Overview
We Taj Corbett Resort & Spa, Uttarakhand is hiring energetic, passionate and experienced candidate for the position of Restaurant Manager.
You’ll need management experience and talents in both the front and back of the house to be successful in this position. We want you to be able to manage the dining room, check in with customers, and maintain a balance of seating capacity. You’ll hire qualified Cooks and Wait Staff, arrange work schedules, oversee food prep, and ensure we follow all health and safety restaurant requirements.
In our fast-paced atmosphere, we’ll look to you to lead by example and encourage our team. Finally, you’ll make sure that our restaurant works well and that our clients have a good time.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily Front of the House and Back of the House restaurant operations
- Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction
- Respond efficiently and accurately to customer complaints
- Regularly review product quality and research new vendors
- Organize and supervise shifts
- Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity
- Estimate future needs for goods, kitchen utensils and cleaning products
- Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations
- Manage restaurant’s good image and suggest ways to improve it
- Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste
- Create detailed reports on weekly, monthly and annual revenues and expenses
- Promote the brand in the local community through word-of-mouth and restaurant events
- Recommend ways to reach a broader audience (e.g. discounts and social media ads)
- Train new and current employees on proper customer service practices
- Implement policies and protocols that will maintain future restaurant operations
Requirements and skills
- Minimum 2 years of work experience as a Restaurant Manager, Restaurant General Manager, Hospitality Manager or similar role
- Proven customer service experience as a manager
- Extensive food and beverage (F&B) knowledge, with ability to remember and recall ingredients and dishes to inform customers and wait staff
- Familiarity with restaurant management software, like OpenTable and PeachWorks
- Strong leadership, motivational and people skills
- Acute financial management skills
- BSc degree in Business Administration; hospitality management or culinary schooling is a plus
About Taj Corbett Resort & Spa, Uttarakhand
Taj Corbett Resort & Spa, Uttarakhand is located in the fabled Kumaon district at the foothills of the Himalayas, just 250 kms from Delhi International Airport, and a two-hour drive from the state capital, Dehradun. 61 contemporary rooms and suites under the shade of imperial deodar and sal trees dot 52600 Sq. Mt. of land on the banks of the river Kosi, promising a luxurious pahadi (mountain) vacation.
At the heart of the action are daily jeep safaris to the legendary Jim Corbett National Park – India’s first national park - where you can spot elephants, deer, leopards, red foxes, sloth bear and the regions’ most famous resident, the Royal Bengal Tiger. Apart from the wildlife, there’s much excitement assured; riverside activities including archery, a unique survival course training and noodle hockey for children, Himalayan mountain drives for thrill-seekers, leisurely forest trails and overnight camping sessions for the entire family. The culinary prowess at our 5 star resort in Jim Corbett, Uttarakhand is legendary in these hills; dine on authentic flavours of Kumaon like rasbhaat and gahat ke paranthe along with Indian and international cuisines at our themed restaurants or savour a colonial-style high tea at the Ghural Deck under a crimson spring shower of local buransh flowers. A dip in the swimming pool and a workout at our modern fitness centre can be followed up with a two-hour, deep cleansing Uddharsana treatment at our award-winning Jiva Spa. Just like the crisp mountain air and the fragrance of pines, the indulgences at our luxury resort, Taj Corbett Resort & Spa keep wafting in.