Assistant Restaurant Manager - Pan-Asian concept (Kuwait)

A 5\-star luxury hotel is seeking an experienced **Assistant Restaurant Manager** to support the daily operations of a fine dining restaurant with a **Pan\-Asian cuisine concept** . The ideal candidate must have strong luxury hotel experience, excellent leadership skills, and a solid understanding of refined restaurant service, guest engagement, and high\-end dining standards. **Responsibilities** * Assist the Restaurant Manager in overseeing daily restaurant operations, ensuring smooth service flow and a premium guest experience * Supervise, train, and motivate the restaurant team to deliver consistent luxury service standards * Support the execution of fine dining service sequences, table management, guest recognition, and personalized service * Ensure strong knowledge and presentation of the Pan\-Asian cuisine concept, menu items, ingredients, and service style * Monitor guest satisfaction, handle complaints professionally, and ensure effective service recovery when needed * Conduct daily briefings, allocate duties, and monitor staff grooming, attendance, and performance * Coordinate closely with the kitchen, bar, stewarding, hostess team, and other hotel departments to ensure seamless operations * Maintain restaurant cleanliness, ambience, table setup, and overall presentation in line with luxury hotel standards * Support upselling initiatives, revenue generation, cost control, inventory, breakage, and wastage management * Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, health, safety, and hotel operating standards * Assist with scheduling, training plans, reports, guest feedback analysis, and operational improvements * Step in to manage restaurant operations in the Restaurant Manager’s absence **Requirements** * Minimum 3–5 years of experience in Food \& Beverage operations, with at least 1–2 years in a supervisory or assistant management role * Must have prior experience in luxury hotels * Must have experience in fine dining restaurant operations * Experience with Pan\-Asian cuisine concepts is required * Strong knowledge of luxury restaurant service standards, guest experience, and sequence of service * Excellent leadership, communication, and team management skills * Strong guest relations skills with a calm, professional, and solutions\-focused approach * Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage * Presentable, confident, detail\-oriented, and service\-driven * Flexible to work according to business needs, including evenings, weekends, and holidays * Familiarity with POS systems, reservation platforms, inventory control, and basic reporting is preferred **What's Offered** * Competitive monthly salary based on experience * Employment visa and work permit sponsorship * Accommodation * Transportation * Duty meals * Paid holidays * Standard benefits as per local labor law, including annual leave, end\-of\-service benefits, and medical insurance