Assistant Manager - Preston

Our Preston Bistrot Pierre is open seven days a week and we serve breakfast (on weekends) and lunch and dinner on every day of the week.

Our restaurant typically caters for a volume of anything from around 100 covers on a quiet weekday lunch service up to around 250 covers per service on a busy lunchtime evening or weekend.

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and professional Assistant Manager to join our team.

Duties of the Assistant Manager:

• To be fully “hands on” during service, taking on the full role of serving our customers
• Overall financial responsibility for the performance of the entire restaurant, including the back of house team while the General Manager is away, including cost management and meeting of financial targets
• To be responsible for the supervision of the front of house team, nurturing, mentoring and coaching individuals to build a competent team, which maximises their potential and performance
• To be instrumental in assisting the company to achieve its vision of “great value and delicious cooking in a buzzy atmosphere provided by a friendly and professional team enjoying themselves”
• Assisting the General Manager in providing the bistrot with excellent customer service, in terms of the provision of freshly made cooked dishes, presented and served to brand standard, in a scrupulously clean restaurant 

We are looking for an Assistant Manager who has/is:

• Confident and engaging
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent Leadership and team work qualities
• Ambitious and with a good sense of humour
• Hardworking, enthusiastic and very hands on
• A cool head under pressure
• High standards and expectations for the notion of hospitality
• A good eye for details
• A proven track record as a front of house manager in a fast paced, premium casual dining, good quality hotel or restaurant environment
• Advanced IT skillsT

In return we are offering the successful Assistant Manager the following:

·Up to £24,000 per annum basic salary

·28 days holiday, including bank holidays

·Generous bonus scheme worth up to £2400 per annum

·Generous chef referral financial incentive scheme worth £750 per successful referral

·Excellent training and development and the opportunity for career progression including eligibility to apply for “Tricolore” our Management Development Programme

·Awesome staff benefits - including staff price on quality wines, "Perkbox" flexible benefits programme and a very generous discounted staff rate on MacDonalds Hotels.

To apply for this Assistant Manager role, please click on the apply button below and forward us a copy of your CV.