Restaurant Manager & Trainer – London Events & Hospitality

We’re seeking a Restaurant Manager & Trainer to take a leading role within a high-quality events and dining operation in London. This isn’t your standard restaurant management position—it's a distinctive opportunity combining premium service, leadership and meaningful impact, providing training and future employment to people from a range of challenging backgrounds.

Working closely with senior management and the culinary team, you’ll help deliver an exceptional dining experience while coaching and developing learners as they work towards their qualifications. If you’re an experienced hospitality leader with a background in elevated service, a passion for developing people, and the ability to balance commercial standards with empathy and structure, this could be the perfect next step.

What’s on Offer

• £35,000 – £40,000 per year
• Sunday–Thursday schedule (structured working week)
• Most shifts finished by 3pm, with "late nights" having a hard stop at 9pm!
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension
• Complimentary meals while on duty

About the Operation

• A highly regarded fine-dining environment located in London.
• Thousands of individuals trained and supported through professional hospitality qualifications and supported into employment.
• A growing social-impact-focused business delivering great social impact through fantastic events and high-quality food.

The Role

• Co-manage daily restaurant operations with senior leadership.
• Ensure exceptional lunch and dinner service in a refined hospitality setting.
• Train, coach and support students working toward accredited hospitality qualifications.
• Interview, onboard and guide new learners throughout their development.
• Manage a structured, fast-moving training programme with clarity and consistency.
• Uphold compliance with qualification standards and operational procedures.
• Oversee beverage ordering, stock management, waste controls and purchasing from approved suppliers.

About You

• Demonstrated experience in premium restaurants, bars or similar hospitality leadership roles.
• Comfortable delivering training and holding high standards 
• Confident team leader who motivates, supports and leads by example.
• Reliable, steady and committed to long-term growth within a role.

Apply online today via this advert for a conversation, or reach out to the London Reed Hospitality recruitment team to find out more.