Restaurant Team Leader

  • Thwaites
  • Leeds, Yorkshire
  • May 04, 2026
Full time Hospitality & Tourism

Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a confident and driven Restaurant Team Leader to support the Restaurant Manager with the smooth day-to-day running of our food and drink operations. You will act as a role model for the team, ensuring outstanding service delivery, strong operational standards, and a collaborative, motivated working environment.

This is a hands on leadership role, ideal for someone passionate about hospitality, people development, and delivering excellent guest experiences while contributing to commercial success.

Responsibilities

Your day to day:

  • Hosting to the highest calibre and ensuring that all team members working in the department maintain a high level of hospitality at all times to all guests
  • Ensuring the implementation of high standards of food and beverage service and high levels of product quality throughout the service periods
  • Supporting the Restaurant Manager in managing the Food & Beverage team members and working closely with the kitchen team throughout service
  • On going training and development of the Food & Beverage team, to ensure high levels of service are continuously maintained
Qualifications Who we are looking for

You will have a genuine passion for the food and drink industry. This is a team leader role and therefore you will demonstrate high levels of both self motivation and the ability to motivate, lead and develop a team.

You will have exemplary guest service skills, good interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well with others to represent the Company and the hotel in a loyal, professional, and knowledgeable manner. You will have a strong work ethic and the ability to multi task whilst working in a busy and pressurised environment.

The Restaurant Team Leader is a hands on role, so you will need to be comfortable rolling up your sleeves and getting involved with service.

We are looking for someone with previous experience of working within a fast paced restaurant environment with supervisory experience and ideally experience of working within a 4 hotel environment.

Benefits

In return, we are offering a rewarding role with scope for career progression:

  • A fun environment where you will receive training and support to develop and progress
  • Stream - the ability to access up to 40% of your wages as you earn them each week
  • Tips paid monthly
  • Free gym membership and discounted spa treatments
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
  • Apprenticeships available
  • 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years)
  • Discounted accommodation, food and drink in our beautiful properties across the country
  • Pension and life assurance
  • Long service awards including free meals and free stays with your friends or family