

Descripción de la vacante

British Garden Centres is seeking an experienced Restaurant Team Leader at Newton Regis. You will lead a small team, uphold high guest service standards, and ensure food safety in a busy restaurant within the garden centre. The role includes rota planning, stock checks, and deputising for the Restaurant Manager when needed.

The position offers no evening work, split shifts, or unsociable hours, with a supportive family-run environment and staff discounts across restaurants and stores.

Formación

• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Strong front-of-house and back-of-house capabilities.
• Experience with stock taking and labour management.

Responsabilidades

• Establish and maintain high guest service standards.
• Manage a small team of staff.
• Assist with stock taking and planning rotas.

Conocimientos

Customer service

Front of house

Back of house

Stock control

Labour management

Food safety

Leadership

IT skills

Herramientas

Word

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Location: Newton Regis

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part Time

Hours per Week: 12 Hours per Week Including Weekends

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.

If you would like to be a part of this. 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.

Good problem solver.

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.

Applications close –Friday 23rd October 2026