Assistant Manager - New Opening - Thame

Lounge Underwear Ltd.; Thame; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful restaurant group is seeking an Assistant Manager for a new opening in Thame. The role involves supporting the General Manager in running daily operations, driving sales, and maintaining high service standards. Candidates should have a background in hospitality management with strong communication skills and a passion for customer service. Benefits include overtime pay, staff discounts, and opportunities for personal development within a fast-growing business.

Benefits

Overtime pay

50% off food and drinks

Paid breaks

28 days holiday pro rata

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Company pension scheme

Tips shared among the team

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Qualifications

• Experience as an Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, or Supervisor in hospitality.
• Proven background in bar and restaurant environments.
• Strong knowledge of sales building and recruitment practices.

Responsibilities

• Support the General Manager in daily operations.
• Drive team engagement and sales.
• Manage rotas and ensure high standards.

Skills

Hospitality management

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Talent spotting

Job description

Assistant Manager - New Opening - Thame. This is an exciting opportunity to join our new opening and become part of one of the most successful restaurant groups in the UK. Lounges are pretty special places, and what makes them so special are the brilliant people who run them. As Assistant Manager, you'll be supporting the General Manager to maintain that brilliance across the team, delivering 14 great shifts to make sure that every customer leaves happy. You'll support the day-to-day running of the Lounge from rotas and team engagement to customer feedback. Your standards will be as high as ours, but exactly how you do it will be unique to you. You'll be doing it your way. Brilliant! It's all about the detail. You'll be involved with driving sales, team retention, training, customer service and maintaining high standards. You never settle for second best and you make it your mission for your Lounge to be the place to go for the local community. It's not a job for the faint hearted, but you know you've got this.

Requirements

• Existing Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager or Supervisor with a background in restaurants, bars, caf or coffee shops.
• Experience working in a bar environment with serving freshly made food and drinks preparation.
• Natural talent and passion for hospitality and an amazing people manager with a flair for talent spotting.
• Extremely driven and relentless at overcoming challenges or obstacles.
• Good literacy skills alongside excellent attention to detail to support reporting on KPIs.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build rapport and trust.
• Self-motivator working at pace with limited supervision whilst adhering to pressure and timescales.
• Strong knowledge of best practice in the following areas: sales building, sales and labour forecasts, paperwork and reporting, recruitment and HR and NPS.

The Good Stuff

• Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours!
• Staff food on every shift
• 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all three of our brands - Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside
• Paid breaks
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years service
• The most talked-about staff party in hospitality - Loungefest!
• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our suppliers)
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast growing business
• Achievable bonuses
• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!