Job Description

We are looking for a vibrant, confident and experienced Assistant Manager, with an aim to become General Manager within a year, to work with our current Restaurant and Bar Management team who is prepared to take up a great position with our busy contemporary, expanding Bar and Restaurant in the heart of Lancaster. It's a competitive salary based on experience and an achievable bonus scheme.

With a reputation for great hospitality, superior food and a drink offering to match this is a great opportunity for someone whom takes great pride in delivering exceptional customer service. The offering is a contemporary Italian/British menu, an extensive wine, cocktail and drinks list and delivering this to the customers has to be the primary focus of the manager.

The ideal candidate will be people focused, enthusiastic, detail oriented with a strong track record of managing, delivering and overseeing a venue or similar hospitality business. The ability to confidently manage people is also a very important attribute.

You must have experience of a beer cellar, particularly the rotating and conditioning of cask ales, as well as line cleaning.

Presence and personality are what we need from our general manager. Thrive in a variety of environments - whether it is hosting the whole building, pouring wines or chatting with our locals propping up the bar. Bring a commercially minded approach that enhances what makes us unique - with a lot going on within the building we need you to be thinking about where we can be increasing sales opportunities and making efficiencies. Encourage talent to flourish - we're looking for a natural generalist to be the rising tide that lifts all boats. Let them focus on what they do best whilst you nurture, educate and train them to get even better. Tackle the administrative side of the role with ease - ensure all systems and processes are followed and improved upon, learning weekly rhythms and structures, handling stock, submitting payroll information to HQ, health & safety management, updating compliance documents - experience with Epos and Open Table (our booking platform) is very desirable. Report directly to the owners and HR to: ensure statutory compliance across all areas of the business; maintain and improve profitability in line with given targets; anticipate and proactively resolve upcoming site and broader issues; and deal with maintenance in a cost-effective way, especially keeping a tight reign on the weekly rota template. We also require our managers to keep the owners up to date with material for Social Media.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,000.00-35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Discounted or free food Employee discount
Work Location: In person