Designate Assistant Hotel Manager

Travelodge Hotels Limited; Swindon; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager to lead and inspire hotel teams across the Wiltshire & Gloucestershire area. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive customer satisfaction and team development in a dynamic environment. You will be responsible for ensuring that every guest experience is exceptional, while also managing operations, team performance, and food service standards. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and career progression, this role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced setting and is passionate about delivering quality service. Join a team that values diversity and inclusivity, and make a real impact in the hospitality industry.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 13%

50% discount on rooms and food

Discounts for friends and family

£50 voucher on work anniversary

28 days annual leave

High street retailer discounts

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in customer-facing roles is essential.
• Food & beverage experience is advantageous for Bar Cafe hotels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate hotel teams to deliver outstanding customer service.
• Manage recruitment, training, and development of team members.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety and brand standards.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Food & Beverage Management

Education

Experience in Service Industry

Job description

Job Description

Find where you belong!

Are you looking for a career with excellent opportunities for internal development and career progression? Are you passionate about putting customers at the heart of everything you do and leading a team to deliver an outstanding customer experience at all times? If this resonates with you then our Assistant Hotel Manager role could be the next exciting step in your career.

What’s it all about?

As a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager at Travelodge Swindon West, you would be responsible for leading, coaching and motivating the hotel teams. This is a Roaming position where you will be required to cover the Wiltshire & Gloucestershire area, therefore candidates would need access to their own vehicle.

Your role would also include:

• Working with team members to create personal development plans for their career growth
• Recruiting motivated team members and making sure they have a warm and welcoming induction
• Ensuring food is prepared and presented to brand standard (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Maximising food and beverage sales by cross and upselling (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Reviewing customer feedback to produce targeted action plans for improvement as required
• Making sure rooms and public areas are cleaned using company best practice
• Reporting and overseeing any repairs or maintenance needed
• Additional responsibilities include rota management, banking and health & safety
• Driving awareness and engagement for our Team Members to earn more through our incentive schemes

Why Travelodge?

Travelodge is expanding fast and we now have over 600 hotels across the UK, Spain and Ireland. We pride ourselves in giving all of our customers unbeatable value and a quality experience which is where our Assistant Hotel Managers come in.

We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true self and belong. We work hard to improve the diversity of our teams and celebrate our differences. We care about our colleagues' wellbeing, we do this by ensuring there are plenty of resources available to everyone. This allows our employees to look after their emotional, physical, financial and work wellbeing. We call this 'Better Me'.

Who will this appeal to?

You are friendly, engaging and welcoming by nature and have previously led a team in a service led customer facing industry. Food & beverage experience would be advantageous if applying for a Bar Cafe hotel.

You thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment where you are responsible for delivering the objectives and direction of our operations through your team. To support this, your communication style is straightforward, ensuring Team Members understand the part they play in delivering the bigger picture.

You are also results-focused and enjoy working towards KPIs and scorecard targets to ensure your hotel provides to customers a stay that they can trust!

What are the extra benefits of working for Travelodge?

• £27,000 FTE
• Annual bonus up to 13% by achieving KPI targets
• Flexible and part-time working hours
• 50% discount on rooms plus food and soft drinks
• Discounts for friends and family with thousands of rooms at £19.99
• £50 voucher on each work anniversary
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) plus additional holiday with each year of service (capped after 5 years)
• High street retailer and mobile phone discounts
• Pension scheme totalling 8% (employer contribution 3%)
• To find out what our Managers get up to take a look at our short video: Click here for Video

Does a career as a Designate Assistant Hotel Manager appeal to you? then click ‘apply’ now. We’d love to hear from you.