Assistant Manager, Birnam Restaurant in Auchterarder

We are currently seeking a motivational, confident and resourceful Assistant Restaurant Manager to join our Birnam Restaurant team. The on target earning potential for this role is £42,731 per annum, comprising a base salary of £34,431, plus a qualified estimate of £8,300 in gratuities and service charge.

As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards.

One of the world's most iconic luxury hotels and sporting estates, Gleneagles has been making memories for a century. Crowned 'Employer of the Year' at the 2024 Cateys and Number One Resort in the UK & Ireland by readers of the Travel + Leisure for their 2025 World's Best Awards, everything we do is about surpassing expectations and creating unrivalled adventures for our guests.

We strive to support the whole 'you' – not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you'd prefer to work, we're open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone.

Location: Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

Here's a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:

• Intuitively reading the room, anticipating, and fulfilling the expectations of our guests; always warm, thoughtful, professional, and well groomed, you play your part in ensuring luxury service is our signature.
• Engaging, motivating, and inspiring a strong and passionate team, you'll ensure they consistently deliver exceptional service.
• Developing strong relations with the Culinary team, you'll work together to demonstrate that shared passion, clear communication, and living our values is what truly galvanises the team and drives excellence.
• Positive, professional, and courteous attitude; you always see a glass half-full, and are consistent in your mood, manner, and behaviour.
• Intuitively putting yourself in the shoes of others, ensuring that no matter how many times an issue has been presented to you, you recognise that to this person it's likely a first.
• You have high expectations of yourself and others, driving high performance and ensuring others are always brought on the journey with you.
• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand.
• A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail.
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way.
• Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations.

The kind of person we're looking for:

• You enjoy the theatre and stage, but are modest, understated and without ego; you care for others as much as you care for yourself.
• Energised and fuelled by a high paced operation and equally high expectations, you're resilient, and skilled at managing multiple and often competing priorities.
• You possess a positive, professional, and courteous attitude; always see a glass half-full, and are consistent in your mood, manner, and behaviour.
• An early bird some days and a night owl other, working flexibly during the week and weekends, leading from the front and by example.
• You have an exceptional and discerning eye for detail and take pride in fixing the small things that make a big difference.
• Driving high performance and ensuring others are brought on the journey with you, you'll bring a strong people focus and the desire to grow and nurture team members through coaching and training.

What's in it for you:

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service.
• Seasonal parties and local social events.
• 50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range.
• Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum.
• Flexi points into your Perkbox wallet to spend as you choose.
• Free 'pay day' lunch and monthly drinks offers.
• A generous 'refer a friend' scheme.
• Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles or Gleneagles Townhouse for up to 2 nights per year at £95.00 per night.
• Friends & Family discounted rate of £225 - £275 B&B per night at Gleneagles.
• Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels.
• Subsidised, single occupancy, en-suite accommodation available on our estate.
• Investment in your development and wellbeing.
• Pension scheme and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family.
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes.
• Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments.
• Monthly recognition programme.
• Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice.
• Complimentary access to our staff gym.
• Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint.

Gratuities (tips) and service charge are paid on a pro-rata basis regardless of your role. It is estimated that in 2025, our full-time employees can expect to receive around £8,300 in addition to their annual salary.

If you are our next Birnam, Assistant Restaurant Manager, please forward your most recent CV to us today!