Assistant Manager

Brunning & Price; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A family of pubs is seeking an ambitious Assistant Manager to join their team in Reading. In this role, you'll oversee daily operations, manage a lively team, and enhance customer experiences. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in hospitality, excellent customer service skills, and a passion for community engagement. The role offers competitive pay plus benefits like free meals and discounts.

Benefits

Paid overtime

Free meals on shift

30% discount for friends and family

NEST pension

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Referral bonus

Flexible pay options

Free 24-hour legal helpline

Counselling services

Health checks and virtual GP appointments

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience as an assistant manager or assistant restaurant manager within a gastro pub, restaurant, bar, hotel or elsewhere in the hospitality sector.
• Ability to welcome and look after customers.
• Experience in managing busy services.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth running of the busy pub.
• Train and lead the bar/waiting team.
• Decide the beers to have on tap and manage events.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Event management

Job description

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Do you love recognition, career progression and team nights out? We’re looking for an ambitious Assistant Manager to join us atRowbarge.Come and be a part of our family!

There’s plenty in it for you:

Your Bread and Butter

• Basic up to £30,000plus tronc (that’s your card tips that are paid into your bank)
• Paid overtime
• Great cash tips

The Extras

• We know you work hard so we feed you well - free meals on shift, choose from the menu!
• 30% discount for you, your friends and family across B&P and our group including Wagamama.
• It’s never too early to start saving for the future with a NEST pension.
• Protection for your family with life assurance.
• Great discounts via Perks on Tapsaving you money on everyday purchases and more.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• £1,000 referral bonus for introducing new Managers or Chefsto the company.
• Wagestream -use flexible pay to choose when to get paid.

Your Wellbeing – it’simportant to us!

• Free 24-hour confidential legal and information helpline for you and your family.
• Bespoke wellbeing support offering free counselling for all crew.
• Access to health checks and virtual GP appointments.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Plenty of social get togethers – it’s not all work and no play.
• Recognition platform with regular thankyous.

We want you to grow with us

• Superb internal and external development programmes to support your progress.
• Earn while you learn - we partner with national training provider HIT to support our work-based level 3 and 4 apprentices.
• WSET level 2 and cellar management courses.
• We encourage movement between our pubs so you can have a long-term career with B&P.

About you...

As Assistant Manager you'll be at the heart of our management team helping to ensure the smooth running of our busy pub. You'll be welcoming and looking after customers, helping to train and lead our lovely bar/waiting team, managing busy services and running special events. You'll also be involved in deciding what beers to have on tap, which gins and wines we serve and what events to run.

About Brunning and Price...

• A family of 79 pubs and still growing!
• A company with heart, where individuality, personality and diversity are encouraged.
• A company committed to reducing our carbon footprint, working sustainably and supporting our local communities.
• @brunningandpricecareers #bandplife

If you have experience as an assistant manager or assistant restaurant manager within a gastro pub, restaurant, bar, hotel or elsewhere in the hospitality sector then make your next career move with Brunning and Price. Apply now!