What is the role?
Are you a passionate leader who thrives in a fast-paced hospitality environment and is driven by delivering exceptional guest experiences?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you at Stansted Airport (landside).
We're looking for a passionate Store Manager to lead our LEON restaurant, taking full responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the site. You'll inspire and develop your team, ensure outstanding service standards, and create a welcoming environment that keeps guests coming back.
In this role, you'll drive operational excellence, maintain brand standards, and deliver strong commercial results. You'll lead from the front, coaching and motivating your team to achieve their best while ensuring every guest enjoys a first-class experience.
If you're ready to take on a rewarding challenge in one of the UK’s busiest travel hubs, we’d love to hear from you!
Main Duties will include:
· Operational Excellence: Manage the store’s daily operations to optimise profitability, drive sales, and maintain high standards of service.
· Team Leadership: Build and inspire a high-performance team culture, providing coaching and development opportunities for your team.
· Guest Experience: Ensure that every guest enjoys an exceptional dining experience that reflects our core principles.
· Financial Management: Take accountability for P&L, stock control, labour management, HR, and payroll responsibilities.
· Compliance: Uphold company standards for food safety, service quality, and consistency.
The right candidate will:
· Have proven experience as a Store Manager in the hospitality sector (minimum 3 years)
· Be passionate about leading and developing teams to achieve operational and service excellence.
· Demonstrate strong financial acumen with experience in managing budgets, stock, and payroll.
· Have excellent knowledge of Health & Safety and Food Safety regulations.
· Exhibit outstanding leadership and communication skills to inspire and guide your team.
· Be enthusiastic about creating a positive guest experience and maintaining high standards.
What we offer:
We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and the chance to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic, growing business. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we’re committed to ensuring your satisfaction by providing an annual salary of £43,000.
Financial Benefits*:
· An opportunity to earn an extra £50-£500 each time you successfully recommend a friend – unlimited!
· Discount Designer Shopping Platform – up to 50% off retail prices
· Free meals on site
· 50% off any of our locations for you & up to 4 others when you are not working – share the love with your loved ones!
· Benefit platform with exclusive discounts on shopping, cinema tickets, travel, and more
Health Benefits*:
· Access to an employee assistance programme offering support to you and your family members with 24/7 telephone advice, free face-to-face counselling sessions and much more. Your well-being is important to us!
· Healthcare Cash Plan – receive cash back for healthcare expenses including dental, optical, physio, and more
· Access to 24/7 virtual GP appointments
· Discounted gym memberships at over 3000 gyms across the UK
· Free access to apps for virtual physiotherapy treatment and skin cancer screening
Lifestyle benefits*:
· Your birthday off, as a paid holiday, every year!
· A generous life assurance benefit. We want our employees to have peace of mind and security with their future.
· Dedicated training and development plans to support progression. Did you know that almost 70% of our managers were promoted internally? And over 50% at our support office! We want you to grow with us.
*Please note some benefits are non-contractual and may be changed or removed at the company’s discretion; further information will be provided upon commencing employment.
Right to Work in the UK
Candidates must have a valid Right to Work in the UK. This can be demonstrated through one of the following:
· A valid UK passport.
· An original UK birth certificate accompanied by your National Insurance number.
· For non-British nationals, a share code and date of birth to verify your immigration status via the UK Government’s online Right to Work checking service.
Security Pass Requirements
As this role involves working at an airport, successful candidates will also need to obtain a security pass. For this, we will require valid photo ID, such as a Driving Licence or Passport. Please ensure you can provide the appropriate original documentation during the recruitment process
What Next?
If you want to join us in this exciting adventure & be a part of the Avolta family, apply now and if you are shortlisted, we will be in touch soon to discuss the role further. We regret that due the high volume of applications we may not be able to contact every applicant, if you haven’t heard from us within two weeks then your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion.
Your Data & Privacy
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At Avolta, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £43,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Are you able to provide 5 years worth of UK address History?
- Are you able to provide 5 years worth of references?
Experience:
- Restaurant management: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
