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Restaurant Manager

£24,000 – £26,000 /year

Originally posted: 19th June 2020

Applications close: 19th July 2020

We are looking for an experienced Restaurant Manager to join our management team at Three Wise Monkeys Colchester.

Our restaurant is known for its authentic smokehouse experience. Food is served throughout the day with a focus on slow-cooked, smoked American barbeque-style food and gourmet burgers using local produce at the heart of everything we do. We have an excellent reputation for hosting Taster Evenings every month on our restaurant floor, as well as private functions and corporate team days.

We are looking for a restaurant manager with a positive personality who can build an instant rapport with our customers and lead the team to deliver exceptional standards.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Overall day-to-day running of the venue and restaurant
• Administrative duties including customer enquiries and bookings
• Daily accounting duties
• Liaising with suppliers and contractors
• Excellent communication with Kitchen Team
• Organising and training staff at all levels
• Developing and maintaining standards

We’re looking for:

• Restaurant Management minimum 3 years’ experience
• A strong motivator and team leader
• The highest attention to detail
• Have excellent organisational skills with clear, distinct briefing and delegation skills

As part of the Management Team you will be expected to work five days out of seven, the hours will be mainly evenings and weekends and it will be in a fast-paced environment.

In return we can offer you a competitive management package with a bonus scheme and a 25% discount for yourself in all our venues.

Head Chef

£28,000 – £30,000/year

Originally posted: 26th June 2020

Applications close: 26th July 2020

We are a growing independent business with venues in Ipswich and Colchester.

Our restaurant is known for its authentic smokehouse experience. Food is served throughout the day with a focus on slow-cooked, smoked American barbeque-style food and gourmet burgers using local produce at the heart of everything we do. We have an excellent reputation for hosting Taster Evenings every month on our restaurant floor, as well as private functions and corporate team days.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Menu building/design
  
• Maintain labour costs by creating affective schedules
  
• Recruiting, training and developing staff members
  
• Conduct performance reviews and one to one’s for team members
  
• Health and Hygiene Management
  
• Stock control
  
• Liaising with suppliers and contractors
  
• Liaising with management

We’re looking for:

• Proven experience as head chef, 3 years
  
• Exceptional proven ability of kitchen management
  
• Ability in dividing responsibilities and monitoring progress
  
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills
• A motivational leader under any circumstances
  
• Culinary skills to teach and train others
  
• A calm temperament in a busy environment
• Great people person as you will be working in an open kitchen environment
  
• Enthusiasm for BBQ food

The successful applicant will have minimum of three years’ experience in the same/similar management role. Have a profile to be the motivator and mentor to your team and have first-class communication skills.

In return we can offer you a competitive Head Chef package with a bonus scheme.