Assistant Manager

Brunning and Price is seeking an Assistant Manager for their pub, The Architect in Chester, who is passionate about delivering outstanding service and exceptional food and drink. The role offers a salary of up to £30,000 plus tronc, overtime, and various benefits, including free meals, discounts, and a NEST pension. The company promotes employee wellbeing with access to counselling, health checks, and social events. Candidates should have experience in hospitality and be ready to manage customer service, staff training, and pub operations. Brunning and Price values individuality and sustainability while providing opportunities for career development.

If you insist on delivering top-notch service and thrive in a vibrant atmosphere, we’d love you to indulge your passion for exceptional food and drink as our Assistant Manager. We’re looking for someone to help take the helm in delivering outstanding service that keeps our customers coming back for more at The Architect, Chester! 

There’s plenty in it for you: 

Your Bread and Butter  

• Basic up to £30,000 plus tronc (that’s your card tips that are paid into your bank) 
• Paid overtime 
• Great cash tips

The Extras  

• We know you work hard so we feed you well – free meals on shift, choose from the menu! 
• 30% discount for you, your friends and family across B&P and our group including Wagamama. 
• It’s never too early to start saving for the future with a NEST pension. 
• Protection for your family with life assurance. 
• Great discounts via Perks on Tap saving you money on everyday purchases and more. 
• Cycle to work scheme. 
• £1,000 referral bonus for introducing new Managers or Chefs to the company. 
• Wagestream – use flexible pay to choose when to get paid.

Your Wellbeing – it’s important to us! 

• Free 24-hour confidential legal and information helpline for you and your family. 
• Bespoke wellbeing support offering free counselling for all crew. 
• Access to health checks and virtual GP appointments. 
• Discounted gym membership. 
• Plenty of social get togethers – it’s not all work and no play. 
• Recognition platform with regular thankyous. 

We want you to grow with us 

• Superb internal and external development programmes to support your progress. 
• Earn while you learn – we partner with national training provider HIT to support our work-based level 3 and 4 apprentices.  
• WSET level 2 and cellar management courses. 
• We encourage movement between our pubs so you can have a long-term career with B&P. 

About you… 

As Assistant Manager you’ll be at the heart of our management team helping to ensure the smooth running of our busy pub. You’ll be welcoming and looking after customers, helping to train and lead our lovely bar/waiting team, managing busy services and running special events. You’ll also be involved in deciding what beers to have on tap, which gins and wines we serve and what events to run. 

About Brunning and Price… 

• A family of 79 pubs and still growing! 
• A company with heart, where individuality, personality and diversity are encouraged 
• A company committed to reducing our carbon footprint, working sustainably and supporting our local communities. 
• @brunningandpricecareers #bandplife 

If you have experience as an assistant manager or assistant restaurant manager within a gastro pub, restaurant, bar, hotel or elsewhere in the hospitality sector then make your next career move with Brunning and Price.  Apply now!