Assistant Manager - New Restaurant Opening

The opportunity:

Global Talent 2020 are proudly working with our nationwide restaurant client for their new, well positioned venue in the heart of Newcastle. Our client is recruiting for an Assistant Manager to lead and join their exciting new restaurant operations and assist in the opening of the venue in February 2025.

This modern and progressive Asian street food brand have 45+ sites across the UK already and have a brilliant reputation for their authentic food and flavours.

95% of the food is freshly made on site and the excellent menu is prepped daily, with a variety of techniques used to bring the wonderful flavours of Vietnam to your guests. Experience in Asian restaurant is not required but would be beneficial.

The ideal candidate needs to be a hands-on leader who is extremely passionate about delivering a great guest experience along with the willingness to train and develop your team around you.

The benefits:

• Top-tier pay and benefits package.
• Service charge shared throughout the teams.
• Management Bonus schemes.
• Complete training programme to increase your skills.
• A culture of internal progression and promotion.
• Fantastic environment to express yourself and drive your career forward.
• Free meals on every shift.
• 50% discount on food & drink for you and 5 friends.
• Amazing staff parties.
• Private GP helpline and access to private prescriptions for you and your family.
• Access up to 50% of your pay as you earn it instead of waiting for payday.
• Up to £500 bonus if you refer a friend and they pass probation.
• 28 days paid holiday, pension scheme and much more.

The role:

Global Talent 2020s client will require the Assistant Managers to support the business in helping to manage the diverse team across whatever site they start working at. You will be responsible for assisting the rest of the management team to deliver the high standard of service and operations. This well-appointed food and drink concept will require a proven volume F&B led Assistant Manager candidate with sound hands on operational experience with wet/dry services. You will need to be very customer facing, and lead by empowering your team and creating a memorable customer journey. You must possess an eye for detail, and have sound commercial nous, cellar management, stock ordering processes and expenditure controls.

You will manage the staff across all areas as required. Great understanding of health & safety, training, and development of others, as well as possessing first class communication skills are pre-requisites for this diverse and fast paced role with our ambitious growing client.

The person:

Our client at Global Talent 2020, is looking for a positive and resiliant individual, with a focused, well organised mind. Whom possesses an approachable manner and is driven commercially.

This is a multi-tasking, challenging role, in an amazingly presented environment, so it will need someone used to leading by example in an operation at all times. Quality understanding of all areas of a volume bar and restaurant operations are key skill sets required by Global Talents 2020 client for this opportunity.

Our client requires the ideal candidate to possess quality people engagement skills, with a “right first time” approach with customers, and colleagues alike. This role would ideally suit current Assistant Manager applicants, looking to step up into a larger venue or a change of scene, with added diverse responsibilities.

The role may also be suitable for a supervisor level candidate who excels in their current role and looking for progression in their career.

Interested? Get in touch, apply today and then lets talk…

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