Cineworld Cinemas Ltd
General Manager - Cardiff
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Salary: £46,250 - £55,500
Hours: 39 hours across 5 days. Evenings and weekends are the peak trading times, so broad availability is essential. You wouldn’t be required to work every evening/weekend but would be expected to lead your cinema by example and best understand how the business is performing.
What is the job?
Are you a fearless leader…akin to Captain Jack Sparrow leading the Black Pearl and his crew on crazy adventures; someone that leads by example, can galvanise the spirits of your team and empower them to deliver an unbeatable customer experience?
Is this you? If so, you could be our next General Manager of the Cardiff Cineworld, working closely with the Regional Manager to deliver the operations strategy. Cineworld Cardiff is a 15-screen multiplex cinema spanning 5 customer floors in the heart of Cardiff city centre. Boasting 4DX & Superscreen, this is the No. 1 destination for film goers in Cardiff!
We want our cinemas to be an immersive experience of joy & happiness. The key to this being a success, is having a formidable team of passionate people to run the cinemas and an inspiring leader driving them to deliver unforgettable experiences to our customers.
Some training for this role will take place in nearby cinemas so flexibility around this with either your own transport or easy access to public transport will be required.
What do you get?
- Salary range: £46,250 to £55,500, plus a discretionary bonus scheme offering up to 12.5% of base salary (with an on-target bonus of 7%)
- Free tickets for you and your friends/family + in cinema discounts, with your own Premiere Pass card!
- Cineworld Cinemas offers a wide variety of benefits; early pay access, all employees are entitled to 28 days holiday per year (pro rata), Virtual GP, savings on restaurants, gyms and high street brands, cash back healthcare plan, eye care scheme and loads more! Read on here…
- In addition to this we also offer retail incentives and in house competitions where you can win amazing prizes!
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What will you be doing?
- You will be working closely with the Regional Manager to communicate and deliver the operations strategy across your cinema to achieve the highest quality customer experience possible.
- You will be leading a team of 50-60 people that fulfil a variety of roles from Team Members through to Cinema leadership. This will also include encouraging your team to continue their learning and career development.
- You will help your team work towards key targets & KPIs that are used to improve revenue and cinema operations.
- You will ensure the cinema remains legal and compliant through effective leadership and delegation of responsibilities.
About you
- You will be able to demonstrate previous experience of managing large teams in a retail, hospitality or any other customer facing industry. This includes running the general operations from health & safety to establishing best practices.
- You will have experience managing the P&L, with the skills to analyse and identify opportunities for savings or growth.
- You will be a strong communicator who can deliver key messages effectively and empower your team.
- You will be someone who isn’t scared of leading by example, as this is a role where you will be required to be hands on and jump into various roles on the cinema floor on occasion.
- You DON’T need cinema experience but having a passion for movies and the world of entertainment will go a long way!
- You will be a great fit, if our values resonate with you: We Create, We Perform, We Inspire.
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Who are Cineworld?
Working at Cineworld…just a load of popcorn and screens, right? Wrong!
As part of Regal Global Entertainment, we are so much more than just screens and popcorn, we are a company dedicated to 'sharing joy through extraordinary experiences' via the wonderful world of film and entertainment.
This ethos resonates throughout the company in every aspect possible, whether you are in the People Team, the Marketing Team or part of the cinema teams that are face to face with our customers; we are all about bringing joy, happiness and unforgettable experiences.
With over 100 cinemas and 1000 screens across the UK & Ireland and constantly investing in the best technology to enhance viewer experience, we aim to be the best place to watch a movie.
One thing we pride ourselves on at the Regal Global Entertainment group is our people and being able to support our people to pursue the career paths they want within the Cineworld & Picturehouse brands. We help YOU grow.
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