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Assistant Restaurant Manager
2025-09-29T19:19:29+00:00
Tamarind Group
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https://tamarind.co.ke/
FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Hospitality, and Tourism
Restaurant & Hospitality
2025-10-03T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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Founded in Mombasa, The Tamarind Group owns and operates some of the most successful restaurants and leisure operations in Africa. We focus on our original mission of continually improving the quality and value of our services, developing excellent morale in our employees and maintaining superior social and environmental awareness.
We are looking for a dynamic, results-driven assistant restaurant manager who will primarily be responsible for the efficient and smooth operation of the restaurant with the highest possible professional standards with Tamarind Management Limited policies, procedures and standards established to ensure maximum customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Control and maintain an inventory of all service equipment and accessories used in the restaurants in accordance with the established par levels.
- Ensure guests are attended to in a timely manner, Monitoring costs, interact with guests and respond to their needs, assist in preparing reports on revenues and expenses of service.
- Responsible for maintaining standards in the restaurant by ensuring hygiene controls, housekeeping and procedures are followed.
- Conduct briefings on the special events, the specials on the menu, beverage specials, missing items and other occurrences of relevance.
- Assign tasks to the station waiters, waiters and busmen.
- Checks the cleanliness and condition of furniture, linen, cutlery, chinaware, glassware, condiments and other service accessories and takes appropriate corrective action where necessary.
- Checks the personal appearance and grooming of service staff at the beginning of each service session.
- Attends guests’ complaints and takes corrective action immediately and escalates where need be.
- Ensures maximum cleanliness of the back areas and public areas before, during and after service.
- Conduct training in all aspects of service techniques and operations.
- Ensures that meals are served and presented in accordance with our standards operating procedures.
- Ensures that procedures and controls set by management are followed and that there are no pilferages.
- Liaison with admin/reservation desk to ensure all details of bookings are covered.
- Enforces conformity to SOPs applicable to the restaurant.
- Appointing, Inducting and mentoring new staff members.
- Ensuring that the restaurant adheres to pertinent health, safety and sanitation regulations.
Qualifications and Skills
- A degree or diploma in hospitality or related field.
- At least 5 years of experience with a minimum of 2 years in a managerial role.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Must be a problem solver who is firm and fair.
- Must be a critical thinker.
- Good computer skills for reporting and inventory management.
- Excellent in customer service skills
- Keen eye to details
Key Responsibilities: Control and maintain an inventory of all service equipment and accessories used in the restaurants in accordance with the established par levels. Ensure guests are attended to in a timely manner, Monitoring costs, interact with guests and respond to their needs, assist in preparing reports on revenues and expenses of service. Responsible for maintaining standards in the restaurant by ensuring hygiene controls, housekeeping and procedures are followed. Conduct briefings on the special events, the specials on the menu, beverage specials, missing items and other occurrences of relevance. Assign tasks to the station waiters, waiters and busmen. Checks the cleanliness and condition of furniture, linen, cutlery, chinaware, glassware, condiments and other service accessories and takes appropriate corrective action where necessary. Checks the personal appearance and grooming of service staff at the beginning of each service session. Attends guests’ complaints and takes corrective action immediately and escalates where need be. Ensures maximum cleanliness of the back areas and public areas before, during and after service. Conduct training in all aspects of service techniques and operations. Ensures that meals are served and presented in accordance with our standards operating procedures. Ensures that procedures and controls set by management are followed and that there are no pilferages. Liaison with admin/reservation desk to ensure all details of bookings are covered. Enforces conformity to SOPs applicable to the restaurant. Appointing, Inducting and mentoring new staff members. Ensuring that the restaurant adheres to pertinent health, safety and sanitation regulations.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong organizational and time management skills. Must be a problem solver who is firm and fair. Must be a critical thinker. Good computer skills for reporting and inventory management. Excellent in customer service skills Keen eye to details
A degree or diploma in hospitality or related field.
JOB-68dadbc17ce95
Vacancy title:
Assistant Restaurant Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism, Category: Restaurant & Hospitality]
Jobs at:
Tamarind Group
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, October 3 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Founded in Mombasa, The Tamarind Group owns and operates some of the most successful restaurants and leisure operations in Africa. We focus on our original mission of continually improving the quality and value of our services, developing excellent morale in our employees and maintaining superior social and environmental awareness.
We are looking for a dynamic, results-driven assistant restaurant manager who will primarily be responsible for the efficient and smooth operation of the restaurant with the highest possible professional standards with Tamarind Management Limited policies, procedures and standards established to ensure maximum customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Control and maintain an inventory of all service equipment and accessories used in the restaurants in accordance with the established par levels.
- Ensure guests are attended to in a timely manner, Monitoring costs, interact with guests and respond to their needs, assist in preparing reports on revenues and expenses of service.
- Responsible for maintaining standards in the restaurant by ensuring hygiene controls, housekeeping and procedures are followed.
- Conduct briefings on the special events, the specials on the menu, beverage specials, missing items and other occurrences of relevance.
- Assign tasks to the station waiters, waiters and busmen.
- Checks the cleanliness and condition of furniture, linen, cutlery, chinaware, glassware, condiments and other service accessories and takes appropriate corrective action where necessary.
- Checks the personal appearance and grooming of service staff at the beginning of each service session.
- Attends guests’ complaints and takes corrective action immediately and escalates where need be.
- Ensures maximum cleanliness of the back areas and public areas before, during and after service.
- Conduct training in all aspects of service techniques and operations.
- Ensures that meals are served and presented in accordance with our standards operating procedures.
- Ensures that procedures and controls set by management are followed and that there are no pilferages.
- Liaison with admin/reservation desk to ensure all details of bookings are covered.
- Enforces conformity to SOPs applicable to the restaurant.
- Appointing, Inducting and mentoring new staff members.
- Ensuring that the restaurant adheres to pertinent health, safety and sanitation regulations.
Qualifications and Skills
- A degree or diploma in hospitality or related field.
- At least 5 years of experience with a minimum of 2 years in a managerial role.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Must be a problem solver who is firm and fair.
- Must be a critical thinker.
- Good computer skills for reporting and inventory management.
- Excellent in customer service skills
- Keen eye to details
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
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Please submit your CV and cover letter by 03rd October 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Be part of a prestigious brand with a rich history in Kenya’s hospitality industry!
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