General Manager

Hollywood Bowl; Belfast City; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus 15%

EV scheme

50% food discount during shifts

Pension plan

Additional holiday with service

Training and development

Monthly games vouchers

Food & drink discount for friends and家

Team support programme

Healthcare cash plan

Long service awards

Charity donation on induction

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Hollywood Bowl Group is seeking a General Manager to run one of our busy bowling and entertainment centres in the UK. You will shape the business by driving performance across the four revenue streams—bar, diner, amusements and bowling—and be fully accountable for delivering budgets and KPIs.

You will lead and develop the team, foster a safe and exciting customer environment, and contribute to the company’s growth plans. This role requires nights and weekends as part of a dynamic operation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on General Manager experience in leisure, hospitality or retail.
• Experience managing a budget of at least £1m.
• Strong leadership and people development skills.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends, adaptable to fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Run one busy Hollywood Bowl centre, creating a safe, fun and vibrant environment.
• Drive financial and commercial performance across bar, diner, amusements and bowling.
• Lead, coach and motivate the team to deliver outstanding service and results.

Skills

General Manager experience

Budget management £1m+

People leadership

Willingness to work nights weekends

Job description

Are you a motivational General Managerlooking for ahighly autonomousrole, with the power to really shape and influence the business?

Are you looking for an employer that will heavily invest in you, and provide copious opportunities todevelop your careerfurther?

Are you looking for a business that is financially stable and has very exciting growth plans?

If so, then look no further!

The Why...

• Performance bonus: 15% of annual base pay, paid quarterly
• Access to our Electric Vehicle scheme
• 50% off food when you are working
• Optional pension plan
• Earn additional days holiday with length of service up to five days
• Ongoing training and development
• Free games vouchers every month
• 30% discount off food and drink for you and up to five friends
• Access to our Team Member Support Programme which includes counselling support, life coaching, computerised cognitive behaviour therapy and Mental Health First Aiders.
• Opportunity to join our healthcare cash plan
• Financial long service awards
• A £15 donation to our dedicated charity partnerwhen you complete your induction
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave benefits

The What...

As a General Manager for Hollywood Bowl Group,you will be responsible for running one of our busy centres. You will create a safe, fun, and vibrant environment for your team and customers.

You will enjoy the freedom to make a real impact driving the financial and commercial performance of your business, across all four revenue streams; the bar, diner, amusements and bowling. You will be fully accountable for delivering all areas of your budget and KPIs, driving the profit performance of your centre and have the opportunity to share in the success.

Within our fast-paced, dynamic world, General Managers coach, lead, motivate and inspire team to deliver outstanding service that delights our customers and keeps them coming back for more.

To be successful, you should have:

• Experience as a hands-on General Manager ideally within the leisure, hospitality, or retail industry
• Experience managing a budget size of at least £1m
• A relentless approach to delivering the best operational standards in the industry
• Evidence of optimising sales and performance of a business unitA passion for people, with evidence of coaching, developing, and progressing your teamAn empathetic and compassionate approachResilience, flexibility, and adaptability, to fit in with our fast-paced environmentWillingness to work nights and weekends

The Who...

Hollywood Bowl Group has a passion for bringing families and friends together for affordable fun and healthy competition.Following our listing on the main stock market in 2016 we became Hollywood Bowl Group, seeking out the perfect locations for our bowling and golf centres nationwide. We formed our customer proposition, built on real feedback, and went from strength to strength with our in-centre game technology and online scoring systems.Now with over 75 centres across the UK and 15 centres in Canada, operating under the Hollywood Bowl, Putt & Playand Splitsville brands, we’re proud to be ambitious market leaders in experiential family entertainment.We continue to expand our estate and look for profitable opportunities to grow, with an average of three new sites opening each year.

At Hollywood Bowl Group, we value diversity and inclusion, and we’re committed to creating a working environment that promotes equal opportunities. Individual differences and the contributions of all employees are recognised and valued and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company.