Hotel Trainee Manager Remote
Job description
Alfa Leisureplex Group has an opportunity for a Trainee Hotel Manager to join our employee owned Group.
The Alfa Leisureplex Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £50 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee owned Travel Company and our brands include Leisureplex Hotels, Alfa Travel and David Urquhart Travel.
Leisureplex Hotels own and operate 22 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of 1,800 rooms and achieve strong all year round occupancies due to our sister brands Alfa Travel and David Urquhart Travel, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers. We also cater for Self Drive guests and direct hotel bookings.
As an employee owned business with over 850 employee partners, we see our people as our most valuable asset in growing our business and continuing to provide a high quality service to our customers.
What is the role?
As a Trainee Hotel Assistant Manager you will work closely the Hotel General Manager in running a compliant and efficient Hotel. You will work in collaboration with the Hotel team to deliver a smooth service in all departments in accordance with Company guidelines. You will be involved in all aspects of the Hotel operation to allow you to develop your knowledge and skills and work toward becoming a Hotel General Manager.
The role will give you the opportunity to work at a number of our Hotels during your training from Scotland, Northern England and Wales to the South and South West in idyllic seaside locations. This offers a great opportunity to spend time exploring different locations within the UK
Working Hours:
As a Trainee Hotel Assistant Manager you will work between 40-45 hours per week usually over 5 days but on occasion 6, with an annual salary of £30,500, the role will offer live in accommodation and supported travel between locations.
Some of the key responsibilities
- Being involved in all aspects of running a Hotel in collaboration with the Hotel General Manager
- Recruitment, training and management of employee owners
- Overseeing and working in all operational departments within the Hotel
- Delivering a smooth customer service experience, providing out guests with a memorable holiday
- Financial responsibility, working to a budget
- Maximising sales and occupancy in collaboration with Central Office
- Health and Safety and compliance, making sure both our guests and employee owners are safe
- Organising and managing external supplier relationships
- Being a leader and ambassador for employee ownership
Our ideal candidate:
- Operational experience, preferably in the travel or hospitality sector
- Customer focussed
- Strong problem-solving capabilities
- Flexibility and the ability to multi-task
- Food hygiene and health and safety knowledge
- Able to effectively prioritise and balance guest expectations with business priorities
- Willing to work to and promote the Groups Core Values
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
We are an employee-owned company, what does this mean?
- Bi-annual tax free dividend due to our employee owned status (over £1k last full year)
- Funding for any relevant training courses to aid your development
- Job Security – our employee owned status provides better job security, as we can't be sold to another company
- Support and continuous development opportunities
- Competitive occupational sick pay scheme
- Fantastic discounts on our holidays and hotel stays
- Employee assistance programme - Health Assured
- Length of service rewards
- Live in accommodation
- Free employee meals
- Build your pension – we have a pension scheme in place that the Company contributes towards
- Reward, recognition engagement programs
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this Trainee Manager Role click ‘apply’ today. We’d love to hear from you!
