Restaurant Team Leader

British Garden Centres; Wickford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

British Garden Centres is seeking an experienced Restaurant Team Leader to oversee dining operations across shifts. You will motivate staff, uphold high standards of service, and ensure a consistently welcoming dining experience for customers.

This hands-on role includes hiring and training new team members, creating rosters, and guiding the team to meet quality and food safety expectations while maintaining a smooth, guest‑focused operation.

Qualifications

• Experience in managerial restaurant roles.
• Ability to motivate staff and deliver high-quality dining.
• Experience in hiring, training and scheduling staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistently high-quality dining experience and guest service.
• Motivate staff and deliver superior customer service.
• Ensure all food health and safety requirements are met and followed.
• Lead shifts to ensure smooth running of operations.
• Hire, train and create staff rosters to meet dynamic kitchen needs.

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.