Assistant General Manager - The Sole Bay Inn


Company:	Adnams Plc
Salary:	Tips, Company Pension Scheme, Uniform, Staff Discount
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southwold, IP18 6JT
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Jul 2026
Closing date:	9 Aug 2026

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Summary

Assistant General Manager - The Sole Bay

The Sole Bay is nestled in the corner of East Green, tucked right underneath the iconic Southwold lighthouse and overlooks our Brewery and Distillery. A perfect location with only the beach a minutes' walk away.

We serve a seaside inspired menu with lots of local seafood and pub classics and showcase an array of cask beers, kegged and bottled beers.

We want each member of our team to grow, develop and progress within Adnams and so we are committed to providing you with continual training and development to support you with your career goals and progression within the Sole Bay and wider business.

We offer an excellent package for our Assistant General Manager including -

Competitive Salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Share Incentive Plan

28 days holiday

Career Development Opportunities

Wellbeing Programmes

Fabulous employee discounts!

TIPS

What are we looking for in our Assistant General Manager:

Our Assistant General Manager will be responsible for the smooth running of the Sole Bay and play an important role in developing and directing the team, realising the team's potential having a true understanding of motivating and inspiring.

As Assistant Manager, you will work closely with the management team to ensure the highest standards of service and customer excellence is maintained to delight our customers every time.

You will have great communication and organisation skills and be comfortable in a variety of settings. With previous proven experience of working in a busy environment you will lead from the front and understand fully all areas of operations.

To be successful you will have a proven hospitality background, managed a team and have leadership skills to inspire and motivate.

What's in it for you?

Hopefully, a sense of pride that you are working for a business that cares about the important stuff and a lot of fun working with an amazing bunch of people.

Enthusiastic and hard-working people who join Adnams tend to stay around so we must get quite a lot of things right. We really admire innovation and are not afraid to try something new, so you get to put new ideas into practice to deliver even better results for everyone.

What do you need to know about Adnams and our Team?

We make amazing award-winning beers and spirits from our home in Southwold, have some great shops across the region and operate some stunning pubs and hotels. We understand the value of every customer and work hard to deliver amazing service in a time of exciting innovation and digital transformation.

We do all of this while caring passionately about the environment, our local communities and our wider social responsibilities.

At Adnams we really care about diversity and are proud of our culture where everyone is respected, valued and treated with kindness.

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