Co-General Manager
On-siteStockport, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead and develop the management and wider pub team while setting clear expectations and holding people accountable for performance, conduct, and standards. Tackle operational issues confidently across front and back of house, building strong relationships with kitchen teams and driving high guest experience standards. Take ownership of labour, stock, cash, compliance, and operational processes, using commercial information to make informed decisions. Create structure and consistent communication across a large team, supporting recruitment, training, and development while working closely with the established General Manager and wider leadership to improve the business.
Required Qualifications
- Significant management experience within a busy, high-volume pub, restaurant or fresh-food hospitality operation
- Experience leading large and varied teams
- Strong operational and commercial awareness
- Confidence working closely with and challenging senior kitchen teams
- A track record of handling difficult conversations and addressing poor performance
- Excellent organisational skills and strong follow-through
- The ability to remain calm, clear and decisive under pressure
- High standards and the confidence to challenge when they're not being met
- A genuine interest in developing managers and building strong teams
- Comfortable leading experienced teams across both front and back of house
- Strong operational leadership, structure and accountability
Desired Qualifications
- Ideally have significant management experience within a busy, high-volume pub, restaurant or fresh-food hospitality operation
- Ideally have experience leading large and varied teams
- Ideally have strong operational and commercial awareness
- Ideally have confidence working closely with and challenging senior kitchen teams
- Ideally have a track record of handling difficult conversations and addressing poor performance
- Ideally have excellent organisational skills and strong follow-through
- Ideally have the ability to remain calm, clear and decisive under pressure
- Ideally have high standards and the confidence to challenge when they're not being met
- Ideally have a genuine interest in developing managers and building strong teams
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