Join us at Walnut Tree Farm
Are you ready to take the next step in your hospitality career?
We're looking for an Assistant Manager to join the team at Walnut Tree Farm in Nursling, a busy and popular Farmhouse Inns site where great food, great service and great people are at the heart of everything we do.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Supervisor, Team Leader or Assistant Manager who wants to develop their leadership skills and play a key role in a high-volume pub.
From our famous carvery and pub classics to breakfast, our freshly baked cakes and family-friendly play areas, there is always something happening at Walnut Tree Farm.
As Assistant Manager, you'll work closely with the General Manager to lead the team and run the pub, making sure every guest receives the warm, welcoming Farmhouse experience we're known for.
You'll be a visible leader on every shift, motivating your team, setting high standards and making sure we deliver great service even when we're at our busiest.
You'll support the General Manager with the day-to-day running of the pub, taking ownership of everything from team performance and guest experience to sales, standards, stock, health and safety and compliance.
You'll coach and develop your team, helping them build confidence, learn new skills and progress their careers, while creating a positive environment where people enjoy coming to work.
And when you're running the shift, you'll be the person the team looks to — making decisions, solving problems and keeping everything running smoothly.
Walnut Tree Farm is a true family destination in Nursling, Southampton. We're proud of our daily carvery, generous pub food and welcoming atmosphere, with a menu that includes everything from steaks and fish & chips to burgers, pies and desserts.
We also offer breakfast, takeaway and delivery, alongside our indoor and outdoor play areas, beer garden, car park and EV charging.
It's a busy operation with plenty of variety, so this is the perfect environment for someone who enjoys being hands-on, leading from the front and making things happen.
We're looking for someone who:
You don't need to have done everything before. If you're an ambitious hospitality professional with the right attitude and leadership skills, we'll give you the training and support to develop.
Why Farmhouse Inns?
At Farmhouse Inns, we're all about generous food, great value and bringing people together.
As part of Greene King, you'll have access to fantastic training and development opportunities, giving you the chance to build your career across one of the UK's biggest hospitality businesses.
You'll also get:
Ready to take the next step?
If you're passionate about hospitality, love leading people and are ready to take your career to the next level, we'd love to hear from you.
Come and be part of the team at Walnut Tree Farm and help us make every visit a memorable one.
CREATING PLACES WHERE PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME, SAFE AND THAT THEY BELONG
We aim to embed inclusion into every decision we make – across our people, customers, communities, suppliers, and operations. We want to create a culture where everyone feels welcome, valued, and able to thrive.
Greene King is the country’s leading pub company and brewer with c.2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland.
At Greene King we are passionate about delivering our purpose to ‘pour happiness into lives’. That’s for our customers, our team, our pub partners, our suppliers and the communities in which we live, operate and serve. Founded in 1799 with offices in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk and Burton on Trent in Staffordshire we employ around 40,000 people across the group with three divisions: Greene King pubs, Destination Brands & Ventures, and Brewing & Brands.
• Greene King pubs: Greene King pubs is our mainstream pub brand located where people and communities come together; pubs enjoyed in cities, towns and villages throughout the country with clear ambition to be “The Nation’s Most Loved Pub Brand”. Pub Partners runs our tenanted and leased pubs business and Hive Franchise pubs.
• Destination Brands & Ventures: Destination Brands is a portfolio of distinct brands which includes Hungry Horse, Chef & Brewer, Farmhouse Inns and Flaming Grill that bring friends and family together, delivering great service, quality and value for money for a range of eating out and drinking occasions. Venture includes Hickory’s, Premium (Crafted Pubs & Metropolitan Pub Company) and Hotels which operate autonomously of Greene King’s managed pub brands.
• Brewing & Brands covers the brewing sides of the business. Quality ales are brewed at the Westgate brewery in Bury St Edmunds and the Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar. Our industry-leading portfolio includes Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale, Ice Breaker and Belhaven Best and our premium beers, Level Head and Flint Eye, brewed for the modern-day drinker.
