Serving with pride since 1898, Mitchells & Butlers are the heart of UK hospitality. In fact, you already know us, even if you don’t realise it! We own and run more than 1600 pubs, bars and restaurants including the stylish All Bar One brand, legendary Miller & Carter steakhouses, and the iconic Toby Carvery. We are Mitchells & Butlers, and we set the industry standard.

A permanent opportunity has arisen for a passionate and proven Area Manager to join our Vintage Inns brand. Sitting within our Premium division, Vintage Inns is one of Mitchells & Butlers’ heritage brands that has everything our guests desire from a country pub! Burning log fires in the winter, beautiful gardens in the summer – with over 180 country pubs dotted across the UK in quaint and rustic settings, there’s plenty of country escapes to indulge in, offering hearty food favourites, fine wines, British gins, cask ales and much more.

The Opportunity – Area Manager, Vintage Inns

As an experienced Area Manager, you’ll lead a district of thirteen stunning country pubs across the South West Coast from Southampton to Plymouth with country pubs in Barnstaple and Exeter. From the Drum Inn at Torquay, dating back to 1936, the Drum’s claim to fame is its architect; the world-famous, Sir Edwin Lutyen. This gorgeous country pub is the focal point of its village and thanks to a recent million-pound restoration project it has had its thatched roof replaced, its beautiful gardens restored, and it really does make the most of its superb views, to a tranquil spot in Eastleigh, the Fishers Pond. With its name taken from the pond it sits on, the Fishers Pond offers stunning and unrivalled views over the water to you and our guests! These are just two of thirteen country pubs, from a very desirable collection in a stunning part of the UK.

Drawing on your passion, experience and leadership, you’ll inspire your Management and their teams to grow and develop, serve up great guest experiences and smash targets each and every day, and celebrate success as a team when all the hard work pays off!

Your role will be so varied and rewarding that this little taster will never do it justice, but we'll give it our best shot:

• Inspiring, leading and coaching your teams bring their ‘A’ game when it comes to food, drink and service quality, always delivered with passion and pride
• Leading a diverse management team of roughly 50 across 13 sites in our South West patch
• Driving people succession through your district through successful coaching and mentoring
• Investing time across your district, supporting your teams, ensuring they’re the best they can be and working together to deliver results to be proud of
• Driving a commercial culture- where delivering consistent high standards, sales and profit are at the heart of everything we do
• Ensuring your teams maintain a safe, clean and risk-free environment

You’ll be well rewarded…

• Generous Bonus Scheme – We’re all about rewarding the hard work everybody puts in
• Company Car
• Flexible working – to fit around the other important things in life
• Buy up to an extra 2 weeks holiday – life is for living after all
• Structured development and support- so you can get to where you want to go
• Celebrating success– award nights, away days and team socials (work hard, play hard!)
• Private medical and Dental Plans - to keep you safe, secure and always smiling
• On top of all this, we offer a pension, 26 days paid holiday, bank holidays, high-street shopping discounts and we even give you free shares! 

What you’ll need to bring to this Area Manager role…

• A proven track record of delivering sales and profit building in a multi-site environment Sound ability to be able to recruit, retain and engage the best of the best
• Being agile and adaptable as our teams & guests needs change
• Being an inspiring leader that demonstrates drive, energy and commitment whatever the day brings
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills

Life is made up of many key ingredients, we know that work is just one of them. It’s our aim that you and your teams love what you do, because we’re all about creating moments to remember. We know its cliché, but here at M&B it really is the people that make it so worthwhile. When you join us, you become part of our work family, not only with the team you work with every day, but 48,000 of us up and down the country.

Closing Date: 7th December 2022