Job Title: General Manager
Location: Stevenage
Salary: To £44,000 + Benefits
Term: Full time, site based
Are you a hands-on, people-first leader who thrives in a fast-paced hospitality environment? This is an exciting opportunity to take full responsibility for a well-established venue, ensuring it operates smoothly, profitably, and delivers an outstanding guest experience every day.
You’ll be the face of the operation, setting the tone for service, building strong relationships with guests and stakeholders, and creating a welcoming, high-energy atmosphere. From leading and developing an on-site team to overseeing day-to-day operations, performance and local promotion, this role offers variety, autonomy and real ownership.
This role would suit someone from a hospitality, leisure, retail or customer-focused management background who enjoys balancing operational excellence with commercial performance and guest engagement.
The role of General Manager:
Deliver exceptional guest service and ensure consistently high satisfaction levels
Lead day-to-day operations, ensuring smooth service delivery and efficient workflows
Drive revenue through effective rota planning, cost control and local marketing activity
Oversee standards across the venue, including presentation, maintenance and compliance
Recruit, train, motivate and develop a high-performing on-site team
Manage budgets, stock and margins to maximise profitability
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and operational procedures
To be successful in the role of General Manager you will be:
Confident, approachable and commercially minded
Strongly organised with excellent attention to detail
Experienced in hospitality or customer-led management environments
Comfortable leading from the front and taking ownership
Able to juggle priorities with a calm, hands-on and positive approach The Salary and package for the General Manager role:
Basic salary of up to £44,000
25 days holiday + bank holidays + 3 days at Christmas
Pension
Healthcare
Free parking
A chance to be part of a successful, long-established company Please apply online or call (phone number removed) for more information.
This vacancy is being advertised by RecruitAbility Ltd. The services advertised by RecruitAbility Ltd are those of an Employment Agency