Fitness Manager - Putney

The Gym Limited; London Borough of Wandsworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

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Holiday pay

Pension scheme

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Job summary

The Gym Group in Putney is seeking a Fitness Manager to lead our in-gym service and manage a team of fitness trainers. This role offers flexible contract options and emphasizes member engagement, high service standards, and dynamic class scheduling.

You will drive commercial performance while keeping the gym running smoothly. You will report to the General Manager, support onsite admin, and be a keyholder for emergencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in gym or health-club leadership preferred.
• Strong people management and customer service focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead our in-gym service offering to drive member satisfaction.
• Line manage and lead fitness trainers.
• Motivate and model the gym's values for the team.
• Own the group exercise offering by developing the timetable and upskilling staff.
• Drive commercial performance of the gym while maintaining high on-site standards.
• Ensure health & safety policy compliance and complete checks.
• Support GM with rotas, time tracking and security checks.
• Act as keyholder for emergencies.

Job description

Role: Fitness Manager (Flex contracts available)

Reporting to: General Manager

Based: PUTNEY

The Gym Group is simply the best in our industry! Our amazing teams have skills, abilities and can-do attitudes that make this a great place to work! We have strong, embedded values and an easy-going culture which ensures we put our people first. We pride ourselves on being fun, innovative, inclusive and engaging and we are now on the lookout for a Fitness Manager to join our amazing PUTNEY gym. What you need to know about us… The Gym Group is not like your average gym! To our members we’re the lowest cost nationwide 24/7 Gym with over 230 gyms and counting! To our teams we are fun, welcoming, engaging and inclusive. We challenge our limits and push ourselves to impact positive change with our goals and initiatives. We take steps into new areas with a real and authentic purpose - It’s our mission to break down barriers to fitness for all. We’re #1 in our industry when it comes to our values, our culture and our people – check out Glassdoor if you don’t believe us. We offer a fantastic place to work in a great working culture and were recognised as #25 in the Top 50 places to work in the UK in 2022! We may be one of the leading budget gym chains in the UK but there’s nothing budget about our investment into our people. We have retained GOLD in our investors in people award for the last 6 years and silver in wellbeing last year. We’re recognised as a disability confident and inclusive employer which is something we are truly proud of. We have a brilliant team and opportunities for development and growth with support for success. Having recently undertaken some huge projects from a digital point of view and our plans are to keep being innovative, creative and agile in all that we do. That’s what you’re looking for right? So let us tell you more.

What you need to know about the role…

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for our member engagement by leading our in-gym service offering with the goal of driving our member satisfaction scores forward.


• Line management & leadership of our team of fitness trainers.


• Engaging and motivating them to be their best every day.


• Role modelling the gym groups values.


• Take ownership of our Group Exercise offering by developing the class timetable and upskilling the team to deliver.


• Bring a result driven mindset with a keen interest in driving the commercial performance of the gym.


• Make sure high operational standards on site are met through effective management of cleaning and maintenance check procedures. This includes liaising and management of the 3rd party suppliers.


• Ensure there is full compliance to company Health & Safety policies and completion of daily, weekly, and monthly checks.


• Support the GM with onsite admin tasks including rotas, time tracking and security checks.


• Act as a keyholder for the gym in support of the GM, being a point of call-in emergencies.

You can then PT in the gym around your employed hours, managing your own time and business and retain 100% of your earnings with no annual licence fee.

Ideal Candidate

• Have a passion for health, fitness, well-being, and all-round excellence.


• You thrive off leading teams from the front and by example, happy to get stuck in and set the standard for member experience.


• Have an unwavering commitment to understand the expectations of your members.


• Can work within the compliance parameters whilst delivering the highest service levels possible during the day to day running of the gym.


• Have a proven track record of success and are eager to bring that winning attitude to The Gym.


• Are a Level 2 qualified Fitness Instructor or are currently studying for the qualification.

Perks

• Paid contractual benefits such as holiday (Inc Bank Holidays) and company sick pay.


• In-house development opportunities as well as support with your career adventure.


• Company save as you earn share plan.


• Flexibility & freedom – we welcome discussions around working flexibly at the gym.


• Discounts with ‘MY PT Hub’, ‘Fit Pro’, ‘Financial Fitness’ and leading training providers.


• Company pension scheme.


• A fantastic online social communication and engagement platform with access to amazing benefits and discounts.


• Options for season ticket loans.


• Employee Assistant Programme supported by our Wellbeing hub.


• Cashplan Healthcare Scheme.


• A free gym membership for yourself and a friend or family member.

We also want to put it out there that we actively encourage applications from a diverse demographic and we are passionate about your culture and value alignment.

We get that not everyone wants a 9 - 5 and here at The Gym Group we are pretty flexible. Talk to us about your requirements during the process and explore the many options available. We want this to be a match that challenges your limits and works for you as much as for us. When we say We’re With You we really do mean it! Let us just say, we are so pleased that you are checking us out… we know that we are a great place to work but we would love to help you see that. You can really be YOU with us… whatever your career journey – we’re with you.

We’re #1 in our industry when it comes to our values, our culture and our people – check out Glassdoor if you don’t believe us. We offer a fantastic place to work in a great working culture and were recognised as #25 in the Top 50 places to work in the UK in 2022! We may be one of the leading budget gym chains in the UK but there’s nothing budget about our investment into our people. We have retained GOLD in our investors in people award for the last 6 years and were awarded silver in wellbeing last year. We’re also recognised as a disability confident and inclusive employer which is something we are truly proud of. We have been through some great and positive change recently from our shiny new "super G" logo to our exciting digital projects and our plans are to keep being innovative, creative and agile in all that we do and we want to do that sustainably. We hire people with real passion, positivity and enthusiasm who motivate and inspire those around them. Our vision is to have a diverse, high performing, engaged workforce that love what they do! We have a brilliant team and opportunities for development and growth with support for success. We don't want to stand still, we're growing, innovating and adapting, we're with you to reach you career goals too.