Our Assistant Restaurant Managers play an essential role in delivering an exceptional experience across our restaurants – delivering tasty food, maintaining operational standards, smashing commercial targets and ensuring food hygiene, whilst assisting the Restaurant Manager.
Responsibilities
* Oversee the fast‑paced restaurant operation, taking responsibility for both the kitchen and front of house.
* Lead an engaged team focused on delivering a great customer experience.
* Ensure strict compliance with health and safety regulations at all times.
* Implement effective stock management controls to minimise wastage and keep the kitchen fully supplied.
* Support the delivery of in‑store events, including seasonal highlights such as Breakfast with Santa and regular fixtures such as Afternoon Teas.
* Communicate effectively with central support teams to maintain smooth operations and provide feedback to improve the business.
* Work as part of the overall Garden Centre Management team to deliver a safe working environment, a commercially successful store and a great place to work for colleagues.
Qualifications
* Passion for hospitality and proven experience of restaurant management.
* Commercial awareness and understanding of budgets, profitability, and driving sales.
* Proven ability to manage stock controls and adhere strictly to health & safety regulations.
* Ability to identify training needs and effectively coach and train all levels, ensuring a first‑class customer experience and a safe centre environment.
* Adaptability – act quickly and enthusiastically to changing priorities, workload and new regulations.
* Positivity – manage change and lead the team with care and motivation to deliver the best.
* Consistently demonstrate our values: one team, getting better every day; we bring a smile, we live and breathe gardens, and we make it work for our customers.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement – use your holidays when you want with a limited number of statutory days off.
* Uncapped discount across our stores: 50% off in our restaurants, 25% off in the garden centre, and 10% off in our food halls.
* Access to Stream – support your financial wellbeing with early earnings, savings and financial advice.
* Access to Retail Trust – confidential support, virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards via our employee wellbeing platform.
* Access to Dobbies Academy – continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes.
* A thriving, diverse culture where the Dobbies team are passionate and committed to making it work for our customers.
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