Assistant Manager for Cafe / Bar / Restaurant / Music Venue
The Canteen is an award-winning restaurant, vibrant bar and live performance venue all in one. For over 16 years we have established ourselves as an independent beating heart of the Bristol scene, delivering high quality casual veggie food, local booze, music 7 nights a week, arts, culture & a cherished community space.
We're looking for an Assistant Manager to come help lead our lovely team. To keep growing our reputation in the local food scene and our profile as one of Bristol’s only venues offering free music 7 nights a week. Juggling admin shifts, busy food services, artist liaison, team leadership and a thriving cafe/bar set to a high standard, yet with a laid back, professional atmosphere. Someone who is able to assist the general manager in all aspects of the business.
Please send through a covering letter and CV, and let us know what you think you could bring to The Canteen.
Job Key Details
- 40 working week promoting a healthy work/life balance and a mix of day & night shifts. Monday-Sunday.
- 28 days holiday per annum
- up to £30.5k salary, depending on experience
Candidate Requirements
- A people person, with a great personality and keen eye for detail.
- Ability training the team in all areas of the business and in managing the FOH team.
- Willingness to get stuck in and lead by example.
- Passion or understanding for sustainability & championing local.
- Strong food knowledge, knowledge of vegetarian food is not vital but helpful.
- Strong communication skills, from the chefs through to the guests.
- A great delegator.
- Fully responsible for the venue in absence of the GM
- Confidently run both busy food services & buzzing music nights, orchestrate your team while also developing key business areas.
- Good administrative skills, assisting in ordering, cash/time sheets, roterings & booking management. All keyholder responsibilities.
- Experience in maintaining solid wet GPs and able to demonstrate responsibility for the venue's stock. Good knowledge of beers, cocktails & coffees and current trends.
- At least 2 years experience in a similar fast paced role.
Perks
Discount on food & drink across our three Bristol venues, discounted theatre tickets, healthy work/life balance (mix of day and night shifts), company commitment to dedicated personal development & furthering your knowledge, including a HR department. Maternity & paternity pay, company wellbeing initiatives (such as yoga), Employee Assistance Program providing confidential, independent advice and support should hard times or bad luck come your way. We are open for lunch & dinner 7 days a week, so have fairly flexible rotering. With a great mix of day & evening shifts.
The Assemblies Ltd
The Assemblies is the parent company for The Canteen, No.1 Harbourside & Old Market Assembly. We create independent venues with a sustainable and ethical ethos at our heart.
We uphold a triple bottom line approach to doing business, placing equal importance on people, planet and profit.
We are committed to sourcing great produce from local and ethical suppliers where possible and have been awarded the Sustainable Restaurant Association's highest rating for our commitments to sustainable practices within our venues, team and communities.
Our teams are what we are made of and we are always looking for passionate and enthusiastic individuals. To support this we offer all employees career development and management training from our leading operations team, and work-life balance is a central pillar of our business.
The Assemblies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications regardless of race, colour, age, disability, sex, religion or any other protected status, particularly those underrepresented in our sector.
Pay: Up to £30,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Experience:
- Assistant manager: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
