Designate General Manager

Join us at Metro Pubs, where our pubs are at the heart of city life, striving to provide a home away from home for both locals and visitors to the capital alike. All of our pubs are individual and unbranded, each embodying its own personality and character. We’re the place to laugh with friends, to spend quality time with family, and to enjoy all that is great about a community pub – the food, the drink, the service and the atmosphere.

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – Who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive up to £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

About the Role:

The Designate General Manager programme is designed for experienced leaders, currently working in Greene King, who are keen to develop as a General Manager. With our fantastic training programme, you could be managing your own venue. There is a degree of travel involved with this role, however on occasion accommodation will be provided.

The purpose of your role will be to gain the core skills of a General Manager and have a clear understanding of the brand whilst having a commercial eye to spot potential opportunities to push the business forward. Leading and developing a large team, including managers to achieve their aspirations and showing resilience to adapt to the needs of the business will be another key part in your role along with keeping the customer in the heart of everything you do.

About your Journey:

It is a 12 week program but maybe longer depending on your area.  You will join the General Manager induction, which is 2 weeks at our Support Centre, getting to know the brand, the heritage of Greene King, the support staff available to you, and completing your industry compliance training. 

A further 10 weeks will be spent in a training house and BDM area which will give you the relevant training incorporating Skills To Be and a development plan, supported by experienced managers.

Next, we will release into the operation where you will be given the opportunity to complete relief and holding management roles, meaning you will develop a core understanding.

Throughout your journey you will be supported every step of the way from your Business Development Manager. 

When we agree you are ready and subject to the right pub being available, you will be appointed as a General Manager. 

Skills & Personal Attributes:   

• Flexibility and the ability to move around geographically for training and relief roles.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate, train and develop a team to achieve outstanding results, and directly manage poor performance.         
• Business focus – ability to generate additional revenue by maximising opportunities and actively promoting the business to develop a significant competitive advantage.