Restaurant Director — 2 Michelin-Star Level
£70,000 + Benefits
Lancashire
Staff dining discount
Meals provided while on duty
Company pension scheme
Refer-a-Friend reward programme
As Restaurant Director, you will hold full responsibility for the overall guest experience, leading a highly skilled front-of-house team and ensuring service delivery reflects the standards of a 2 Michelin-star restaurant This role requires a confident, polished hospitality leader with an exceptional fine-dining background and strong wine knowledge, capable of inspiring the team while maintaining the warmth and personality that define truly world-class dining.
Proven experience operating at 2 Michelin-star level within elite fine-dining environments
Outstanding wine knowledge, with the confidence to advise guests and support the sommelier team
Inspirational leader with a strong track record of developing high-performing front-of-house teams
Impeccable attention to detail and a relentless commitment to guest excellence
Commercially astute, experienced in managing budgets, payroll and performance targets
Calm, composed and solutions-focused under pressure
Lead the entire front-of-house operation, delivering flawless, world-class service standards
Work in close partnership with the senior kitchen team to ensure a seamless dining journey
Drive team performance through coaching, training and structured development
Maintain exceptional wine service standards, supporting pairings and guest recommendations
Manage rotas, staffing levels and departmental costs in line with business objectives
Ensure full compliance with operational procedures, health & safety and industry best practice
Mint People: Flexible Hospitality Staffing That Just Works.
At Mint People, we provide fully trained, highly presentable, and dependable staff to the hospitality, leisure, and events industries. Whether it’s one bartender for a last-minute shift or 150 staff for a stadium event, we’re trusted by some of the UK’s best hotels, venues, and operators to deliver quality people – fast.
With over 10 years’ experience, we’ve become known as one of the most reliable and forward-thinking staffing partners in the North – and beyond. From front-of-house professionals to kitchen porters, housekeepers to event managers, our people are trained in-house through our 5-star onboarding and briefing programme to ensure they’re ready to hit the ground running.
Our clients come back year after year because we understand how unpredictable hospitality can be – and we’re built to flex with it. We’re proud to work with national hotel groups, global event brands, leading caterers and independent operators, offering:
• Fast, flexible staffing solutions – no long contracts or tie-ins
• Fully trained, presentable and prepared people
• Front and back of house cover – including chefs, kitchen teams, bar staff, waiters, housekeepers and more
• Festival and stadium-scale team deployment
• National reach with local knowledge
• On-site support and account management
Our quality promise? We only send people we’d trust to represent our own brand – because they are our brand.
If you need staffing support that’s consistent, stress-free and built around you – you’re in the right place.
Mint People – We've got you covered.
