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 operation. Lead an engaged team, focused on delivering a great customer experience. Ensure strict compliance with health and safety regulations at all times. Manage stock effectively to minimize wastage and ensure 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. Who we are looking for Passion for hospitality with proven experience in 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. Ability to identify training needs and effectively coach and train all levels to ensure a first-class customer experience and safe environment. Adaptability to act quickly and enthusiastically to changing priorities and requirements. Positivity in managing change, leading the team with care and motivation. Demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better every day. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers. What we offer Generous annual leave entitlement with flexibility in using holidays. Generous 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 Wagestream for financial wellbeing, allowing early access to earnings and financial advice. Access to Retail Trust for confidential support, virtual GP, free counselling service, and discounted retail rewards. Access to Dobbies Academy for ongoing development with eLearning and development programmes. A thriving culture; the Dobbies team is passionate, diverse, and committed to customer service. About Us At Dobbies, we're proud of our history dating back to 1865. Founded by James Dobbie, we're the UK's largest garden centre retailer, with 3,800 colleagues and 77 stores, including six Little Dobbies and a Central Support Office near Edinburgh.
Our passion for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners, and services. We have something for every season, occasion, and style of garden.
Many of our stores also feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.
At Dobbies, we champion garden living all year round and offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together.
We're committed to being a great place to work. We're one team, encouraging our colleagues to be the best version of themselves every day, to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.
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