Assistant Restaurant Manager
Join the team at Cafe Kisa — a busy, well-loved café restaurant known for its warm atmosphere, quality food, and excellent customer service.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and hands-on Assistant Restaurant Manager to support the day-to-day running of our café and help lead our front-of-house team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about hospitality who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys delivering outstanding guest experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the owners with daily operations
- Lead and motivate front-of-house team during service
- Deliver exceptional customer service and resolve guest queries professionally
- Assist with team training, rotas, and team development
- Ensure high standards of cleanliness, presentation, and food safety
- Help manage stock, ordering, and opening/closing procedures
- Maintain a positive and welcoming atmosphere for customers and staff alike
What We’re Looking For
- Previous experience in hospitality supervisory or management roles
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to remain calm under pressure in a busy environment
- Passion for food, coffee, cocktails and customer service
- Have a great eye for detail - from preparing the restaurant for opening to checking evening service set up, attention to all the little details is key.
- Multitask - it's all about balancing plates and trays as well as tasks throughout the shift.
- Be a people person - from customers to colleagues, we are looking for you to get the very best out of everyone.
- Embrace change - from being open to learning our ways to presenting solutions/ideas to drive the business forward.
The Package
- Competitive pay based on experience
- We offer a work-life balance – we're open 7 days a week and have a variety of shift patterns available. Shifts will mainly be Thursday to Sunday from 12pm
- Opportunity to job share if required
- Food is included when working a full day
- Team discount
- Birthday vouchers
- Share of tips
- We have a fabulous team with a mix of enthusiasm and experience and will offer training
- Development opportunities available
- We work hard and focus on great customer service but we live off sweet treats, good humour, and human kindness.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your hospitality career and be part of a vibrant team, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
Work Location: In person