Assistant Manager (South London)
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Position Overview & Specifications
We think the best hospitality comes out when you feel you can be yourself; we don’t wear uniform, your hairstyle is yours not ours, and we think tattoos are cool. Basically, we encourage our Waiters to embrace their individuality at work.
Tom & Phil set up Honest Burgers from a tent, serving burgers and chips at parties and festivals. We’ve now got over 45 restaurants across the UK. We make British beef patties in our very own butchery and rosemary chips that are cut and cooked daily in our chipping room. Every restaurant serves local beers from neighboring breweries, and many of our restaurants serve local burgers using ingredients from nearby food heroes which have been created by the team.
Today, Tom & Phil still work shifts, they spend time with our teams, listen to our customers and spend time at the farms. Our mission is simple, we aim to create Honest experiences and dining memories for our customers and if you like what you read here, then we’d love you to join us.
Job Description
We use the term Old School Hospitality a lot. It’s the style of service we believe in, we host our customers just like we host our family. We support our local community and treat our team as long-life friends. Assistant Managers are accountable for the restaurant during the General Manager's absence, they manage shifts, recruit, manage health & safety, coach the team and search for new ways to increase the number of bums on seats.
Our restaurants are busiest during the evening and weekends, so more times than not, that’s when we need our Assistant Managers to work.
We all give 100% effort whilst you’re on shift, if you’re only working 90% that means your teammate has to give 110%.
Learn & Grow
It’s in our DNA to give people an opportunity to learn and grow. Your next steps will be taking full accountability of the business as a General Manager.
We also have a programme called Craft Exchange, where you can learn new crafts and get paid for jobs around Honest that you may have an interest in, like sign-writing, gardening or graphic design.
Additional Information
Salary: £29,000
(Plus service charge (our data says you can earn between £1 to £4 per hour on top of your pay).45 hours per week (contracted).
Excellent food and drink perks off shift.
Take your birthday off work fully paid.
28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
Staff food allowance on shift.
We want everybody applying to work at Honest to feel like they’ve had a fair chance. This means your name, age, race or gender doesn’t need to be on your CV. If you’d rather take it off, that’s cool with us.
Our Latest Awards
2021 Restaurant R200 Awards: Restaurant Group of the Year Winners
2021 Cateys Awards: Restaurateur of the Year Winners
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Restaurants & Cafes
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Assistant Manager (South London) roles across Honest Burgers's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Restaurants & Cafes.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £28,811 - £30,450 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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