Assistant Manager

Severn Gorge (9251); Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-respected pub company in Shrewsbury seeks an Assistant Manager passionate about leading a pub team and contributing to the community. In this role, you'll support the General Manager, motivate your team, and ensure exceptional guest experiences. The company offers extensive benefits, including a performance-related bonus and a reliable hours contract, along with opportunities for professional development. Join a friendly and diverse team focused on making memorable moments for guests.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

30% off at all pubs, restaurants, and hotels

Flexible part-time hours

Access to innovative training platform

Support from Licensed Trade Charity

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar Assistant/Deputy Manager role.
• Ability to support a General Manager in achieving business goals.
• Strong interpersonal skills to motivate and lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Support the GM in achieving financial and business KPI’s.
• Lead and motivate the pub team on every shift.
• Accountable for the pub’s operation while managing.

Skills

Team leadership

Motivation and inspiration

Customer service

Job description

We’re on the lookout for a new Assistant Manager to join our team!

Be there for the ordinary, and the extra ordinary moments. Pride yourself in leading and motivating a pub team that contributes to local communities – creating endless moments of joy.

As an Assistant Manager you’ll

Be part of the pub management team, stepping up when the General Manager isn’t around. With a passion for leading and motivating others, you’ll lead from the front to create memorable experiences that gets our guests coming back for more.

• Support the GM in achieving financial and business KPI’s
• Inspire and motivate your pub team on every shift
• Be passionate about doing the right thing for your team and guests
• Be accountable for the successful operation of the pub when deputising for the GM
• Bring previous experience in a like-for-like Assistant/ Deputy Manager role in a similar/ branded environment

What comes next is up to you:If you have the determination to drive your development, our Aspire programme will support you to progress into a General Manager role - running your own pub team!

What you get from us

You’ll be joining an award‑winning local pub company that puts people first, lives by people‑led values, and offers real opportunities to advance your career - with genuine benefits that include:

• A performance related bonus
• 30% off at all our pubs, restaurants, and hotels
• A reliable hours contract, to give you the security you deserve
• Flexible and part time hours available to work around your family or higher education
• Exciting range of high street, online discounts and cashback offers
• Scope to build your career and progress through our Management Development training - including access to our award winning, innovative app‑based training platform
• A friendly and lively environment, working alongside passionate and diverse teammates
• Access to Licensed Trade Charity for financial, mental, and emotional wellbeing support

Come as you are. Personality counts for more than anything else here. We’ll accept you and celebrate you for being you. We can’t wait to see what we can make happen together. Marston’s could be the making of you.

Marston’s. Where people make pubs.