Job Description

Do you want to be part of an exciting market-leading business that can help your career scale to new heights?

Then read on!

Position:

Assistant Area Manager

Location:

Mallusk, Newtownabbey

Salary:

35,000-40,000 DOE

Hours per week:

48

We are excited to announce a rare opportunity for an Assistant Area Manager. Based in Mallusk, Newtown Abbey, you will be travelling around all Oasis Branches as required and working closely with the area manager to ensure the smooth running of our Adult Gaming Centres, managing staff and ensuring company policies and procedures are adhered to, as well as aligning processes to those in the Merkur parent company. To contribute to the continual improvement of the branches and company operation.

Who Are Oasis?

Oasis is an established, major gaming operator in Northern Ireland, operating Adult Gaming Centres and a Family Entertainment Centre and became part of the UK Merkur Family in late 2025. Oasis continues to go from strength to strength.

Have we got your attention? Want to know what's in it for you?

About you:

We are Looking for an Inspirational leader with a customer-focussed approach, a keen eye for standards and able to look for opportunities to improve.

Essential Criteria

Minimum of 2 years' staff management experience

Minimum of 2 years' cash management experience

Multi-site management experience

Excellent customer service skills

Proficient with Microsoft computer systems such as outlook, word, excel

Full clean UK Driver's license

Over 25 years old for vehicle insurance purposes.

Confident in your ability to move and lift machines

Desirable Criteria

Accredited qualification within a HR field such as L&D, coaching and mentoring for example.

Benefits:

28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)

Company Van with fuel card provided

Non-Contractual bonus scheme

Work mobile, and laptop.

Contributory Pension Scheme

Your Role will include

Working closely with the Area Manager with the following tasks:

Complete regular audits in all Oasis sites.

Assist with collection days.

Select, manage, motivate and develop operational teams to ensure that the objectives of the company are met.

Assist with promotions and performance across all venues.

Ensure high standards of service and hospitality are always delivered to all customers.

Assist annual training of Manager's, E.G. Health & Safety, Age Verification, Food Hygiene.

Liaising effectively with Managers, Area Manager, Service Manager and HQ Team.

Using IT systems, accurately escalating any discrepancies.

Key holder duties and responsibilities as required including emergency cover.

Ensuring Company policies and procedures are promoted and adhered to, as well as implementing new policies and procedures.

Be responsible for the security of Company property.

Recruit, performance manage and deal with disciplinary matters.

Move machines up to 120kg as required.

Working hours - 48 hours, flexibility required. Rota may include evening and weekend work to cover all operating hours of the business as well as public holidays

Want to know more? Apply today and our recruitment team will be in touch!

MERKUR Slots does not, under any circumstances, make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of any prohibited ground; including but not limited to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by law or prohibited by Company policy. MERKUR Slots is committed to a safe and welcoming work environment where harassment of any kind will not be tolerated.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 35,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free or subsidised travel
Application question(s):

Are you proficient with Microsoft computer systems?
Experience:

Staff Management: 2 years (required) Cash management: 2 years (required) Multi-Site Management: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Full Clean UK Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person