General Manager

JD Gyms; Colchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Discount On JD Group

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

JD Gyms is expanding across the UK and seeks an inspirational leader to develop a new gym's standards, grow membership, and nurture a high-performance team. The role requires commercial flair and the energy to drive and develop the business while upholding JD Gyms values.

The successful candidate will recruit and manage a team of Fitness Coaches and General Assistants, achieve sales and membership targets, maximise ancillary revenue, and maintain the highest cleanliness and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Proven and successful track record of management within a leisure related industry.
• Passionate about customer service and inspirational leadership.
• Proven ability to drive sales and coordinate local marketing, plus recruiting and managing a team.
• Experience as a General Manager or Fitness Manager in a leisure facility is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to Health and Safety Employee Policy and Company Procedures Handbook.
• Maintain JD Gyms Brand Standard and conduct safety checks daily, weekly and monthly.
• Recruit and manage Fitness Coaches and General Assistants to ensure daily operations.
• Lead regular team meetings, drive sales and membership targets, and maximise secondary spending.
• Ensure cleanliness standards across the facility and manage in-house cleaners.
• Oversee weekly banking to minimise wastage and maximise profit, enforce uniform standards.
• Deliver outstanding member service and embody the JD Gyms ambassador role.

Skills

People leadership

Sales-driven

Team development

Customer service

Job description

Want to work for JD Gyms? Of course you do! We are an exciting, award winning gym chain that is quickly expanding across the UK and taking the sector by storm. We invest in fitting out our clubs to create top quality, stylish environments for our members. Excellent class timetables and robust on the ground teams are a key part in delivering our outstanding fitness offering, so we are always on the lookout for fresh talent.

Role overview

This role requires an inspirational leader with proven flair and commercial ability, as well as the skill, energy and determination to drive and develop the business. We're looking for a manager with the experience of developing the standards and reputation of this new gym whilst nurturing a growing membership base and team.

Responsibilities

Ensure that all policies and procedures in both the Health and Safety Employee Policy and Company Procedures Handbook are adhered to. Responsible for adhering to and maintaining the JD Gyms Brand Standard. Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly safety checks. Report and chase all defects, to ensure the building and its equipment is safe to use. Recruit and manage a team of employed Fitness Coaches and General Assistants to ensure the club is operational cover to ensure daily expectations are delivered. Hold regular team meetings to aid development and keep everyone updated. To work towards and aim to achieve all sales and membership targets that are set. To drive and maximise secondary spending revenue. To ensure the whole of the gym facility is of the highest standard of cleanliness. Ensure the in-house cleaners (General Assistant) are cleaning to the highest standard. To manage the weekly banking process so that wastage and variance is minimal, maximising profit. To ensure uniform standards are being adhered to by all team members and yourself. To always deliver outstanding member service. To help create an environment where the team enjoy themselves whilst at work. To always be an ambassador of JD Gyms.

Skills and Experience

Must have a proven and successful track record of management experience within a leisure related industry. Must be passionate about customer service and be an inspirational leader in the way they manage. Must have a proven track record in driving sales and co-ordinating local marketing activity as well as of recruiting and managing a successful team. Ideally will have experience as a General Manager overseeing all business areas within a leisure facility or have substantial experience as a Fitness Manager or other similar operational function.

• staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation
• personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

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