Lead the dining experience. Inspire your team. Delight every guest. At Parkdean Resorts, we’re looking for a passionate and dynamic Restaurant Manager to take full ownership of our restaurant operations. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a busy, vibrant venue, ensuring exceptional service, brilliant food quality, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere that keeps guests coming back for more.

As Restaurant Manager, you’ll oversee all aspects of the restaurant operation - from team leadership and guest service to financial controls and food quality. You’ll create a positive, high‑performing team environment and deliver a dining experience that exceeds expectations. You’ll also play a key role in achieving operational targets and driving commercial success.

What you will be doing...

Ensuring the restaurant is always presented to the highest standards, both visually and hygienically.

Preparing rotas that balance wage controls with forecasted demand to ensure effective staffing.

Managing stock levels, placing orders, and monitoring usage to achieve gross profit and margin targets.

Completing food and bar stock takes, line checks, reporting results, and implementing corrective actions.

Working closely with the kitchen team to ensure food is prepared, presented, and portioned to specification.

Recruiting, inducting, training, and developing a skilled and motivated restaurant team.

Delivering outstanding customer service and handling guest queries or complaints professionally.

Collaborating with departments such as Front of House, Accommodation, and Operations to ensure smooth guest experiences.

Monitoring performance against financial targets and taking proactive actions to maximise profitability.

Reviewing guest feedback and implementing improvements to continually elevate the dining experience.

Ensuring full compliance with health & safety, food hygiene, licensing, and GDPR requirements.

About you...

Previous experience managing a team within a fast‑paced hospitality or restaurant environment.

A strong customer‑focused mindset and a passion for delivering hospitality excellence.

Confidence working in a high‑pressure F&B environment.

Strong financial awareness, with experience controlling budgets, stock, and gross profit margins.

Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.

Flexibility to work varied shifts, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

Food Hygiene Level 2 & 3 or equivalent qualifications.

So, why Parkdean Resorts?

Well, besides the one-of-a-kind team culture, stunning locations across the UK, and the chance to work with the UK's largest holiday park organisation, we can offer:

The chance to develop your skills and boost your career across our 65 parks – we’ve got your back when it comes to training!

You’re never on your own with our Employee Assistance Programme! It comes with a 24/7 confidential helpline for counselling and support - because your wellbeing is our top priority.

A 50% discount for you and a 25% discount for friends and family when booking your holiday with us.

A team member discount of 30%, available on everything from fabulous food to delicious drinks and even our fun leisure activities.

Score awesome discounts! From tasty meal kits like Hello Fresh to your favourite local gyms, we’ve got deals on lots of brands just for you.

We want to be a force for good and caring for our parks, people, and planet is a natural component of the way we do business. We celebrate our people, communities and natural environment, enabling us to enhance the amazing memories we create for many years to come.

Are we the right fit for you? At Parkdean Resorts, every park is a place to start something great; a place where you can develop your skills, take on new challenges, and thrive alongside a team that supports you every step of the way.

Our parks create meaningful memories for our guests and know that great service is more than a smile - it’s understanding the value of every moment. Because it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. Join a team that puts heart into every holiday.  Be the Heart of the Park.

Parkdean Resorts takes safeguarding seriously therefore background checks including DBS (or equivalent) will be carried out if appropriate.

We want to do all we can to create an environment and recruitment process where people feel safe and comfortable to talk about disability. For any reasonable adjustment requests as part of the recruitment and assessment process, please contact Holly at Holly.Baldwin@parkdean-resorts.com.