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General Manager - New Opening NEW Company of Cooks Posted today £50,000 per year East Sussex Op[...]


Company : Chartwells Independent


Location : Peacehaven, England


Created : 2026-03-04


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

We are Company of Cooks, and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we’ve been part of some of the UK’s most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life. Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you’ll feel right at home here. Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we’re looking for a General Manager to join us to help mobilise a brand new contract with prestigious Ridgeview Wine Estate. Location: East Sussex, BN6 8TP Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, 5 over 7, 10am to 5pm Key ResponsibilitiesHolding regular feedback sessions with customers and clients to ensure we are exceeding their food service expectations Full of innovation and creativity to develop the services on site Lead, develop and manage the team staff members, ensuring you and staff members are up to date with COSHH and Food hygiene training and any other relevant trainings Develop and sustain strong working relationships with the relevant clients at the individual business Ensure the site achieves the financial targets agreed with the client in line with the budgetOur Ideal CandidateWe are looking for candidates with high end restaurant and event experience We are looking for candidates who want to mobilise and innovate what we do on site Experience managing turnovers of £700k- £1million per yearWhat'sin it for you? Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.Personal Development and Training opportunities Life assurance scheme Pension scheme Holiday allowance Access to Healthcare Support App which includesAnnual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion Eye care A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance Family friendly support Regular social events and communication with our leaders A holiday purchase scheme Volunteering days Professional subscriptions Recognition schemes and people awards Long service awards Access to some great high street discount vouchers#J-18808-Ljbffr