Jobs In Waterford - Restaurants Manager
An experienced manager is required to oversee the award-winning restaurants, Bodega & Burzza in Waterford City Centre. This family-run business has a long-established history in Waterford. Both restaurants are located side by side on Waterford’s John Street.
The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of experience in the industry at the management level, have worked in a medium-sized busy restaurant with a bar offering & have experience managing a team.
The candidate will be required to work with and build our front-of-house teams. We like to create a work culture that is comfortable for all staff which is fun, dynamic, and professional. Both restaurants are staffed by highly trained, valued, hard-working & committed front-of-house teams. It’s of utmost importance to maintain the current culture and ensure that we retain the teams that are in place.
The candidate will be required to manage the relationships between front-of-house and head chefs in both restaurants. This will involve Good communication with Chefs.
Bar experience is a distinct advantage as cocktails, wines & beverages are an important part of our product offering.
You will be required to;
- Order from multiple beverage suppliers
- Stocktake
- Work with our mixologist on new cocktail ideas
- Review pricing from all beverage suppliers, and monitor / report any price increases.
- Report on quality issues/maintenance issues on taps etc..
- Floor Management
This is a hands-on role, where as well as managing, you will be serving, setting up, opening up, closing, serving drinks, taking orders, serving food etc. A high degree of organisational & administration skills are required.
You will be required to manage the booking system (Tablepath) and organise bookings for maximum efficiency for multiple sittings.
- Meeting & greeting customers
- Seating customers
- Building rapport & relationships with customers
- Be comfortable dealing with problems, and customer complaints.
- Dealing with special requests/group
You will also be required to manage our POS system;
- Ensure information is up to date
- Make changes
- Gather reports
- Monitor sales information
- Recommend menu changes for sales improvement
- Updating when new menus are implemented
People skills are extremely important. Experience in managing teams is a distinct advantage. You will be managing two teams in two restaurants, with full-time & part-time staff in both.
You will be responsible for;
- Rostering
- Ensure correct cover in both restaurants without overstaffing.
- Hiring new staff members, collecting CVs, interviewing etc.
Setting up new staff members on the payroll - Monitoring clock in / out is completed by floor staff in Bizimply, and ensure hours are correct before sending to payroll.
- Staff Training
- Resolving staff issues & reporting to the owner if required
- Managing staff holidays & cover
- Optimise labour costs
- Balancing of cash registers
- Ensure compliance with health department regulations
- Familiarity with HR & Irish regulations pertaining to hospitality.
- Ensuring tips are distributed
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate, to work within an established food-led business, within a community amongst a dedicated team. The owner is always looking to improve on what we do, and welcomes diverse input and experience and is on hand to assist with training & support and help resolve issues.
Email CV to [email protected]
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Pay:
€35,000.00-€37,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Food allowance
Schedule:
8-hour shift
Every weekend
Supplemental pay types:
Tips
Experience:
Restaurant: 7 years (required)
Hospitality Management: 5 years (required)
Work Location:
In-person
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