Restaurant: Restaurant Management - Manager in Hampshire

Your primary responsibility will be to provide management support to one of our award-winning restaurants. Working closely with the Group Catering Manager to help the business to succeed.

Rota: Full time, 42.5 hours including alternate weekend working.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• New ideas for building sales and profit are generated and effectively communicated to teams.
• Ensure excellence of customer service is achieved throughout the restaurant.
• Work closely and effectively with catering managers to ensure purchasing is within the company product range.
• Constructive participation in all management meetings.
• Excellent standards of food and housekeeping are maintained in accordance with company guidelines.
• Liaise closely with Product Managers as part of the annual range review process.
• Understand the business plan and actively participate in delivering its goals.
• Create performance monitors - product, service and people performance - and review regularly.
• Appropriately plan and utilise department resources to achieve targets.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:

• Proven experience of working in a similar role within a restaurant environment is essential.
• Organised, self-disciplined with a positive, collaborative attitude.
• Ability to cook is desired.

Squire’s is a family-owned group of 17 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936 the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it. We are committed to growing our business and to promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail. We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic customer-focused environment.

Rewards & Benefits:

• Employee Discount – 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years’ service and 30% after 5 years’ service.
• Holiday (including bank holidays) – 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 weeks after 2 years’ service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years’ service.
• Bonus – We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date).
• Pension – We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees.
• Attendance – After one year's service, if you have worked for a full financial year and have 100% attendance, one day holiday (pro-rata) will be added to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.
• Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D) – A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through outstanding customer service.
• Learning & Development – You can look forward to a wealth of learning opportunities with us that will enhance and develop you with the skills and confidence you need.
• Birthday – After 6 months service if your birthday falls on your contracted day to work, you can leave work early.
• Cycle2work scheme – After 1 year's service, a government initiative which offers a saving on new cycling equipment.
• Child's first day at school – After 1 year's service come in late and go home early on your child's first day of school life.
• RHS Membership or a Tree / Shrub – After 1 year's service Squire's employees can choose either one tree or shrub to plant each year.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – After 2 years service employees are eligible to join an EAP.
• Retirement – After 15 years service if you are retiring and have over 15 years service, your contracted hours will be reduced by a fifth but your pay will remain the same for your final 3 months.
• Free Parking – Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site.