Job Details
The Company and the Role:
The Company is a successful independently owned hospitality group with businesses in London and along the South Coast including an establishment in Southampton.
This is an excellent opportunity within a small independent hospitality group who are seeking an Assistant Restaurant Manager at their popular restaurant in Southampton.
You will be responsible for assisting the General Manager in all duties.
You will oversee and co-ordinate the planning, organising, training and leadership necessary to achieve stated objectives in sales, costs, employee retention, guest service and satisfaction, food quality, cleanliness, and sanitation.
Key Features of the Role:
- Overseeing the operations of the restaurant and effectively managing the teams to ensure smooth operation on a day-to-day basis and quality/standards are maintained to an exceptional level.
- Achieve company objectives in sales, service, quality, appearance of facility and sanitation and cleanliness through training of employees and creating a positive, productive working environment.
- Control cash and other receipts by adhering to cash handling and reconciliation procedures in accordance with restaurant policies and procedures.
- Implement and engage in marketing, promotional activities and campaigns set by General Manager/Head Office.
- Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant`s preventative maintenance programs.
- Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant`s recipes, portioning, cooking, and serving standards.
- Control food and beverage cost and usage by making sure bar, restaurant and kitchen team follow proper requisition of products from storage areas, product storage procedures, standard recipes, and waste control procedures.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Be an accomplished Deputy / Assistant Restaurant Manager with a good employment record.
- Have an excellent knowledge of service and food and beverage, front-of-the-house, and back-of-house operations.
- Experience of opening a new restaurant would be ideal.
- Able to host a room, setting the tone for a relaxed yet professional style of service that is guaranteed to ensure guests can sit back and enjoy their time whilst in the restaurant.
- Able to show creativity and empowerment to those around them by giving that little extra in everything they do.
- Be confident, adaptable with a positive attitude and emotionally robust.
- Essential you can work as part of a respectful and communicative team, supporting others.
- Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) Training
- Personal Licence Holder
What is on Offer?
This is an excellent opportunity within an expanding independently owned business.
Basic salary will depend upon your experience of knowledge and skill set and will be in a range of £25,000 - £27,000 + Tronc worth annually £8-£10K per annum.
48 hour working week over 5 days, shift will depend upon business needs. Rotas are published on a weekly basis. Free meals on duty, lunch is at 11.30am and dinner at 4pm.
Holidays are 28 days including bank and public holidays. There is a staff discount scheme giving 25% of food in their establishments.
Applicants Please Note:
Do not apply for this vacancy unless you are an experienced Assistant / Deputy Restaurant Manager.
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