Duty Manager

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Duty Manager – Guinness Open Gate Brewery, London

Salary: £38,500 per annum

Working pattern: 40 hours per week, 5 over 7

Opening December 2025

Step into a landmark role at the heart of London’s newest hospitality destination.

Guinness Open Gate Brewery London – a stunning, four-floor venue featuring two innovative restaurant concepts designed to delight and inspire.

We are seeking a highly motivated Duty Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of one of our restaurant concepts, delivering outstanding guest experiences and supporting a passionate team of hospitality professionals.

• Scheduling and training: Create staff schedules, manage shifts, and assist with recruiting, onboarding, and training employees to ensure high performance.
• Leadership: Motivate the team, lead by example, and handle employee issues or conflicts as they arise. Conduct pre-shift briefings and ensure front-of-house and back-of-house teams work together harmoniously.
• Operations and quality control
  • Daily operations: Manage all aspects of the day-to-day running of the restaurant, including opening and closing procedures and ensuring a professional atmosphere.
  • Food and beverage: Work with the kitchen to monitor food quality, presentation, and preparation.
  • Inventory and stock: Manage inventory levels, conduct stock checks, and place orders for food and beverages with suppliers.
• Cash handling: Handle cash responsibly, monitor sales performance, and manage budgets.

You are an experienced and passionate hospitality professional with a track record of successfully working high-quality restaurant operations. You thrive in fast-paced environments and have a genuine passion for creating memorable guest experiences.

You will bring:

• Proven experience managing restaurant teams, ideally in high-volume or multi-concept venues.
• A guest-first mindset, with the ability to maintain high standards of service and hospitality.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Flexibility and drive to work in a dynamic, evolving pre-opening and launch environment.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Access to Healthcare Support App (Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion)
• Eye care
• Wellbeing strategy (Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance)
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to great high street discount vouchers

Associate

Full-time

Management