Assistant Hotel Manager

Travelodge Group; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 13%

50% room discount (and F&B)

28 days annual leave

Pension 8% employer contribution

Staff discounts for friends/family

Job summary

Travelodge is seeking a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager to lead hotel teams across the Essex area, including Harwich, Southend-On-Sea and Harlow. You will coach staff, recruit new team members and ensure brand standards for food and service are met.

This roaming role demands strong leadership, customer focus and the ability to drive KPIs while supporting a fast-paced hospitality operation. Travelodge offers robust benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a service‑driven team
• Strong customer service orientation
• Ability to develop and coach team members

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and motivate hotel teams to deliver outstanding customer experiences
• Create personal development plans for career growth of team members
• Recruit and induct new staff with warm, welcoming onboarding
• Ensure food is prepared and presented to brand standard (Bar Cafe hotels) and upsell to maximise revenue
• Review customer feedback and implement targeted action plans for improvement
• Maintain cleanliness and compliance of rooms and public areas
• Oversee repairs, maintenance and reporting
• Manage rosters, banking and health & safety responsibilities
• Drive team engagement to perform and earn incentive rewards

Job description

Find where you belong!

Are you looking for a career with excellent opportunities for internal development and career progression? Are you passionate about putting customers at the heart of everything you do and leading a team to deliver an outstanding customer experience at all times? If this resonates with you then our Assistant Hotel Manager role could be the next exciting step in your career.

What’s it all about?

As a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager within the Essexarea at Travelodge, you would be responsible for leading, coaching and motivating the hotel teams. This is a Roaming position where you will be required to cover the following areas: Harwich, Southend-On-Sea, Harlow etc.

Your role would also include:

• Working with team members to create personal development plans for their career growth
• Recruiting motivated team members and making sure they have a warm and welcoming induction
• Ensuring food is prepared and presented to brand standard (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Maximising food and beverage sales by cross and upselling (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Reviewing customer feedback to produce targeted action plans for improvement as required
• Making sure rooms and public areas are cleaned using company best practice
• Reporting and overseeing any repairs or maintenance needed
• Additional responsibilities include rota management, banking and health & safety
• driving awareness and engagement for our Team Members to earn more through our incentive schemes

Why Travelodge?

Travelodge is expanding fast and we now have over 600 hotels across the UK, Spain and Ireland. We pride ourselves in giving all of our customers unbeatable value and a quality experience which is where our Assistant Hotel Managers come in.

We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true self and belong. We work hard to improve the diversity of our teams and celebrate our differences. We care about our colleagues wellbeing, we do this by ensuring there are plenty of resources available to everyone. This allows our employees to look after their emotional, physical, financial and work wellbeing. We call this "Better Me".

Who will this appeal to?

You are friendly, engaging and welcoming by nature and have previously led a team in a service led customer facing industry. Food & beverage experience would be advantageous if applying for a Bar Cafe hotel.

You thrive in a fast paced and evolving environment where you are responsible for delivering the objectives and direction of our operations through your team. To support this, your communication style is straightforward, ensuring Team Members understand the part they play in delivering the bigger picture.

You are also results focused and enjoy working towards KPIs and scorecard targets to ensure your hotel provides to customers a stay that they can trust!

What are the extra benefits of working for Travelodge?

• £30,000 (Full Time Equivalent)
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus of up to 13% by achieving KPI targets with further quarterly F&B bonus potential
• Flexible and part time working hours
• 50% discount on rooms plus food and soft drinks
• Discounts for friends and family with thousands of rooms at £19.99
• £50 voucher on each work anniversary
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) plus additional holiday with each year of service (capped after 5 years)
• High street retailer and mobile phone discounts
• Pension scheme totalling 8% (employer contribution 3%)

Does a career as a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager appeal to you? We’d love to hear from you.