The George Payne is a community pub in Poets Corner Hove. We serve a traditional British menu all week with a busy roast service on a Sunday. We have run the pub since 2012, it is part of the Good Times Pubs & Bars family, we pride ourselves on proper hospitality, strong teams and pubs that locals genuinely care about. We are also a free house that allows for a good choice of local beers and ales.
We are now looking for a new General Manager who can lead from the front with a proven track record of driving revenue, leading high-performing teams, and delivering consistently excellent guest experiences.
What’s in it for you?
- Hourly rate of £18.00 per hour (40-hour contract with paid overtime!)
- Opportunities for career advancement within the Good Times Pubs & Bars group
- Discounted food during shifts
- 50% off food + drink across our 9 pubs on completion of probation
- 28 days holiday
- Pension scheme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Role Objectives:
- Take full ownership of the pub with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Oversee daily operations, ensuring consistently high standards.
- Define clear roles and expectations for your management team, supporting their ongoing development.
- Collaborate with the HR Consultant and Head of Operations on all people matters (recruitment, on boarding, performance, and development)
- Work with Head Office on compliance, finance, marketing, and events.
- Drive bar performance, product development, and revenue growth.
- Lead weekly management meetings to review performance, plan ahead, and drive accountability.
- Conduct monthly staff meetings to engage and align the wider team.
- Deliver training to your management team, particularly around cellar standards, product, and service.
Requirements:
- Strong leadership capability with a passion for developing people.
- Proven experience in a busy, wet-led hospitality environment.
- Solid food & beverage background with experience leading teams.
- Expert cellar knowledge.
- Confident trainer and coach, able to upskill management teams.
- Clear communicator with the ability to set direction and expectations.
- Commercially aware, with a focus on driving sales and controlling costs.
- Strong understanding of local hospitality trends.
- Positive, adaptable, and solutions-focused.
- Right to work in the UK.
All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity status, or disability status.
Pay: From £18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
