Assistant Manager – Oowee Diner
North Street, Bristol
£14.50-£15ph depending on experience | Full-time | 40-45 hours
Oowee is a Bristol-born independent restaurant brand known for next-level burgers, dirty fries and shakes.
We’re looking for an experienced Assistant Manager to help lead our flagship North Street restaurant. This is an opportunity for a confident restaurant operator who knows how to run a great shift, bring the best out of a team and deliver consistently high standards.
You’ll work closely with the General Manager as their second-in-command, taking real ownership of the restaurant’s day-to-day operation. When you’re leading the shift, the team will look to you to set the pace, make good decisions and keep everything running smoothly.
What the role looks like
You will:
- Lead busy shifts confidently from open to close, across both kitchen and customer-facing operations delivering exceptional customer experience every time.
- Support the General Manager with rotas, labour planning and the day-to-day running of the restaurant
- Coach, develop and motivate the team, setting clear expectations and leading from the front
- Make sure Oowee’s kitchen, service and operational processes are followed consistently
- Deliver excellent food, fast service and a genuinely positive customer experience
- Maintain high standards of food safety, health and safety, cleanliness and compliance
- Support stock control, ordering, waste management and other key restaurant controls
- Help recruit, onboard and train new team members
- Handle customer feedback professionally and resolve issues with confidence
- Look for practical ways to improve the restaurant, the team and the way we work
- Step up and take full responsibility for the restaurant when the General Manager is away
What we’re looking for
You’ll already have management experience in a busy restaurant, quick-service or high-volume hospitality environment.
You understand the operational side of running a successful restaurant—including rotas, labour, stock, service standards and compliance—but you’re equally strong with people.
You’ll be someone who:
- Leads with confidence and earns the respect of the team
- Stays calm, organised and decisive when service gets busy
- Holds high standards without losing the human touch
- Gives clear feedback and enjoys helping people improve
- Takes ownership instead of waiting to be told what to do
- Understands what excellent customer service looks like
- Is commercially aware and comfortable working with restaurant targets
- Is hands-on, dependable and flexible across evenings and weekends
- Wants to keep learning and progressing
Where this role can take you
We want this person to become a future General Manager.
Oowee is an ambitious business with multiple locations, events and opportunities for future growth. We prefer to develop and promote talented people from within, so if you perform, take ownership and want to progress, we’ll support you.
This is a chance to join a distinctive independent brand, make a real impact at restaurant level and build a long-term career as the business grows.
What you’ll get
- £14.5-15ph depending on experience
- A clear route towards General Manager and future leadership opportunities
- Free food while working
- 50% staff discount across Oowee outlets
- Genuine responsibility and the opportunity to influence how the restaurant develops
- A permanent, full-time role within an ambitious Bristol-born business
- A brilliant team and a brand that people genuinely want to be part of
If you’re an experienced restaurant leader who cares about people, standards and constant improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and tell us why you’d be a great fit for Oowee.
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £14.5-15ph depending on experience
Location: Oowee Diner, North Street, Bristol
Work location: In person
Pay: £14.50-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
