Hotel Manager

Premier-Inn; Ashford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Pension Scheme

Share Save Scheme

Whitbread Privilege Card 25% off

33 days annual leave

Perks at Work discounts

Job summary

Premier Inn in Ashford is seeking a Hotel Manager to lead the team at Eureka Park and deliver outstanding guest experiences while upholding the Premier Inn brand standards.

You will drive daily operations, develop your team, and ensure safety, while achieving commercial goals within the UK’s leading hotel brand. The role offers a competitive salary and industry-leading training.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a hospitality or service team.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Commitment to safety and high standards of service.
• Ability to develop and motivate staff to deliver excellent guest experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead Front of House, Housekeeping, Maintenance and other hotel teams to meet brand standards.
• Oversee daily hotel operations, including bar and kitchen, to ensure smooth service.
• Drive improvements and spot commercial opportunities while maintaining guest satisfaction.
• Ensure health and safety standards across the hotel and oversee food service operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Hospitality management

Customer service

Health & safety

Job description

Hotel Manager – Premier Inn – Ashford (Eureka Park)

Salary £30,000 - £33,000.

Become the leader of a hospitality Dream Team and take hotel management at Premier Inn to even greater levels of guest satisfaction.

As a Hotel Manager at the UK’s leading hotel brand, you’ll be taking our famous name to more guests, keeping our unique culture alive with your team and using our management experience and skills to make your hotel a success.

As the leader of the hotel, you’re responsible for the safety of everyone within it. Manage your team, develop them, bring out the best in them and be rewarded with a vibrant Premier Inn that delights guests time and time again.

Location

Eureka Leisures Park, Rutherford Road, Ashford TN25 4BN

Why you’ll love it here:

• Award-winning induction and training
• Performance-related company bonus scheme, Pension Scheme and Share Save Scheme
• Whitbread Privilege Card giving you 25% off in our restaurants and up to 50% off in our Premier Inn Hotels.
• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Get discounts at shops, your utility bills, travel, cinema trips, supermarkets and more through Perks at Work.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and motivate our team of Front of House, Housekeeping, Back of House and Maintenance to ensure outstanding service and compliance with our brand standards
• Work with the team to manage daily operations within the hotel, including the bar and kitchen, to keep us the UK's number one
• Understand the bigger picture and what really matters in your hotel to drive improvement and spot commercial opportunities
• Ensure health and safety standards are met throughout the hotel and oversee food service operations to maintain our high-quality standards

What you’ll need:

• Previous management experience in the hospitality industry or similar environment where you led a team to success
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for customer service
• Excellent team management and communication skills with a warm, genuine approach to people and a capacity to engender trust and win support at all levels
• Commitment to safety and maintaining high standards of service

Be a part of Premier Inn – a Great British business

At Premier Inn, we do hotel jobs differently. Award-winning training. All the support you need to develop. And brilliant career prospects with the UK’s biggest hotel brand. It’s about giving our own people a great experience, so they give our guests the great all-round experience they expect from us.