Restaurant Shift Manager NEW Center Parcs Posted yesterday Ballymahon

Center Parcs group; Ireland; On-site; EUR 19,650 - 27,986; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague Bonus Scheme

Pension Scheme with Life Assurance

Discounted Center Parcs breaks

Free use of leisure facilities

20% discount in restaurant and retail outlets

Access to Perks at Work Portal

Job summary

A family-friendly leisure company in Ireland seeks a Restaurant Shift Manager to oversee restaurant operations and lead a team. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships for ensuring a positive guest experience. The manager will achieve sales targets while maintaining high service standards. The position offers flexible hours and a range of benefits, including bonuses and discounts on services. Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal skills and experience in management roles.

Qualifications

• Ability to build relationships with colleagues and lead the team.
• Excellent communicator.
• Naturally cheerful, patient, and friendly.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily running of shifts, ensuring outstanding guest experience.
• Lead and support the team, creating a positive working environment.
• Achieve budgeted shift sales targets and ensure effective colleague deployment.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Cheerful demeanor

Professionalism

Calm under pressure

Job description

A range of quality own‑brand and high‑street restaurants and cafés, mixed with great food, family‑friendly menus and a generous sprinkling of excellent service. That's the recipe for success in our Food and Beverage department. Around each village, the Food and Beverage department employs around 350 team members across multiple different restaurants, cafés and bars, as well as a production kitchen. From American grills to authentic Indian cuisine or for those wanting a relaxing drink after a busy day, there's something to suit all appetites at Center Parcs.

Restaurant Shift Manager | €17.29 per hour plus tips

All colleagues working in our restaurants, cafés and bars will benefit from the discretionary service charge we add to bills. The majority of our guests are happy to reward our colleagues for their excellent service.

As a Shift Manager, you’ll support the Restaurant Manager in ensuring every shift runs smoothly and to the highest standards. You’ll lead and motivate the team, ensuring great guest care, adherence to brand standards and effective training and coaching.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily running of shifts, ensuring an outstanding guest experience
• Lead and support the team, creating a positive and proactive working environment
• Achieve budgeted shift sales targets and ensure effective colleague deployment
• Communicate clearly with the team to maintain high service standards
• Ensure compliance with Center Parcs’ service and brand expectations

Hours of Work

We have both permanent and fixed‑term (until 2nd September 2026) contracts available. Working straight shifts, you will be contracted to work 150 hours per 4‑week period on a flexible basis. This means that your days and hours of work could vary each week, but you will always receive at least your contracted hours each period.

Your working hours will fall between 8am to 12am and will include weekends on a rota'd basis. As our village is open 365 days of the year, your working hours will include public / bank holidays and during Christmas and / or New Year on a rota basis with a premium rate of pay for hours worked on a Sunday.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

Essential Requirements

• Ability to build relationships with colleagues and lead the team
• Excellent communicator
• Naturally cheerful, patient, and friendly
• Professional, approachable, and calm under pressure

Desirable Requirements

• Catering / bar management experience at supervisory level

About the Benefits

• Colleague Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
• Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme – offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers
• Free use of our leisure facilities
• Discounted Center Parcs breaks
• 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
• Access to Perks at Work Portal - offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program - providing support on financial, health and legal matters
• Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we’d love to see your application.

Interviews to be held

Ongoing

Vacancy Notice

Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.

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