General Manager

Marston's PLC; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK pub chain is seeking a General Manager for The Lost & Found in Sheffield. This role offers a salary of up to £48,000 with a performance-related bonus. The successful candidate will thrive in a lively environment and must possess bar and restaurant management experience along with strong leadership abilities. The company values employees and offers additional benefits including discounts, private healthcare, and extensive training programs, ensuring a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Additional earnings potential through bonuses

Discount access at major retailers

Pension plan

Private healthcare

Award-winning training and development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in bar and restaurant management with a passion for customer satisfaction.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
• Capability to grow local business ties and engage with the community.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to meet business targets and ensure exceptional service.
• Implement strategies to improve customer experience and increase sales.
• Foster a positive atmosphere and support team development.

Skills

Bar and restaurant experience

Leadership

Customer service

Community engagement

Job description

The Lost & Found Sheffield situated on Ecclesall road which is a fairly affluent area and is a busy area of local shops, restaurants and bars. Inspired by the splendour of nature, it offers a secret wild garden hideaway in the heart of the city. Where the enchantment of years gone by meets the eternal delight of botany, enjoy characterful cocktails and classic dishes beneath the charming canopy of flora and fauna. The bar has a secret room with its own private bar (holding up to 40), a boardroom that can hold 20/30 and beautiful garden that has 100 covers. We are looking for somebody with bars & restaurant experience who can also grow ties with the local businesses and communities. The pub is currently taking approximately £20,000 per week (can increase to £35,000 during summer) on a 60/40 food lead split. Please Note - there is no live in accommodation at this site. Have you got what it takes? It's true, being a Manager is demanding but the people make it much more than just a job. Brimming with energy and ideas, you'll add touches of your personality to your bar and think of new ways to delight and excite your customers. You'll thrive off growing your business and have a 'lead from the front' mentality and passion for nurturing your team.

We're looking for a General Manager for the The Lost & Found, Sheffield. Salary up to £48,000 plus bonus and a generous benefits package. Marston's is one of the UK's largest and most beloved pub chains and today, we operate more than 1,300 pubs, bars and hotels. Now, we are on the lookout for a great General Manager to take charge at the Lost & Found Sheffield and lead the team to success!

What you get

At Marston's we're one big family. We put our people first, which is why we offer real benefits including:

• Additional earnings potential through bonus and incentive schemes
• Marston's Cheers Platform, giving you access to discount at major retailers
• Access to a pension plan
• Private healthcare
• Award winning training and development, The benefits

Wellbeing

As a responsible employer, we offer professional wellbeing support to our pub and pub support centre teams including support from the Licenced Trade Charity.

Accommodation

The majority of our pub General Manager roles include optional on-site accommodation.

Award winning

Named as one of the UK's Top 100 employers and #1 in the pub sector for 2025, in the Financial Times UK's Best Employers list.

Bonus

Our pub management, operations and sales roles offer performance related bonus schemes. For our support centre teams, we offer a discretionary company bonus scheme.

Competitive salaries

Opportunity to earn a great wage whilst having fun at work.

Long service

We reward loyalty with awards for key anniversary milestones.

Food and drink

Our privilege card gives our people 30% discount off food and drink in our pubs. As well as access to our £4.50 refuel at work meal deal whilst on shift.

Pension scheme

All our salaried roles offer membership to a company contributory pension scheme. Hourly paid roles offer auto enrolment schemes.

Private healthcare

Some of our roles offer access to a private healthcare scheme.

High street discount

An exciting range of high street, online discounts and cash back offers are available for all.

Employee discount

All of our employees receive a 30% discount on Marston's food and hotel stays.

Training and development

We're passionate about growing our own talent through an extensive apprenticeship offer, dedicated L&D teams, and award winning e-learning platforms.