Restaurant Manager - Kingham, Oxfordshire

Restaurant Manager - Kingham, Oxfordshire

The Wild Rabbit family is growing, and we are looking for a passionate experienced Restaurant Manager to join our team. 

Full-time contract, average 45 hours per week, salary £35,000 - £40,000 DOE Plus £6k tronc. 

We Offer

• Competitive salary plus service charge
• Training and development to advance your career
• Up to 28 days holiday (incl. bank holiday)
• Staff shuttle bus service
• Free food and drink are available on shift (and in the office)
• Daylesford & Bamford 30% discount from day 1
• 10% Discount across our pub group
• Team member of the month awarded £150 per month (added to your pay)
• Refer a Friend Scheme Bonus up to £1000
• Access to a variety of discounts on retail, restaurant, and cinema tickets
• Wellness-focused – employee helpline, voluntary health cash plan,
• Milestone awards years 1, 5, 10, 15, 20+
• 2x Company parties per year
• Cotswolds farm visits
• Straight shifts, good work life balance
• Stakeholder pension scheme

About you

As our Restaurant Manager, you’ll be a natural leader, with a 5 star service background. You will be responsible for the day to day to management of a high-performing Front of House team. Your passion for exceptional service will be infectious. You’ll work alongside the General Manager and Our amazing team of Chefs to drive the standards and success of this iconic business.

Main responsibilities

• To deliver and champion The Wild Rabbit standards
• To set the example of exceptional service
• Training and development of the Front of House team
• To actively drive average spending per head, by identifying all opportunities for up-selling
• To delegate daily tasks to Assistant Restaurant Manager and support their delegation to the team
• To drive PDR sales
• Work alongside our amazing team of Chefs and General Manager to develop all food and beverage offerings

Our story

The Wild Rabbit is a modern British inn set in the heart of the Cotswolds – a place to eat, drink and sleep in a relaxed and welcoming setting. Our award-winning kitchen uses the finest seasonal ingredients to create dishes that celebrate traditional British cooking with a contemporary twist.

The Wild Rabbit is part of the Daylesford estate – one of the most sustainable organic farms in the UK. The principles that have guided our farm for 40 years are also at the heart of everything that we do at The Wild Rabbit – from the locally sourced, organic ingredients in our kitchens, to the handmade horsehair mattresses in our bedrooms.

If you would like to be part of our truly unique business – we would love to hear from you. Please send us your CV today.

We aim to attract, recruit and develop people from a wide range of backgrounds, with different perspectives, ideas and experiences. We seek to create a productive environment, representative of different cultures and groups, where everyone has an equal chance to succeed. If you feel you need any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to apply for a vacancy at The Wild Rabbit, please contact the Recruitment Team by visiting our website.