General Manager, Cannock

Marston's PLC; Cannock; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Marston's PLC seeks a Designate General Manager for their managed pubs in Cannock & Wolverhampton. This role emphasizes exceptional guest experiences, team engagement, and operational oversight. Join a company committed to excellent training and a supportive workplace culture, along with competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Potential to earn bonus

Access to a pension scheme

On-site accommodation

Award winning training and development

Qualifications

• Experienced operator with a background in hospitality.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.
• Flexible and willing to travel to various pubs.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for running all aspects of the pub.
• Engaging and growing the team.
• Driving sales and enhancing the pub's reputation.

Skills

Leadership

Sales Management

Guest Experience

Job description

We’re looking for a Designate General Manager for our Managed pubs in and around Cannock & Wolverhampton. Salary between £40-42k plus bonus and a generous benefits package.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a flexible General Manager to gain insight into Marston’s.Thisrole will require flexible working and will involve travel around ourpubs in Cannock & Wolverhampton and surrounding as required. We are looking for an experienced operator with a passion for delivering exceptional guest experiences and a track record of driving sales and reputation.

What you get

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

• Potential to earn bonus
• Access to a pension scheme
• On-site accommodation*
• Award winning training and development

As a Designate General Manager, you’ll:

• Care about finding, growing and engagingtheteam.
• Be accountablefor running all aspects of the pub.
• Be passionateabout doing the right thing for your staff and your customers.
• Dream big and think differentlyabout new ways to increase sales and growth.
• Celebrateand create a buzz by sharing enjoyable experiences.

Come as you are. Personality counts for more than anything else here. We’ll accept you and celebrate you for being you. We can’t wait to see what we can make happen together. Marston’s could be the making of you.

Marston’s. Where people make pubs.

*Accommodation is subject to availability and may not be on-site. This will be discussed as part of your interview process.

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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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

What hours would I need to work?

As the General Manager of your pub, you’ll be required to work at peak trading times which involves evenings & weekends, as well as peak trading days such as bank holidays & the festive period.

What will be my Salary?

Your salary will depend on your experience and the volume of the business that you are interested in. Please see our job adverts to understand the salary on offer for the role that you’d like to apply for or chat to our Talent Acquisition Team for more information.

What is my bonus based on?

Your quarterly bonus based on sales uplift vs budget, Reputation score & Employee Engagement. Your annual bonus scheme is based on sales & profit performance vs budget.