Hotel Duty Manager

Whitbread PLC; Sittingbourne; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hours

Training provided

Whitbread Benefits Card

Employee discounts

Job summary

Whitbread PLC is seeking a Hotel Duty Manager for Premier Inn in Sittingbourne. You’ll lead shifts across the hotel, work with reception, housekeeping and the restaurant to ensure guest satisfaction and smooth operations.

You’ll coach teammates, help guests with queries, and resolve issues quickly to maintain high service standards. This permanent role offers guaranteed hours, full training, and a clear path to future progression within the Whitbread hotel family.

Qualifications

• Experience leading people in busy customer-facing environments.
• Able to make decisions and stay calm under pressure.
• Willing to learn hotel operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts across the hotel and deliver clear pre-shift briefings.
• Coach team members throughout the day.
• Assist guests with questions and resolve issues quickly.
• Support multiple teams from reception to the restaurant.
• Identify and address issues early to keep operations smooth.
• Help keep guests safe and the hotel running as it should.
• Collaborate with the Hotel Manager and leadership team.

Skills

Lead shifts

Coaching

Guest service

Problem solving

Decision making

Calm under pressure

Tools

Hotel operations

Job description

Hotel Duty Manager – Sittingbourne Kent Premier Inn

This isn’t a desk job.

You’ll spend your shift helping guests, leading your team and keeping the hotel running smoothly.

One moment you might be helping reception with a guest query. The next, you could be supporting housekeeping, checking rooms, helping during a busy breakfast service or briefing the team before the next rush.

If you enjoy leading from the front, solving problems and making things happen, this could be your next step.

And if you’d like to become a Hotel Manager one day, this is a brilliant place to start.

A conditional sale of the restaurant site has been agreed and this role may be in scope to TUPE transfer to Common Table Group.

Pay, hours and location

Pay: Up to £13.86 per hour

Contract: Permanent – we don’t do zero-hours contracts.

Hours: 37 guaranteed hours per week.

Location: Sittingbourne Kent Premier Inn, Bobbing Corner, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne ME9 8RZ

Shifts: Includes evenings, weekends and busy guest periods.

What you’ll do

As Duty Manager, you’ll help lead the hotel during your shift. You’ll work across reception, housekeeping and the restaurant to make sure our guests have a great stay and your team has everything they need. You’ll:

• Lead shifts across the hotel and deliver clear pre-shift briefings
• Support and coach team members throughout the day
• Help guests with questions and sort out problems
• Jump in to support different teams, from reception to the restaurant
• Spot issues early and put them right
• Help keep guests safe and the hotel running the way it should
• Work closely with the Hotel Manager and wider leadership team

This isn’t a role where you stand back and supervise.

You’ll be out on the floor, helping your team wherever you’re needed.

You don’t need hotel experience

Some of our best Duty Managers joined us from retail, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, leisure, healthcare and customer service.

If you’ve led people before, we can teach you the hotel.

You may have worked as a:

• Team Leader
• Supervisor
• Shift Manager
• Assistant Manager

Any role where you’ve been responsible for leading people in a busy customer-facing environment would suit us.

What matters most is that you’re confident making decisions, enjoy helping people and stay calm when things get busy.

Why join Premier Inn?

We’re proud to be the UK’s biggest hotel brand, but it’s our people that make the difference.

As a Duty Manager, you’ll learn how an entire hotel operates – not just one department.

You’ll work alongside experienced managers, build your leadership skills and gain experience that can help you progress into a Hotel Manager role.

If you’re ambitious, we’ll help you keep moving.

What you’ll get

• Permanent contract with guaranteed hours
• Full training and support from day one
• A clear career path with real opportunities to progress
• Whitbread Benefits Card – up to 60% off Premier Inn rooms
• Company pension and Save As You Earn scheme
• Discounts on shopping, travel, cinema, supermarkets and more

Is this role right for you?

If you:

• Like being busy and working with people
• Enjoy leading by example
• Stay calm under pressure
• Take ownership instead of waiting to be asked
• Want a role where every day is different…

…then we’d love to hear from you.