Duty Manager
- Posted 15 November 2025
- Salary £28,470
- LocationWorcester
- Job type Permanent - Full Time
- Discipline Adventure Leisure
- Reference003186
- Contact Email manager.worcester@mrmulligan.com
About the role
JOB DESCRIPTION – DUTY MANAGER
LOCATION: Worcester
POSITION: DUTY MANAGER
REPORTS TO: GENERAL MANAGER / ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
HOURS: 40 HOURS
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Operations
* Overall responsibility for designated shifts in absence of GM / AGM- including people management of all on-shift team members
* Maintain positive and effective relationships with customers and colleagues.
* Assist with the care and maintenance of all assets, inventory, and resources of the location.
* Manage session changeovers, with clear communication and objective setting
* Monitor all areas of the operation and manage issues / incidents in a timely manner.
* Plan daily / weekly rota with GM / AGM as required. Allocating staff efficiently for functions and needs of the business.
* Open and Close shifts ensuring compliance, health and safety, service and standards are maintained.
* Ensure statutory compliance with all BGL Health & Safety procedures and law. Completing mandatory checks.
* Ensure 100% compliance with site health and safety training at all times.
Financial and controls
* Implement and monitor all financial controls, cashing up and processing transactions correctly.
* Complete month end procedures for retail in line with BGL company stock taking procedures.
* Adhere and monitor compliance of purchasing policies and procedures.
* Ensure all BGL procedures and policies are adhered to.
* To control all operating costs within standards set by the business and line managers
* Control and maintain good payroll to sales ratio, ensuring balance of service and operations
* Control food and beverage GP’s by maintaining expected profits, wastage controls, ensuring food is delivered to spec and processes and procedures are adhered to for stock take procedures.
* Complete regular stock checks to ensure adequate PAR levels and ordering is completed across all areas of the business
Customer Experience
- Ensure that all team members consistently deliver outstanding service levels to achieve excellent customer satisfaction.
- Review customer service metrics, communicating to the team and putting in plans to improve in areas.
- Complete customer service training to upskill all team members ensuring service is our priority
- Observe and intervene with behaviours displayed both positive and constructive – feeding back to employees.
- Resolve any customer queries and enquiries promptly and efficiently.
Sales
* Take a strong lead in managing function sales for the business.
* Creating quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily plans for whole team to achieve
* Set KPI’s and targets for individuals for sales including outreach calls, outreach and business relationship building
* Analysis function sales revenue, growth and areas for development, communicate to required persons
* Complete any reports/staff notice boards to communicate plans and targets.
* Complete spot check ‘mystery guest’ calls and visits to ensure enquiries are managed and maintained as required.
* Manage in house CRM system ensuring enquiry management is to standard.
Team Management
* Involvement in FOH team members recruitment and interview stage including all necessary paperwork
* Complete new starter inductions ensuring team are welcomed, settled and make good progress on inductions
* Complete 4- and 8-week probation reviews with team members
* Complete regular 121’s with team members
* Actively participate in hosting team meetings and training sessions
* Complete any investigations of disciplinary matters if and when required. Seeking support from line manager/HR
* Regularly feedback to team members with positive observations, constructive criticism and continue to review.
* Assist AGM/GM in maintaining regular and effective communication within the team, including attending meetings.
* Raise any concerns from team members to AGM/GM
* Ensuring professional behaviours displayed at all times
* Ensuring confidentiality is always maintained
* Fully co-operate with any colleagues requiring assistance in prompt, caring manner. Being skilled and knowledgeable to assist in all areas of the business.
* Assist the AGM/GM and other managers in quality training and coaching in systematic and professional way to ensure consistent delivery of product and service standards.
* Assist in creating an environment which promotes staff morale and encourages employees to have pride in their work and ensure maximum efficiency.
Health & Safety
* Complete all compliance checks as required
* Report any hazards or concerns immediately to line manager
* Comply with statutory and legal requirements, licensing and employment. Including supervisory responsibility that all team members are adhering to legislation and the company’s policies and procedures.