The Company and the Role:
The Company is possibly the most talked-about group of Hotels to emerge in recent years.
The Company`s 5-Star Hotels all having a touch of superior elegance inside and outside, fabulous grounds, and are more like a restaurant with rooms and kitchen garden. The concept was created in 2011 and has been recognised with many accolades and industry awards.
The Company has seen fantastic growth since opening back up this year, expanding with new venues. Their ethos is to give their staff a great place to work that is fun, professional, and just a little bit different, with bags of opportunity for career progression and potential international work experience.
The company prides themselves in their ability to bring the best out of their FOH Restaurant Team, with constant learning provided, and freedom to experiment with wine and drink pairings.
A successful Restaurant Manager is keen to learn, creating new guest experiences with passion and delivering on expectations. It can be challenging at times but extremely rewarding.
The Company is currently looking for a resolute, organised Restaurant Manager to join their FOH Restaurant Team at one of the most exciting award-winning Hotel restaurants in the New Forest. The position is permanent with full time hours.
Key Features of the Role:
Knowledge and Skills Required:
As a Restaurant Manager you must have a can-do attitude; and be truly reflective of the company`s brand.
Exposure to restaurant team management, ensuring company policies and procedures are met.
Proactive and motivated approach, developing a strong product knowledge to pass onto the other members of your team.
Catering and hospitality experience supported by industry qualifications and or training or be studying for your industry qualifications is preferred.
Restaurant Manager experience is essential, a hotel restaurant venue is preferred, however other high end restaurant experience is also considered (Gastro Pubs, Branded Restaurants, etc).
A can-do high level customer service attitude and positive personality, able to work in a quirky and non-formal / casual work environment.
Reliable transport is a must (car or motorbike) to get to the venue, as there are no public transport links and no live-in options available.
What is on Offer?
Restaurant Manager professionals will be paid £30,000 - £35,000 as a basic annual salary.
Service charge (Tronc) worth up to £400 per month during busiest months.
Full time hours of work are available (45 hours per week).
Accredited training, fantastic, personalised career progression and development plans provided.
Personal guidance, tuition, and training from well-known celebrity industry professionals onsite and as part of the venue`s masterclasses.
Lively team environment set in a quirky luxury venue, surrounded by stunning scenery, forest landscapes, foraging opportunities, beekeeping and so many more exciting challenges.
Holiday entitlement is 20 days plus all bank and public holidays, rising by 1 day each year for 5 years.
The Company also offers a Pension, Meals on Duty, Uniforms, Long Service Awards, Childcare Vouchers, Cycle to Work Scheme, Perkbox employee discount scheme, Discounts on room rates across the Group`s hotels and Discounted meals and Spa days across the Group`s Hotels.
In addition, there will be access opportunities with leading hoteliers, hospitality entrepreneurs and professionals, with a chance to shadow and train with them.
Development opportunities exist within the Group, and they look to grow their people by way of a \"Budding Entrepreneurs Programme,\" their in-house hospitality training scheme.
Personal achievements and national awards ceremonies which you could win with the backing of the company behind you, recognised by other hospitality and Sommelier professionals nationally and interna