General Manager
Are you a talented manager? Do you have experience of managing high food volumes? Do you have excellent standards and enjoy making a business a success. We may have the perfect role for you!
Hydes has an exciting opportunity for a General Manager to join the team based in Gee Cross. We are offering a competitive salary of circa £45,000 per annum.
Here at Hydes, we are not only a pub operator but we also brew our own beer, and have over 150 years of history and heritage. We are now looking to recruit a General Manager for The Joshua Bradley in Gee Cross, to enhance our strong team, and help us be the best at what we do.
The General Manager role
This is a live-in role with free accommodation and bills other than council tax and TV licence which must be paid by the Manager. The accommodation consists of a 3 bedrooms, separate lounge, kitchen and bathroom. There is also a separate manager’s office as well.
What we offer our General Manager:
- Salary circa £45,000 per annum, plus competitive benefits package including a bonus plan
- Private Health Insurance
- Group Personal Pension Plan
- 5.6 weeks holiday entitlement
- 50% discount on some of our food houses on completion of your mandatory online courses
The Site
A beautifully restored mansion, makes the Joshua Bradley an exciting place to go in Gee Cross. Recently refurbished, it hosts a beautiful orangery overlooking the extensive, well maintained grounds. The site hosts dining facilities for 150c within the large pub area and orangery. Customers have plenty of options to enjoy our extensive ranges of drinks and fresh food.
The site also has a separate 1st floor meeting room [The Bamford Room] with annex space and a separate function area [The Bluebell]. The Bluebell hosts a satellite kitchen for functions and is registered to perform wedding ceremonies. The main property also holds a bridal suite and changing area for bridal parties.
The extensive outside area, holds a children’s play area in a safe location with a woodland area to the rear of the site. There is also additional seating outside for 150c. The site also has extensive parking both for the Bluebell and main property.
Our ideal General Manager will have the below skills and experience:
- Previous experience of managing a large volume fresh food led site with the ability to add that ‘twist’ to a menu – that keeps customers interested
- You will have run sites that take at least 25K net a week, with the ability to run functions and drive sales in this area
- You are super organised, you have tight control on cash and tills, manage your controllable costs, and your returns are always impeccable and returned on time
- Actively control and achieve your targeted wet & dry GP
- Accurately forecast your payroll and stay within budget
- Actively comply with H&S requirements including fire procedures, food hygiene and record keeping
- Ability to lead, manage and develop a large team of staff
- An eye for exception customer service
- A great leader, managing a large team in a fast paced environment
- Ability to harness the power of social media and other digital tools to market your business
- A knack of recruiting the right staff and motivating them to perform to your very high standards (even when you're not around!)
- Ability to manage a multi – faceted business proposition
But what defines you is your love of the little details, which is crucial to us as it's the details that turns a great pub into the best pub!
If you feel you've got the ability to really make a difference in this General Manager role and are excited by the prospect of joining a leading regional brewer and pub retailer then please click ‘Apply’ today!