Restaurant Manager jobs in York

General Manager

Location: Flip Out Leeds, Coal Road, LS14 1PS

Salary: up to £50,000 per annum (plus bonus)

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Want to be a part of the UK's biggest and best adventure park brand? Do you have what it takes to drive operational excellence and stay as one of our top performing parks? We're recruiting for an outstanding General Manager to lead the operation!

Job Overview

Reporting into the Regional Manager and with circa 100 direct reports you will lead, inspire and create an environment where we “Create Unforgettable Experiences One Guest at a Time” for the thousands of visitors that you will welcome into your park with a very clear mindset where the safety of our team members and our guests is our highest priority.

Key Measure of Success

• The maintenance and on-going improvement of the Company’s guest experience and feedback performance.
• The rigorous adherence to all applicable health and safety standards, with particular emphasis upon standard operating procedures, team member training, and operational performance monitoring.
• The achievement of the Company’s business Key Performance Indicators including revenue targets, bounce numbers, operating costs, and overall budget management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• You will thrive in a multi-function, fast-paced, high footfall environment where being hands is an essential part of your role.
• Follow the parks opening and closing operational directives along with all other operational daily, weekly & monthly objectives as per the operational platform
• You will lead the way when it comes to ‘Getting stuck in’ and showing your team what a leader you are.
• You will enjoy partnering your Assistant General Manager in recruiting, coaching, developing and mentoring your teams.
• Guest experience is at the heart of what we do so the ability to be face to face with your guests when your needed most is an absolute must
• You will have a strong head for numbers with real commercial awareness and spot every opportunity to increase revenue and create business plans!
• The Health & Safety of our teams and guests is our highest priority and as such this will always be at the top of your agenda when coaching and leading the Duty management team in day-to-day park operations.
• To ensure that the store maintains appropriate accident, incident, and associated contingency management arrangements, including test drills and staff training
• To manage the day-to-day maintenance and on-going improvement of the store’s overall presentational standards, internally and externally
• To manage the effective and efficient operation of the store’s overall premises and facilities management resources. This includes planned preventive and breakdown maintenance of building, plant, equipment, the operation of the catering and guest party services, and active management of all required inspection regimes
• You will need to be a great communicator to your teams and your guests ensuring all feedback is dealt with promptly & professionally
• You will be adaptable, resilient, smart, full of integrity and a real role model
• Take the lead in the operation of the store’s team member performance management arrangements, including the effective operation of the probation period scheme, and any individual casework (for example, attendance, punctuality, sickness, maternity/paternity etc, discipline, grievance, etc) management, as required
• You will create and maintain an exciting and energetic workplace for your teams and a safe, fun-filled, exciting adventure park for all of our guests.
• Speak to every team member on each of your shifts
• To fulfil the role of Company Ambassador, both as a stakeholder in the Flip Out UK Group Store network, and in leading & developing the park’s local community engagement programme.
• As with many roles, you will be required from time to time to work above and beyond your contracted hours owing to the demand of the business, its guests and team members.
• Top the charts for our NPS, Mystery Shop and Reviews!

Qualifications/Skills

• A minimum of 3 years General Management experience within the leisure industry
• Excellence in Operational Standards
• Good IT skills
• Strong H&S and risk assessment knowledge
• Great HR knowledge
• Sound business acumen
• Previous management staff members and numerous lines of management including departments, duty and assistant managers.

Working Conditions

• You will work 5 days out of 7 with full weekend and school holiday working essential. 40 hours per week.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Application question(s):

• Please confirm you are available to work all weekends and school holidays
• Please confirm the number of direct reports you’ve had (ie 2 managers, 20 team members)

Experience:

• Leisure General Management: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person