General Manager

General Manager - Dareshack

20 Wine Street, Bristol

The Bristol Comedy Club Ltd

The Role

Dareshack is a speciality coffee and bar at the Vintry Building, 20 Wine Street, Bristol, sharing a site with The Gaffe Comedy Club and Bristol Pastry Kitchen (BPK). We're looking for a General Manager to take full ownership of Dareshack's day-to-day trade and long-term direction: café operations, team leadership, quality, and profitability.

This is a genuine leadership role, not an admin position. You will run Dareshack as if it were your own business, with decision-making power, while reporting into the venue's Operations on performance, costs, and investment needs.

What You'll Own

Full day-to-day running of Dareshack, café trade, quality, standards, and customer experience

Line management of the day team, plus oversight of the Assistant Manager (night/bar trade), who reports to you

Coffee programme and quality, sourcing, training, and maintaining a genuine speciality standard

Staff rotas, recruitment, induction, and day-to-day people management, including regular one-to-ones and staff wellbeing

Food hygiene and compliance standards (working within our SFBB system) maintaining and building toward a 5-star FHRS rating

Financial reporting, sales, costs, and profitability, back to the Head of Operations on a regular cadence

Supplier relationships, ordering, negotiating terms, and resolving issues directly

Stock control and wastage tracking as part of managing profitability

Equipment servicing and maintenance contracts, coffee machine, grinder, POS, fridges/freezers

Insurance and licensing renewals relevant to Dareshack's operation

Coordinating with The Gaffe and BPK on shared building costs and logistics

Identifying and acting on opportunities to grow trade, including extended trading hours and event-led income alongside The Gaffe's live programme

What We're Looking For

Genuine speciality coffee knowledge and experience this is a non-negotiable for the role

Previous experience managing a café, bar, or similar hospitality operation, including staff management

Comfortable owning a P&L

Initiative and drive

A natural leader who can build a team culture people want to stay part of

Quality driven

Someone who wants to build something, not just maintain it, Dareshack is at a genuine turning point and this role will shape its next chapter

Confident working alongside other on-site teams (The Gaffe, BPK) as part of one shared venue

Pay: £30,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Store discount

Work Location: In person