Deputy Manager

Acorn Pubs; Greenham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Deputy Manager to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will assist in leading the pub team, manage busy services, and plan special events. The ideal candidate should have leadership experience within the hospitality sector and possess excellent customer service skills. This position offers opportunities for career progression and involves hands-on responsibilities, ensuring a smooth operation at the venue.

Benefits

Free meals on shift

30% discount for friends and family

NEST pension plan

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Discounted gym membership

Referral bonus

Flexible pay

Qualifications

• Experience in a Deputy Manager or similar role in hospitality.
• Ability to manage busy services and events.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Pub Manager in leading the team.
• Manage services and plan special events.
• Train and support bar/waiting staff.

Skills

Leadership

Event planning

Customer service

Knowledge of beverages

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about creating an atmosphere where every pint poured, meal served and smile shared leads to an unforgettable pub experience? We’d love you to join us in leading our amazing team and raising the bar as a Deputy Manager at Royal Foresters!

The Offer

• Basic up to £36k plus tronc (that’s your card tips that are paid into your bank)
• Great cash tips

The Extras

• We know you work hard so we feed you well - free meals on shift, choose from the menu!
• 30% discount for you, your friends and family across Acorn Pubs, Brunning and Price and our group including wagamama and selected airport pubs and restaurants.
• It’s never too early to start saving for the future with a NEST pension.
• Protection for your family with life assurance.
• Great discounts via Perks on Tap saving you money on everyday purchases and more.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• £1,000 referral bonus for introducing new Managers or Chefs to the company.
• Wagestream - use flexiblepay to choose when to get paid.

Your Wellbeing – it’s important to us!

• Free 24-hour confidential legal and information helpline for you and your family.
• Bespoke wellbeing support offering free counselling for all crew.
• Access to health checks and virtual GP appointments.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Plenty of social get-togethers – it’s not all work and no play.
• Recognition platform with regular thank-yous.

We want you to grow with us

• Superb internal and external development programmes to support your progress
• Earn while you learn - we partner with national training provider HIT to support our work-based level 3 and 4 apprentices.
• Bite-sized courses focusing on self-awareness and leadership skills.
• We encourage movement between our pubs so you can have a long-term career with us.

About you...

As Deputy Manager you'll be working alongside the Pub Manager helping to lead the team and run our busy pub. You'll be managing busy services, planning and running special events, welcoming and looking after customers as well as helping to train and lead our lovely bar/waiting team. You'll be drawing on your knowledge and experience to decide what beers, gins and wines we offer and how our events should be run. This is a hands on role where you’ll be at the heart of everything going on ensuring that things run smoothly.

We are immensely proud that many of our pub managers have been promoted from within. We want to carry on that success story, so you will be given plenty of training to develop your skills and progress your career.

About Acorn Pubs...

• A collection of 10 pubs, 6 of which have bedrooms.
• Our wider company, Brunning and Price, includes 79 pubs across the country.
• A company committed to reducing our carbon footprint, working sustainably and supporting our local communities.
• @brunningandpricecareers #bandplife

Next steps

If you have experience as a deputy manager or restaurant manager within a gastro pub, restaurant, bar, hotel or elsewhere in the hospitality sector then make your next career move with Acorn Pubs and apply now!