Assistant Manager

Peach Pubs; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% discount on food and drink across

Career progression across our pub集团

In-house and external learning

Job summary

Peach Pubs is seeking an Assistant Manager to lead a pub team, deliver warm guest experiences and support the General Manager in daily operations. You will manage shifts, coach staff, and ensure safety and standards while upholding Peach values.

This role offers hands-on leadership, comprehensive training and clear career progression across our growing pub group, with a focus on hospitality excellence, community engagement and making life peachy for guests and teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality supervisory roles such as Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager or similar.
• Proven ability to coach, support and develop front-of-house teams.
• Strong focus on guest experience, service standards and team performance.

Responsibilities

• Support General Manager with day-to-day pub operations.
• Lead, motivate and develop the front-of-house team.
• Deliver warm, memorable guest experiences and high service standards.
• Run successful shifts across bar, eatery and events service.
• Help manage sales, labour, stock and compliance.
• Create a positive, inclusive and organised working environment.
• Live Peach values and contribute to making Life Peachy daily.

Skills

People management

Customer service

Hospitality operations

Food & beverage knowledge

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Assistant Manager — Peach Pubs

Assistant Manager Role with Peach Pubs

Are you an experienced Assistant Manager, Restaurant Supervisor or Pub Supervisor looking for your next hospitality management role? Join Peach Pubs and build a rewarding career with an award-winning gastro pub company that puts people, progression and great hospitality first.

We’re looking for a confident, enthusiastic and people-focused Assistant Manager to help lead one of our fantastic pub teams. You’ll support the General Manager, inspire the front of house team, deliver memorable guest experiences and help run a successful, welcoming pub at the heart of its local community.

This is more than a pub management job. It’s a chance to grow with a values-led hospitality business that invests in training, celebrates individuality, serves the good stuff and gives you the freedom to make a real difference for your team, guests, suppliers, community and the planet.

Why Join Peach Pubs?

At Peach Pubs, we create welcoming, characterful gastro pubs where guests love to spend time and teams love coming to work. Great hospitality starts with great people, so we focus on creating an inclusive, supportive and ambitious environment where you can learn, lead and thrive.

As Assistant Manager, you’ll be a key member of the pub leadership team, helping to deliver brilliant service, coach talented people, manage busy shifts and support commercial success.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting the General Manager with the day-to-day running of the gastro pub
• Leading, motivating and developing the front of house team
• Delivering warm, memorable guest experiences and high service standards
• Running successful shifts across bar, eatery and events service
• Helping to manage sales, labour, stock, standards, compliance and team performance
• Creating a positive, inclusive and organised working environment
• Living The Peach values and helping to Make Life Peachy every day

What We’re Looking For

We’d love to hear from you if you have experience as an Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Restaurant Manager, Bar Manager, Pub Supervisor, Floor Manager or hospitality team leader — or if you’re ready to step up into your first management role.

You’ll be a great fit if you are:

• Passionate about hospitality, pubs, food, drink and memorable guest experiences
• A natural people person who enjoys coaching, supporting and developing others
• Positive, kind, approachable and confident leading a team
• Organised, hands-on and calm during busy services
• Commercially aware, with an interest in sales, standards and business performance
• Looking for long-term career progression in hospitality management

Assistant Manager Benefits

• Competitive Hourly Rate plus access to our fantastic tronc scheme through Tip Jar.
• 25% discount on food and drink across all Peach Pubs
• Career progression opportunities across our growing pub group
• In-house and external learning opportunities to help you reach your potential
• Inspiration days across the UK
• Talent Finder bonus for introducing great people to Peach
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Access to accredited Mental Health First Aiders
• Long service recognition
• Flexible rota planning focused on a healthy work-life balance
• 80% of our full-time teams already work fewer than 48 hours a week, and we’re committed to reducing this further

A Peachy Place to Work, Learn and Grow

• Work in a supportive, values-led pub company where people genuinely matter
• Be part of a warm, welcoming team with a strong sense of hospitality and community
• Grow your leadership skills with training, coaching and real progression opportunities
• Help create a pub experience that guests remember and teams feel proud of

The Bigger Peach

We’re passionate about more than just great pubs. From supporting local charities and communities to reducing our environmental impact, we’re committed to making a positive difference.

Our team members are encouraged to get involved in fundraising, sustainability initiatives and community projects that help make life peachy for everyone.

"I love working for Peach because it is the Best Pub Group on the Planet!"

Joe, Assistant Manager, The Duke of Wellington

If you’re looking for an Assistant Manager or hospitality management job where you can grow, belong and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Join Peach Pubs and help us Make Life Peachy for our teams, guests, suppliers, communities and the planet.