Assistant Manager

Hollywood Bowl; Reading; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment employer in Reading is seeking an Assistant Manager to lead a dynamic team and enhance the customer experience. The role involves overseeing operations, coaching staff, and ensuring high service standards. Ideal candidates will have management experience, a passion for customer service, and the ability to inspire teams. This position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Additional £1 per hour bonus

40-hour contract with extra shift pay

50% off food when working

28 days holiday plus additional days

Access to in-house training programs

Free games vouchers monthly

Support programme for team members

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Management experience in leisure, hospitality, or retail industry.
• Ability to inspire and develop large teams.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor the team to ensure high standards.
• Support the General Manager in achieving centre goals.
• Guarantee best standards and service in a fun environment.

Skills

Management experience

Passion for customer service

Inspiring and developing teams

Willingness to work nights and weekends

Job description

Why join us?

Are you ahighly motivated, engaging manager?

Are you looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further?

Are you looking for a business that is financially stable and has very exciting growth plans?

If so, then look no further!

• The opportunity to earn an extra £1 per hour, paid to you every month, as part of our monthly bonus scheme
• The opportunity to earn a centre outperformance bonus
• A 40-hour contract, plus additional pay for any extra shifts you work
• 50% off food when you are working
• Optional pension plan
• 28 days holiday & additional days holiday with length of service
• Access to our in-house Centre Manager in Training programme and apprenticeships
• Free games vouchers every month
• 30% discount off food and drink for you and up to five friends
• Access to our Team Member Support Programme which includes counselling support, life coaching, computerised cognitive behaviour therapy and Mental Health First Aiders.
• The opportunity to join our healthcare cash plan
• Financial long service awards
• A £15 donation to our dedicated charity partner when you complete your induction
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave benefits

The What...

Whenjoining Hollywood Bowl Group as an Assistant Manager, you will receivea thorough induction, toset you up for success andmake sure you are fullytrained across all areas of the busy centre,including the lanes, the bar and diner, and the amusements area.

Within our fast-paced, dynamic world, you will be at the very centre of the Hollywood Bowl experience,to support the effective operation of the business,injecting fun andpositivityinto the team and enhancing the customer journey.

The role is varied and exciting; your responsibilities will range from coaching and mentoring the team, andrunning an exceptional operation, front-of-house, tosupporting the General Manager back-of-house indelivering on centre goals and financial targets.You will be responsible for guaranteeing that your centre has the best standards and service in the industry toensure the centre is a safe and fun environment for our customers.

To be successful you will have:

• Management experience, ideally within the leisure, hospitality, or retail industry
• A passion for customer service
• Evidence of inspiring and developing large teams
• A willingness to work nights and weekends
• Desire for success

The Who...

Hollywood Bowl Group has a passion for bringing families and friends together for affordable fun and healthy competition. Following our listing on the main stock market in 2016 we became Hollywood Bowl Group, seeking out the perfect locations for our bowling and golf centres nationwide. We formed our customer proposition, built on real feedback, and went from strength to strength with our in-centre game technology and online scoring systems. Now with over 75 centres across the UK and 15 centres in Canada, operating under the Hollywood Bowl, Putt & Play and Splitsville brands, we’re proud to be ambitious market leaders in experiential family entertainment. We continue to expand our estate and look for profitable opportunities to grow, with an average of three new sites opening each year.

At Hollywood Bowl Group, we value diversity and inclusion, and we’re committed to creating a working environment that promotes equal opportunities. Individual differences and the contributions of all employees are recognised and valued and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company.