Co-General Manager

Almond Family Pubs; Stockport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent bonus & tips

50% food discount for you and three co

Social events and incentives

Job summary

Almond Family Pubs is seeking a Co-General Manager for Puss in Boots, Stockport. You will join the senior management team to lead a high-volume, fresh-food pub and shape its next chapter.

Work closely with the Co-GM and leadership team to drive guest experience, staff development and commercial performance across front and back of house.

Qualifications

• Significant management experience within a busy, high-volume pub/restaurant or fresh-food hospitality operation.
• Experience leading large and varied teams across front and back of house.
• Strong operational and commercial awareness with ability to drive standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the pub management and wider team across a high-volume operation.
• Set clear expectations and hold staff accountable for delivering them.
• Tackle performance, conduct and standards issues confidently and consistently.
• Build professional relationships with FOH and kitchen colleagues.
• Drive guest experience to consistently high standards.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training and development.
• Take ownership of labour, stock, cash, compliance and processes.
• Use systems and commercial information to inform decisions.
• Create structure, communication and consistency across a large team.
• Collaborate with Co-GM and leadership team to improve the business.

Skills

Hospitality leadership

Team leadership

Operational awareness

Commercial awareness

People development

Calm under pressure

Communication

Recruitment & onboarding

Performance management

Job description

Co-General Manager – Puss in Boots, Stockport

Experienced hospitality leader looking for a substantial operation where you can really make an impact?

We're looking for an experienced General Manager to join the senior management team at Puss in Boots, one of Almond Family Pubs' largest and busiest venues.

This isn't a role for someone looking to simply manage shifts.

Puss in Boots is a high-volume, fresh-food pub with a large team and a fast-paced operation. You'll work alongside an established General Manager, taking joint responsibility for the leadership, standards, people and commercial performance of the pub.

We're specifically looking for someone who brings strong operational leadership, structure and accountability and who is comfortable leading experienced teams across both front and back of house.

What you'll be doing

You’ll take a senior leadership role across the whole pub, including:

• Leading and developing the management and wider pub team
• Setting clear expectations and holding people accountable for delivering them
• Tackling performance, conduct and standards issues confidently and consistently
• Building strong, professional relationships with both FOH and kitchen teams
• Driving consistently high standards of guest experience
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, training and development
• Taking ownership of labour, stock, cash, compliance and operational processes
• Using systems and commercial information to make good operational decisions
• Creating structure, consistency and clear communication across a large team
• Working closely with your Co-GM and the wider Almond Family Pubs leadership team to continually improve the business

Who we're looking for

We're looking for an experienced hospitality leader with presence, resilience and credibility.

You’ll ideally have:

• Significant management experience within a busy, high-volume pub, restaurant or fresh-food hospitality operation
• Experience leading large and varied teams
• Strong operational and commercial awareness
• Confidence working closely with and challenging senior kitchen teams
• A track record of handling difficult conversations and addressing poor performance
• Excellent organisational skills and strong follow-through
• The ability to remain calm, clear and decisive under pressure
• High standards and the confidence to challenge when they're not being met
• A genuine interest in developing managers and building strong teams

You don't need to be the loudest person in the room. But you do need to be comfortable leading it.

Why Almond Family Pubs?

We're an independent, family-owned group of five successful pubs around Stockport and Greater Manchester.

We're big enough to offer proper development, investment, and career opportunities, but small enough that our senior managers work directly with our directors and have genuine influence over their businesses.

We offer excellent bonus & tips, 50% food discount for you and three others across our pubs, food and drinks whilst on shift, social events and incentives, and ongoing training and development.

Most importantly, this is an opportunity to take a leading role in a successful, established pub and help shape its next chapter.

If you're an experienced GM, Deputy GM or senior hospitality operator who enjoys leading people, raising standards and taking genuine ownership of a business, we'd love to hear from you.