Restaurant Manager

Welcome Break Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorway service operator in the UK is seeking a Manager for a temporary maternity cover role. The ideal candidate will drive sales growth, manage a team, and ensure exceptional customer service. With a salary of up to £38,000 plus bonuses and meal allowances, the position offers fantastic benefits, including discounts and a structured career path. Interested candidates should be 18 years or older and ready for a demanding yet rewarding management role.

Benefits

£10 on shift meal allowance

30 days’ holiday increase with service

Contributory pension after 3 months

Employee discounts (50% off onsite brands)

Structured career path and bespoke training

Free on‑site parking

Discounts on hotel rooms for family members

Qualifications

• Good track record managing a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong business focus with a desire to succeed.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team and drive profitable sales growth.
• Provide bespoke training and support for career development.
• Inspire every member of your team.

Skills

Team management

Customer service

Business focus

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Job description

Job ID: 127215

Team: KFC (TMKF)

Job Type: Permanent

Temporary maternity cover, 12 month fixed term contract

Pay up to £38,000 pa plus £10 on shift meal allowance and bonus

Fantastic benefits & discounts, free parking & great career opportunities

Great head for business? Good with people? If you can stay cool under pressure, you could make it as a Manager at Welcome Break.

Heading up your own unit, you’ll lead the team and drive profitable sales growth. In return, you’ll get bespoke training and support to develop your career with the potential to progress to more senior management roles.

Make no mistake, the Manager role is demanding but if you have the right qualities and you’re up for an exciting challenge, we’ll help you reach your full potential.

A Welcome Break Restaurant Manager would ideally:

• Have a good track record managing a team and delivering results in a fast‑moving customer service role.
• Be strongly business‑focused with a desire to succeed.
• Be passionate about delivering exceptional customer service.
• Be an energetic people person who can inspire every member of your team.
• Be a good communicator, innovator, and problem solver.
• Have ambition to go far in their management career.
• Temporary, 12 month fixed term contract, maternity cover.

Key benefits for Managers:

• Competitive salary plus bonus
• £10 on shift meal allowance
• 30 days’ holiday increase with service
• Contributory pension (after 3 months)
• Employee discounts (50% off onsite KFC, BK, Starbucks and Pizza Express to name a few)
• My Welcome Break discounts - savings at hundreds of retailers
• Structured career path and bespoke training
• Free on‑site parking
• Generous discounts on hotel rooms for you and family members

Due to responsibilities within the Manager role, applicants will need to be 18 years of age or over.

About Welcome Break

Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 61 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.