Assistant Manager

Little & Large Hospitality Limited; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy neighborhood pub in the United Kingdom seeks a dedicated leader to support the General Manager. Responsibilities include delivering exceptional guest experiences, managing the front of house team, and ensuring smooth operations. Candidates should be experienced in food-led establishments, possess strong leadership and training abilities, and be knowledgeable in wine and beer. Package includes a competitive salary and opportunities for progression within the company.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus tronc

Meals on duty

Uniform provided

Tastings and supplier visits

Training and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven leader in a quality, food led pub or restaurant.
• Calm, commercial and guest obsessed with strong training and recovery skills.
• Confident with various stock and restaurant management systems.

Responsibilities

• Host confidently, pace service, and resolve guest issues.
• Recruit and manage the front of house team, with training using CPL.
• Manage cashing up, stock control, and reservations effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Guest service

Training skills

Commercial awareness

Wine and beer knowledge

Tools

SevenRooms

S4 Labour

Quadranet

Alert65

CPL

Supy

Job description

About us

We are a busy neighbourhood pub with dining room, garden and tipi. Food led, seasonal menus, serious Sunday trade, events and private hires. Little things make the large difference.

The Role

Support the General Manager, lead the floor, deliver standout guest experience, run smooth shifts, grow sales, and uphold standards and compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Guest: Host confidently, pace service, table touches, resolve issues, maintain standards across bar, dining room and garden
• People: Recruit, train and brief the front of house team, manage rotas and development using CPL and S4 Labour
• Operations: Cashing up and tills with Quadranet, allergens and safety with Alert65, stock control and month end with Supy, reservations flow and pacing with SevenRooms
• Rooms and events: Support private hires and supper clubs, activate calendar moments including Summer Taqueria, Brocktoberfest and live music
• Finance: Hit labour, gross profit and stock variance targets and turn weekly numbers into action

You

• Proven leader in a quality, food led pub or restaurant
• Calm, commercial and guest obsessed with strong training and recovery skills
• Confident with SevenRooms, S4 Labour, Quadranet, Alert65, CPL and stock systems
• Wine and beer knowledge

Package & Progression

• Competitive salary plus tronc, meals on duty, uniform top
• Tastings, supplier visits, training and clear progression within Little and Large