General Manager : Restaurant and Lifestyle Operation

Wiltshire, up to GBP 50,000 + perks.

This ones for someone who loves rolling up their sleeves, taking charge, and genuinely shaping how a business runs.

This isnt a corporate gig. Its a beautiful, family:run operation thats evolved over the last 10 years : part restaurant, part garden, part wedding venue, and completely unique. The owners are ready to step back a little, but they need someone exceptional to take the reins and bring structure, consistency, and commercial focus to the day:to:day.

• Youll be the person who grips the front:of:house operation : leading, training, driving standards, and creating accountability.
• Theres a small team in place, including a Restaurant Manager and Assistant Restaurant Manager. This role is about transforming how things run: improving stock control, tightening processes, owning bookings, and bringing a commercial mindset to everything from reviews to revenue.
• Its hands:on, visible leadership : being on the floor, building community relationships, and ensuring the guest experience matches the potential of the setting. Youll work closely with the owners and the Head Chef, whos heavily involved in the food and wider operations, but youll have autonomy to make real change and build the business up for its next chapter.
• This place runs weddings (15:30 a year) alongside a thriving restaurant and shop, so it needs someone who can keep multiple plates spinning. Its closed Mondays and Tuesdays, and while weekends are busy, its a lifestyle role for the right person : more about running a beautiful, purpose:led venue than chasing late:night bar trade.

• Theyre open:minded on background : maybe youve worked somewhere similar in a country house:style operation, or maybe youre a strong Restaurant Manager ready for that next step from a standards led restaurant or hotel.
• What matters is hunger, self:sufficiency, and the confidence to spot what needs improving and get on with it.

Interviews are refreshingly human : think coffee, a good chat, maybe lunch, and if relocations on the cards, theyll even offer a nights stay to soak up the atmosphere.

Its one of those roles that doesnt come around often : real ownership, in a stunning setting, with the freedom to make your mark.