Hotel Manager

Premier Inn; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel chain in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Hotel Manager to lead and motivate a diverse team to deliver outstanding guest satisfaction. You will manage daily operations, ensure compliance with brand standards, and maintain high health and safety standards. The ideal candidate has previous management experience in hospitality, strong leadership skills, and a passion for customer service. Enjoy a great work environment with excellent training and career prospects.

Benefits

Performance-related company bonus scheme

Pension Scheme

Share Save Scheme

33 days annual leave

Discounts at shops and utilities

Qualifications

• Previous management experience in the hospitality industry.
• Strong leadership skills and passion for customer service.
• Excellent team management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the team to ensure outstanding service.
• Manage daily operations including bar and kitchen.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met.

Skills

Management experience in hospitality

Leadership skills

Customer service

Team management

Communication skills

Job description

Hotel Manager – Premier Inn – Southend on Sea (Eastern Esplanade)

Salary £32,250-£34,250

Intro

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 your 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

Eastern Esplanade, Southend On Sea, SS1 2YT

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 and Housekeeping Back of House, 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 u…
• 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.