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Restaurant Manager

Run daily restaurant operations, lead staff, and ensure service quality and profitability.

payments Avg: R32,000

description Overview

Restaurant Managers oversee front/back-of-house operations, staffing, customer experience, stock control, and cash-up. In SA, roles range from independent venues to national chains.

**A Day in the Life:**
Shift planning, supplier checks, handling guest issues, monitoring service, and end-of-day reporting.

schedule A Day in the Life

09:00

Staff briefing and bookings review

11:00

Service supervision and customer support

14:00

Stock checks and supplier coordination

17:00

Cash-up, reporting, and next-day planning

trending_up Career Path

Step 1

Supervisor

0-2

Step 2

Restaurant Manager

2-6

Step 3

Area Manager

6-10

Step 4

Operations Manager

10+

Vital Statistics

Salary Range

R 18,000 - R 55,000

Soft Skills

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Technical Skills

support CRM Systems (Salesforce/HubSpot/etc.) restaurant Food Safety Basics cloud Google Workspace fact_check HACCP Basics inventory Inventory Management description MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook) point_of_sale POS Systems