Assistant Hotel Manager

Travelodge Hotels Limited; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 13%

50% discount on rooms plus food and  d

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme (employer contributions

Discounts for friends and family

Video overview of Managers' duties

Job summary

Travelodge Chesterfield Town Centre is seeking an Assistant Hotel Manager on a full-time basis. You will lead, coach and motivate hotel teams to deliver exceptional guest service and a welcoming, efficient operation.

Responsibilities include developing personal development plans, recruiting and onboarding, maintaining brand standards in food and beverage where applicable, managing rosters, health and safety, and driving KPIs to improve guest satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and motivate hotel teams to deliver service excellence.
• Create personal development plans with team members.
• Recruit, induct and onboard new staff.
• Ensure food is prepared and presented to brand standards where applicable.
• Upsell and maximise food & beverage sales where applicable.
• Review customer feedback and implement improvement plans.
• Oversee room and public area cleaning to Travelodge standards.
• Report and oversee repairs or maintenance; manage rostas, banking and health & safety.
• Promote incentive schemes to boost engagement and performance.

Job description

Job Description

Find where you belong!

What’s it all about?

As an AssistantHotel Manager at Travelodge Chesterfield Town Centre on a Full Time basis, you would be responsible for leading, coaching and motivating the hotel teams.

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?

• £29,000
• Annual bonus up to 13% by achieving KPI targets
• 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%)
• To find out what our Managers get up to take a look at our short video: Click here for Video