General Manager - The Old Mill

General Manager at the Old Mill Riverside Pub with Rooms in Lymington, We are looking to recruit a passionate and dedicated General Manager who is a natural born leader to join us on our very exciting Journey! We are very passionate about what we do and are looking for a superstar who loves great food, delivery of great service as well as having the ability to coach and educate their team. You will be: Well, obviously, an awesome pub manager. Making our pub the best in the forest is essential. Whilst room experience would be preferred, it is not required as this a beautiful, idylic pub, with rooms. Brilliant with people, creating a team who are ready to smash everything whether it is creating incredible dishes, delighting our Guests or even mopping the floor - a great team will make everything fun! A bit of a star with numbers. Delivery of great stock control, wastage and labour costs to name a few. We have an awesome bonus scheme to reward great numbers! Passionate about being 5 star - whether it is tripadvisor reviews or safety, making sure we are always 5 star is crucial to everything we do. Delighting our Guests with awesome food from a beautifully clean and safe kitchen is what turns us on. Finally you will be the leader of your team. Recruiting the right people, delivery of great training, growing future talent through NVQ's and apprenticeship schemes and working with your Operations Manager & Executive Chef to make everything special.

Our company is big enough to support you but small enough to care about your individual needs. We are a friendly, hands-on team who have a passion for running great pubs. We are always on the lookout for like-minded people who have the desire to work and grow with us.

At the heart of our business is a strong family culture, so when you join us, you're not simply becoming part of a team-you're becoming part of our family. We place great importance on nurturing and developing our people, and as our business continues to grow, so too do the opportunities for your career. We take a personal approach with each and every member of our team, taking the time to understand your goals and helping you to flourish along the way.

Salary £50k to £55k per annum plus TRONC (estimated extra £8k minimum a year) plus an achievable bonus scheme with up to £10k available on the core scheme with a beat budget profit bonus on top. Fancy running a beautifully refurbished, high volume and absolutely stunning riverside pub with boutique bedrooms in the heart of the New Forest, with real autonomy to run it brilliantly and make it the very best pub in the forest . . . Proudly part of the Upham Inns group of 14 premium pub's with rooms in the South of the country making the group big enough to matter, but without being too big and complicated!, In return we offer a very competitive package, and some great benefits like 30% off food and drinks bill in any of our 14 pub and heavily discounted bedrooms in our stunning Charming Bedrooms by Upham Inns bedrooms set in some beautiful locations for that great get away time, pension and the usual benefits., What's in it for you?

• Flexible shift patterns
• Up to 33% off meals taken off duty for you and up to 6 guests
• 33% off our hotel accommodation & 20% for Friends and Family
• Development program with a clear pathway to General Manager
• Access to the lifestyle card - which will provide you with instant access to over 5,000 discounts across all aspects of their lifestyle. With thousands of discounts covering local independents, national and online businesses, there are plenty of opportunities to save money. The lifestyle card is a 100% free benefit for our Upham Inn team members.
• Service Awards
• A Birthday Gift
• Refer a friend and Chef recruitment incentives of up to £1000
We own a collection of beautiful and individual premium pubs across Southern England. Our pubs are in idyllic settings in country villages and towns, where we are proud to be the quality local of the area, serving high quality fresh pub food in a cozy pub ambience. Most of our pubs have some Charming Bedrooms as well. New to our growing family is Harper's Steakhouse, a new premium American Steakhouse brand that we started rolling out in 2023.