san giovanni careers

If it’s not just a job but a career that you’re after, here at San Giovanni we can help you grow. Whether it’s a passion for customer service, creativity in the kitchen or a flair for shaking cocktails we have a number of career opportunities. With a proven track record of promoting from within there is always a chance for progression at San Giovanni. We pride ourselves on in-house training and hiring the right individuals with personality and a positive attitude. If you’re a driven individual who wants to be part of our team, send us an email to take the first step in becoming part of our family.

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  • restaurant manager

    Experienced applicants only.

    San Giovanni is a family run independent business located in the Midlands, halfway between Birmingham and Leicester and is an idyllic lakeside venue. Our setting is a big draw for our clientele and provides fantastic views. San Giovanni is a well renowned Italian restaurant and bar having been open for 18 years and have recently just won the award of Best Restaurant in our region. We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable individual with at least 3 years experience of working within a professional restaurant setting to join our family.

    We are currently on the lookout for an additional restaurant manager to work alongside the current manager and under our general manager in the day to day running of our busy restaurant. We are open from midday 7 days a week and being able to work weekends and evenings is essential due to the nature of the business.

    We are looking for a motivated and trustworthy individual to bring something new to our current front of house team and continue to drive our business forward. This could be a great new challenge for the right individual.

    Key responsibilities you have will include:

    Interacting with our clientele to provide excellent customer service

    Being able to confidently manage a team of staff and to motivate them on a day to day basis

    Deal with busy footfall of the restaurant

    Being able to work with our Epos till systems

    Daily use of our reservations system Open Table and responding to email and telephone reservations

    Being able to process orders for wines, linen etc

    Produce weekly rotas to efficiently staff the restaurant

    Be a key holder of the premises

    Take payments of both cash and card transactions and to cash up at the end of day

    To support and train new staff that come into the restaurant

    Deal appropriately with any customer requests that are put to you

    Liaising with the kitchen team to ensure quality of food and correct presentation

    Salary is dependent on experience and tips are on top of this and the job includes many perks.

    Due to our location driving is advantageous.