General Manager

Merlin; Chalfont St Giles; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Discount in Young's pubs

Discount on overnight stays

Share Save Scheme

Career Pathway & Training

Job summary

Young's seeks a dynamic General Manager for a village pub in Chalfont St Giles. You will lead a food-focused operation with a strong community presence, shaping the menu, events, and guest experience while driving growth.

The role offers substantial earning potential with a base up to £55k and a bonus of up to 100%. You’ll recruit, train, and empower your team, ensuring top-quality service and a thriving hospitality business.

Qualifications

• Experience running a fresh food business is essential.
• Strong people management and customer service focus.
• Ability to lead a pub through growth with autonomous decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead pub operations and dining experience.
• Recruit and develop the team, manage marketing and events.
• Drive sales and deliver excellent guest service.

Job description

General Manager - Up to 55k plus up to 100% bonus

We're on the hunt for a community-driven pub manager for this wonderful village pub in Chalfont St. Giles! We’re looking for a General Manager for this thriving pub with a solid foundation and a growing reputation. This gorgeous pub sits at the heart of Chalfont St. Giles on the village green and boasts a beautiful back garden for al-fresco drinks and nibbles. The pub is well known for its fantastic food offer – so experience managing a fresh food business is essential. The ideal candidate is a true people person - If you love being at the heart of the community and the face of a business and have a passion for great pubs, this could be the perfect pub for you. Plenty of opportunity to grow the business and put your unique stamp on this gorgeous pub.

Running a Pub for Young's:

We believe pubs should be differentiated and individual and so we are looking for entrepreneurial General Managers to put their own stamp on our businesses. We're all about freedom within a framework - you decide what goes on the food menu - and that doesn't mean picking from a bank of recipes! You tailor your offer to your guests and grow the business in line with your business vision! You decide what events and sales driving to do, what the team uniform is, and look after all your own recruitment and marketing. If you are a people-focused Pub General Manager with fresh food experience, then we want to hear from you.

What We Offer Our General Managers:

• Huge annual bonus potential - up to 100% of your salary!
• Private Health Insurance
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• 20% discount in all Young's pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• Access to our Share Save Scheme
• Access to our Career Pathway and Training and Development Courses

What we look for in a General Manager:

We are looking for a creative & entrepreneurial General Manager to join and lead our team in our stylish, food focused pub. As the successful General Manager, you will embrace the autonomy given to run your business and offer unique ideas to drive your team to success. You will have a genuine passion for exceptional customer service and a pro-active approach to team management. You will recruit & develop your team to ensure they have the knowledge needed to delight our customers. You will also be someone who is committed to their career in hospitality and we can offer ongoing development to support you as you grow and succeed with us.

Thanks for your interest in working with Youngs.

“We believe in developing our people to delight our customers”