From head waiter/head waitress to restaurant manager
17 of the 36 essential skills of a restaurant manager are already essential for a head waiter/head waitress — about 47% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from head waiter/head waitress in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 17
- skills carry over
- 19
- would be new
- 47%
- of the target job covered
- 36
- essential skills of a restaurant manager
What a restaurant manager does
Restaurant managers are in charge of managing food and beverage operations in the kitchen and other food and beverage outlets or units in a hospitality establishment.
What carries over
17 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- control of expenses
- handle customer complaints
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer service
- manage health and safety standards
- manage restaurant service
- manage stock rotation
- maximise sales revenues
- monitor customer service
- monitor work for special events
- plan menus
- prepare tableware
- quality assurance methodologies
- recruit employees
- supervise food quality
- supervise the work of staff on different shifts
- train employees
What would be new
19 skillsEssential for a restaurant manager and not for a head waiter/head waitress. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- arrange special events
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- design indicators for food waste reduction
- develop food waste reduction strategies
- develop inclusive communication material
- devise special promotions
- ensure infrastructure accessibility
- ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment
- ensure portion control
- hazard analysis and critical control points
- identify suppliers
- manage staff
- manage the customer experience
- monitor financial accounts
- order supplies
- set prices of menu items
- train staff to reduce food waste
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- waste management
Other moves from head waiter/head waitress
2 roles- venue director14 skills in common
- waiter/waitress11 skills in common
← head waiter/head waitressrestaurant manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a restaurant manager?
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