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Job description

Our Assistant Restaurant Managers play a key role in delivering an exceptional guest experience across our restaurants. In return, we offer highly competitive pay and excellent working hours with no late nights, giving you a work-life balance that's rare in hospitality. You'll support the Restaurant Manager in leading the team to: - Serve consistently great, tasty food - Maintain high operational standards - Hit and exceed commercial targets - Uphold food hygiene and safety standards It's a fantastic time to join a well-established team who are being invested in through a beautiful refurbishment, meaning there's plenty of opportunity ahead for career growth as we continue to develop our restaurants.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the fast-paced restaurant operation, taking responsibility for both the kitchen and front of house operation.
• Lead an engaged team, focused on delivering a great customer experience and making it work for our customer.
• Ensure strict compliance with health and safety regulations at all times.
• Effective stock management controls, to ensure wastage is minimised and the kitchen has everything it needs to deliver to our customers.
• Support the delivery of instore events, including seasonal highlights such as Breakfast with Santa, and regular fixtures such as Afternoon Teas.
• Communicate effectively with our central support teams to maintain smooth operations and feedback to improve our business.
• Work as part of the overall Garden Centre Management team to deliver a safe working environment, commercially successful store and a great place to work for our colleagues.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Hospitality Skills with proven experience of restaurant management.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of budgets, profitability from driving sales and improved ways of working.
• A proven ability to manage stock controls and strict adherence to health & safety regulations.

Further Information

Location - Dobbies 56 Saintfield Road, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT27 5BE. For full list of responsibilities, essential & desirable skills, please see Job Description/Personnel Specification on employer's website by following the Apply Direct button.