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Restaurant Manager

1530 Restaurant | Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa | Woodbridge, Suffolk

Salary: £33,000–£35,000 per annum

Leading exceptional service. Creating memorable dining experiences.

Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa is looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and hands-on Restaurant Manager to lead our restaurant team at 1530, our award-winning, 2 AA Rosette restaurant.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious hospitality professional to take ownership of a restaurant where quality, service and attention to detail are at the heart of everything we do.

At 1530, no two services are quite the same. From welcoming hotel guests for breakfast to delivering an exceptional dining experience for guests celebrating a special occasion, you'll ensure every visit is memorable for all the right reasons.

As Restaurant Manager, you'll be a visible and inspiring presence on the restaurant floor, leading by example and setting the standard for warm, attentive and knowledgeable service. You'll take pride in developing your team, creating a positive service culture and ensuring every guest feels genuinely valued.

Alongside delivering outstanding guest experiences, you'll have full responsibility for the restaurant's day-to-day performance, balancing service excellence with strong commercial awareness. From managing rotas and controlling costs to driving sales and achieving revenue targets, you'll play a key role in the continued success of 1530.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Leading the Restaurant Operation: Take ownership of the day-to-day running of 1530, overseeing every aspect of service from preparation and team briefings through to the smooth close of each shift.
• Inspiring and Developing Your Team: Lead, motivate and coach your restaurant team, building confidence in menu knowledge, food and drink recommendations, guest engagement and thoughtful upselling. Create an environment where people enjoy coming to work and take pride in what they do.
• Delivering Exceptional Guest Experiences: Set the standard for warm, professional and attentive service. Be present on the floor, engage with guests, anticipate their needs and ensure any feedback or concerns are handled promptly and positively.
• Managing Staffing and Rotas: Plan and manage rotas around anticipated business levels, ensuring the restaurant is appropriately staffed at all times while maintaining payroll within budgeted percentages.
• Driving Commercial Performance: Take ownership of restaurant performance, monitoring sales, revenue, operating costs and key financial targets. Identify opportunities to grow revenue, maximise profitability and continually improve performance.
• Maintaining Financial Controls: Oversee daily takings, cashing up procedures and the accurate transfer of restaurant charges to guest room accounts, ensuring all financial processes are completed correctly.
• Working Collaboratively: Build strong working relationships with the Operations Manager, Bar Manager, Executive Head Chef and kitchen team, as well as colleagues throughout the wider hotel. Work together to deliver a seamless and consistently exceptional guest experience.
• Supporting the Wider Hotel: Undertake Duty Manager responsibilities on a rota basis, providing support across the hotel, maintaining operational standards and confidently handling guest queries or issues as they arise.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who has a genuine passion for hospitality, understands what makes great restaurant service and has the leadership skills to bring a team together.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience leading a restaurant team as a Restaurant Manager or in a similar hospitality management position.
• A genuine passion for food, drink and delivering memorable dining experiences.
• A confident, hands-on leadership style, with the ability to lead a busy service while developing and motivating your team.
• A strong understanding of restaurant operations and the commercial aspects of running a successful restaurant, including rotas, payroll, cost control and revenue targets.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to build positive relationships across all hotel departments.
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to maintain high standards of service, presentation and cleanliness.
• A flexible approach to working, with availability across breakfast, lunch and dinner services, including evenings and weekends.

Above all, you'll be someone who leads from the front, enjoys being part of the action and understands that exceptional hospitality comes from getting the details right, every single time.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take the reins of a recognised 2 AA Rosette restaurant within a beautiful hotel setting, working alongside a passionate kitchen and hospitality team.

You'll have the opportunity to make your mark, develop your people, influence the guest experience and drive the continued success of 1530.

If you're passionate about great food, outstanding service and creating an atmosphere that keeps guests coming back, we'd love to hear from you.

Ready for Your Next Challenge?

If you're an ambitious Restaurant Manager who thrives on leading a team, delivering exceptional service and achieving great commercial results, we want to hear from you.

Apply today by sending us your CV and a short introduction telling us about your experience and what excites you about joining the team at Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa.

Pay: £33,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person