General Manager

Peach Pubs; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

25% discount on food and drink across,

Career progression opportunities

In-house and external training

Mental Health First Aiders

Flexible rota planning

Job summary

Peach Pubs is seeking a confident and commercially focused General Manager to lead a gastro pub and drive hospitality excellence at the heart of the local community. You will own the pub’s culture, standards and guest experience while delivering strong commercial results.

This role rewards leadership, training and progression within a values-led hospitality business. You’ll be responsible for the full pub operation, shaping a brilliant team culture, coaching managers, and delivering warm,

Qualifications

• Experience leading a hospitality operation (pub/restaurant) with a track record of driving guest experience and sales growth.
• Strong leadership with ability to coach managers and teams across shifts.
• Proven ability to manageP&L, budgets, labour and standards in a busy gastro pub environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day pub operations and long-term performance.
• Drive sales, guest experience and profitability while maintaining high standards.
• Lead, coach and develop pub managers and teams for consistency and progression.
• Plan local marketing, events and promotions to engage the community.
• Manage budgets, rosters, stock and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Job description

General Manager — Peach Pubs

General Manager Role with Peach Pubs

Are you an experienced General Manager, Pub Manager, Restaurant General Manager, Hospitality General Manager or senior multi-skilled hospitality leader looking for your next challenge? Join Peach Pubs and lead a fantastic gastro pub with an award-winning company that puts people, progression and great hospitality first.

We’re looking for a confident, inspiring and commercially focused General Manager to take overall responsibility for one of our fantastic pub teams. You’ll lead the whole pub, set the standard for hospitality, develop your managers and team, drive sales and profit, and create a successful, welcoming pub at the heart of its local community.

This is more than a pub management job. It’s a chance to run your own pub with the support of a values-led hospitality business that invests in training, celebrates individuality, serves the good stuff and gives you the freedom to make a real difference for your team, guests, suppliers, community and the planet.

Why Join Peach Pubs?

At Peach Pubs, we create welcoming, characterful gastro pubs where guests love to spend time and teams love coming to work. Great hospitality starts with great people, so we focus on creating an inclusive, supportive and ambitious environment where you can learn, lead and thrive.

As General Manager, you’ll be the senior leader in the pub, responsible for the culture, standards, people, guest experience and commercial performance of your business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading the day-to-day and long-term success of a fantastic Peach gastro pub
• Owning the pub’s sales, profit, labour, stock, standards, compliance and guest experience
• Creating a brilliant team culture where people feel valued, supported and motivated
• Coaching, developing and inspiring your managers, supervisors and future leaders
• Delivering warm, memorable hospitality and consistently high service standards
• Driving local marketing, daily specials, events, promotions and community engagement
• Managing budgets, performance, rota planning and commercial results
• Living The Peach values and making sure your pub is Making Life Peachy every day

What We’re Looking For

We’d love to hear from you if you have experience as a General Manager, Pub Manager, Restaurant General Manager, Hospitality General Manager, Area Support Manager or experienced Deputy Manager ready to step up into full pub leadership.

You’ll be a great fit if you are:

• Passionate about hospitality, pubs, food, drink and memorable guest experiences
• A confident, visible and values-led leader who brings out the best in people
• Commercially strong, with experience managing sales, labour, profit, standards and performance
• Organised, hands-on and calm when leading busy services and complex priorities
• Creative and proactive, with ideas for marketing, events, specials, displays and local engagement
• Ready to take ownership of a pub and lead it as if it were your own business

General Manager Benefits

• Competitive General Manager salary package plus access to our fantastic tronc scheme through Tip Jar
• General Manager bonus opportunity linked to pub performance
• 25% discount on food and drink across all Peach Pubs
• Career progression opportunities across our growing pub group
• In-house and external learning opportunities to help you reach your full potential
• Inspiration days across the UK
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Access to accredited Mental Health First Aiders
• Long service recognition
• Flexible rota planning focused on a healthy work-life balance
• 80% of our full-time teams already work fewer than 48 hours a week, and we’re committed to reducing this further

A Peachy Place to Work, Learn and Grow

• Work in a supportive, values-led pub company where people genuinely matter
• Be part of a warm, welcoming team with a strong sense of hospitality and community
• Grow your leadership skills with training, coaching and real progression opportunities
• Help create a pub experience that guests remember and teams feel proud of

The Bigger Peach

We’re passionate about more than just great pubs. From supporting local charities and communities to reducing our environmental impact, we’re committed to making a positive difference.

Our team members are encouraged to get involved in fundraising, sustainability initiatives and community projects that help make life peachy for everyone.

“What I love most about working for Peach is that we have so much input into the day to day — marketing, blackboard displays, daily specials, social media, décor and promotions, which you just don’t get in many other pub companies.”

Laura, General Manager, The Chequers