Assistant General Manager

The Edge Fitness Clubs LLC; Johnston (RI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health benefits

PTO & Paid Holidays

401k

Discounts on services and products

Leadership and development training

Reimbursed training certifications

Life insurance & LTD

EAP

Cultured, fun work environment

Job summary

The Edge Fitness Clubs LLC in Johnston, RI is seeking a Front Desk Manager to lead a busy club, supervise Fitness Consultants, and ensure top-tier guest experiences. You will drive front desk performance while managing payroll within budget and maintaining Edge standards.

You will recruit, coach, and develop front desk staff, coordinate scheduling, and partner with management to deliver excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of leadership and people management experience in a consumer-facing service environment.
• Proven ability to coach and motivate large cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and guest-service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee front desk operations and staffing to meet club goals.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and develop front desk staff.
• Coach and develop team to boost sales and customer service skills.
• Ensure brand standards, grooming, and adherence to policies across staff.
• Manage facilities walkthroughs and daily club maintenance checks.
• Collaborate with management to drive monthly/yearly financial performance.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Customer service

Communication

Job description

Who We ARE: When you work at the Best. Gym. Ever, you join the Best. Team. Ever. You'll walk into our clean and spacious gyms with a smile on your face and a pep in your step because you know you are about to change lives! High‑five your team and get ready to move quickly! Combine your passion for fitness and love of people into your career at The Edge Fitness Clubs!

What We LOVE: People. Fitness. Teamwork. Fun. Changing Lives.

What We Offer YOU

• We will give you a FREE Gym membership for you! Get your workout in during lunch or after shift!
• We "insure" you and your family stay healthy with our tiered Health Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision.
• We work hard to play hard... take your vacation! PTO & Paid Holidays. Vacation days improve overall wellbeing!
• We make sure you plan for your future. Enroll in our 401k.
• We want you to save money! There are discounts on personal training, apparel, shake bar & Edge Kids!
• We want you to grow! Team builders, Leadership and Development training, all opportunities to advance!
• We want you to advance your education! Reimbursed training certifications!
• We protect you with our company paid Life insurance ($25k), and Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• We will give you an awesome culture and fun work environment! Look forward to coming to work each day!

Team & People Management

• Maintains managerial oversight for the front desk department (Front Desk Personnel and Maintenance) and communicates regularly with department heads regarding the performance of each department
• Recruits, interviews and ultimately makes the decision to hire new front desk employees into the club
• Authorizes and approves all staffing changes including new front desk hires, promotions and terminations
• Schedules all front desk employees to ensure the club is staffed properly to hit their goals while staying within the parameters of the payroll budgets
• Creates a positive and healthy workplace that fosters constant and never‑ending improvement
• Provides the time to coach, train and develop each front desk staff member’s sales and customer service skills through practice and training

Front Desk Management

• Brings The Edge brand to life by connecting members to their areas of interest and assisting them with getting the most out of all of the services offered by The Edge
• Proactively manages and ensures resolution of member concerns and complaints
• Assists the management staff to drive monthly and yearly financial performance of the club
• Ensures the Fitness Consultants’ image is properly maintained by monitoring their interaction with members in person and over phone, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures, and upholding proper grooming and uniform standards

Facilities Management

• Personally conducts daily club walk throughs to ensure building assets are promptly and safely maintained, offices and closets are clean and organized, locker rooms are in order (sauna temps are fine, toilets are stocked), shake bar is clean, club temperature is set correctly, TV and music are on proper stations, and the overall facility is meeting Edge standards and is promoting our brand

Communication

• Meets with the management team daily to strategize on how to get the club to goal
• Participates in weekly staff meetings to reinforce team building, education and communicate team’s KPI’s

What You’ll NEED

• Energy & Enthusiasm
• A Passion for Fitness
• Thrives in a customer focused environment
• 2+ Years of leadership and people management of large cross‑functional teams including proven success in leading, coaching and motivating teams to achieve goals and objectives in a consumer‑facing service‑oriented environment.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will supervise the Fitness Consultants and is the MOD when the GM is not in the building.

Edge Fitness, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

The above statements are intended to describe the general activities, duties and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Please note these statements are not an exhaustive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities. Duties, Responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.