Assistant Manager

Lodge at Solent; Fareham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality venue is seeking an Assistant Deputy Manager to support daily operations during maternity leave. This hands-on role involves managing staff, ensuring smooth service, and requires experience in a fast-paced food environment. The position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, aimed at fostering career development.

Benefits

Wagestream - access to wages as you earn

28 days annual leave (rising to 33 after 5 years)

Health cash plan

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Apprenticeships available

Life assurance

Bespoke training programmes

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy food-led operation.
• Comfortable with hands-on service involvement.
• Flexible availability due to business hours.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff levels and rotas to meet payroll budgets.
• Serve food, handle room reservations, and check guests in/out.
• Act as the point of contact for management issues.

Skills

Management experience

Team development

Customer service

Flexibility

Job description

Are you looking for the next step in your F&B career?

We are searching for an Assistant Deputy Manager who can support the Manager in our busy Parsons Collar Pub and Lodge to cover maternity leave.

Your day to day;

• Taking control of rotas
• Managing staff levels to meet payroll budgets
• Managing and developing the skills of your team
• Being the point of call for any management issues
• Serving food, taking room reservations and looking after guests.
• Checking guests in or out for the Lodge

Who are we looking for?

You will need to be proactive andensure the smooth running of the day to day operations of the business.

The Assistant Manager is a hands-on role so you will need to be comfortable with rolling up your sleeves and getting involved with service.

We need someone with previous experience of working within a busy, food-led operation – exposure to supervisory or management duties is required.

Our business is open all day every day so you will need to be flexible with the times you can work.

This is a maternity cover role, starting from May 2025 for up to 12 months.

In return, we are offering a rewarding role with scope for career progression along with;

• A competitive salary, negotiable dependent on experience
• Wagestream - the ability to access up to 40% of your wages as you earn them each week
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years)
• Health cash plan
• Generous employee discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Apprenticeships available
• Life assurance
• Bespoke training programmes accessible to all
• An engaging & supportive work environment