Assistant Manager

The Chestnut Horse is a freehold independent business just a ten minute drive from Winchester, set in the heart of the beautiful Itchen Valley. Our pub has undergone a full refurbishment and rebrand including a brand new kitchen and a fresh approach. Home smoked trout caught just one mile away, exciting deli offering and a relaxed dining experience and with our 7 log burners and our 40 cover courtyard we offer a relaxing experience for every season.

Package: up to £40,000

We are looking for a real 'people person' with high levels of emotional intelligence to join us who can ensure our guests leave with happy memories and big smiles on their faces.

You will be joining a fabulous business where you will have huge scope to make a real impact. This is a hands on role you will need to be a natural at developing a team of great people around you.

Our passion is hospitality, creating a home away from home for our guests and cultivating a local community hub with the pub as the focal point.

We are the much talked about Independent business, but with us, it's the real deal, no corporate investors, we are owned 100% our founder, who lives locally.

We are genuine, kind and supportive people to work with - this is an amazing business, but it's also a demanding position, and we only hire people who we feel can uphold our values and ethos, we have worked hard to win our reputation.

Our ambitions know no bounds and we are looking to become the only choice locally and win awards to attract pub lovers from all over.

This is a business offering morning coffees to local walkers and open until late on the weekend and you should be happy working in a busy late night pub and able to get to and from work in this village setting outside Winchester.

This is a full time role, working across 5 days per week, with two consecutive days off per week and 28 days holiday entitlement.

You will learn from the best and have limitless opportunities to grow and progress within The NICI family.

Requirements and skills

• Minimum 2 years experience in similar role.
• Barista trained.
• Good knowledge of wines, spirits and food.
• Attentiveness and an eye for detail
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
• Active listening and effective communication skills
• Team spirit with a good sense of humour

What’s in it for you….

At The Chestnut Horse we are committed to providing exceptional hospitality whilst creating a vibrant enjoyable working environment for all of our team.

Here are just some of the benefits you will receive upon joining the crew:

• Excellent progression opportunities within the company
• Individual and bespoke career and progression pathways
• Competitive salary across all roles
• Unique on the job training and development with an opportunity for internal promotions within any of our properties.
• Hotel stay and Food and Beverage discounts across the Harbour Hotels Group
• Access to an exciting benefits and discount platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Meals included whilst on duty

Please note only those eligible to work in the UK or have a valid UK work permit/visa will be considered for this vacancy.

We look forward to hearing from you!