Gyms Duty Manager

JDGYMS; Bury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount across JD brands

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

JD Gyms is seeking a proactive Gym Manager to lead the day-to-day running of our Bury club. You will drive member experience, sales targets, and team performance while upholding JD Gyms brand standards.

As a proven leader with leisure or fitness sector experience, you will manage operations, safety checks, and local marketing activity, ensuring top class cleanliness and service for members. You will open/close, schedule shifts, and work early mornings and weekends as required, with staff

Qualifications

• Leadership and team management experience in a leisure/fitness setting.
• Strong customer service and sales focus with a track record of achieving targets.
• Ability to drive local marketing and lead a growing membership base.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational running of the gym at all times.
• Open and close the site as required by operating hours.
• Aim to achieve all sales and membership targets; drive secondary spend.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Sales

Team management

Gym operations

Education

Level 2 Gym Instructor

Job description

JD Gyms- 1884 Bury, Angouleme Retail Park, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Thursday 6 August 2026 at 00:00 | Expires Thursday 3 September 2026 at 23:59

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 a team player with flair and commercial ability, and the skill, energy and determination to help drive and develop the business alongside the General Manager.

We are looking for a manager with experience of maintaining and developing the standards and reputation, whilst nurturing a growing membership base and team.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the operational running of the gym at all times . Opening and closing site when required due to operational hours of the business.

Expectation to work early in the morning, late weekdays, and weekends.

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.

To work towards and aim to achieve all sales and membership targets that are set.

To drive and maximise secondary spend revenue.

To ensure the whole of the gym facility is of the highest standard of cleanliness. Maintain outside of the contract cleaning hours.

Ensure the in-house cleaners (General Assistant) are cleaning to the highest standard.

To ensure uniform standards are being adhered to by all team members and yourself.

To help create an environment where the team and contracted personnel enjoy themselves whilst at work.

To undertake any other reasonable duties/projects/meetings, that may be required .

To always be an ambassador of JD Gyms.

Skills and Experience:

Must have experience, ideally in a management position within a leisure related industry.

Must be passionate about customer service and be an inspirational leader in the way they manage.

Must be qualified to at least Level 2 Gym Instructor

Must have experience in driving sales and helping to co-ordinate local marketing activity as well as managing a successful team.

Ideally will have experience as an Assistant Manager helping to oversee all business areas within a leisure facility or have substantial experience as a Fitness Manager or other similar operational function

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Gyms the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

JD Gyms- 1884 Bury, Angouleme Retail Park, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom