Restaurant manager

As a restaurant manager, you could:

• plan menus with your chefs
•  organise shifts and rotas for kitchen and waiting staff
•  manage stock control and budgets
•  work closely with food and drink suppliers
•  make sure the restaurant follows licensing, food hygiene, and health and safety rules
•  recruit new staff and help to train them
•  work on plans for large events like weddings or birthdays
•  deal with customer complaints

• customer service skills
• leadership skills
• the ability to motivate and manage staff
• the ability to work well with others
• the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
• business management skills 
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• knowledge of food production methods
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

You can get into this job through:

• a college course
• an apprenticeship
• working towards this role
• a graduate training scheme

With experience, you could become a regional manager with a restaurant or hotel chain.

You could also move into catering for large events or set up your own independent restaurant business.