The George & Dragon
Deputy General Manager
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Deputy General Manager The George & Dragon
Full Time | 2 Years Experience | Up to £42,000 / Year | Open - a month left (Exp. on Sun, 08 Nov 2026)
Skills: Casual Dining Experience, Training Experience, Money Handling, Sales and Catering, Food Safety, Social Media
The Role
As Deputy General Manager, you will support the General Manager in all aspects of running the venue as if it were your own business. Be business savvy and demonstrate great commercial acumen. Your team will look up to you, it's essential to train, nurture, and develop your staff to maintain incredibly high standards and customer satisfaction. You will be given the opportunity to train, personally develop, and progress your career as the company continues to grow.
What we're looking for:
- "Wear your heart on your sleeve", take ownership, be bold and run the business as if it's your own
- Be cool, calm, and collected, manage pressure with ease, nothing can phase you
- Must have minimum 2 years’ experience managing a large team
- Extensive experience in a food-led business beneficial
- Solid communication and organizational skills, be approachable
- Superb customer & floor service skills
- Strong all-round business knowledge from financials to customer satisfaction
- An entrepreneurial flare
- Passionate about people, training, mentoring, growing a team but most importantly, loves to have fun
- Personal License holder beneficial
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What's in it for me:
- A competitive salary & bonus scheme
- Training and development
- Career progression and promotion opportunities with regular new openings around the corner
- Get out and about, you automatically get 30% discount across all our pubs, bars, and restaurants
- The opportunity to make strategic decisions within your business – take ownership and Be Fearless
- Annual team trips abroad, regular management incentives, and socials – a fun, family atmosphere
- 28 days holiday
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Good people know good people - an awesome referral scheme where you can earn up to £1000 per successful referral
- Birthdays are for celebrating, so have the day off on us
- Cycle to work scheme
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