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This new venture is our most significant commercial launch in a decade, and the Assistant Manager will play a key role in bringing the venue to life every day.
You will support the General Manager in launching and running a new all-day Oxford Road bar and social venue, helping to create a place that works from morning coffee and daytime trade through to events, society activity, pre-gig energy and late-night drinks. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys being on the floor, leading service, solving problems in the moment and creating a venue that people want to come back to.
Working closely with the General Manager, you will help set the standards for service, safety, bar quality, floor management, customer experience and team culture. You will lead shifts, support the bar and floor teams, work closely with kitchen colleagues and make sure the venue runs smoothly during busy trading periods. You will also play an important part in stock control, cash handling, wet margin, labour deployment, events, bookings, compliance and customer feedback.
This is a strong development opportunity for someone who wants to grow as a hospitality leader. You will gain experience of a major new opening, commercial trading, duty management, student staff development, event delivery and the wider role that a busy venue plays in student life. You will be supported by the General Manager and wider Commercial team, but you will also be trusted to take ownership of shifts and make good decisions when it matters.
The Assistant Manager will help build the culture of the venue from day one: welcoming, safe, energetic, inclusive, commercially aware and proud of great service. You will help train and develop studying staff, creating a positive working environment where people understand standards, confidence, accountability and responsible hospitality.
Every commercial pound generated by the venue goes back into supporting students at the University of Manchester. That makes this an Assistant Manager role where strong service, safe trading, team development and student impact all matter.
You will work as part of the wider Commercial team, alongside colleagues in Manchester Academy Venues, Bar 532 & Kitchen and Corridor Coffee, contributing to a growing Union hospitality operation with ambition beyond a single site. This is a rare opportunity for a hands-on, ambitious Assistant Manager to be part of a major new opening and help shape a venue with real purpose behind it
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
