About Us

Siren Craft Brew has been at the forefront of the UK craft beer movement since 2013, consistently ranked among the world's top 100 breweries on RateBeer. We are bold, flavourful and uncompromising, and that spirit runs through everything we do, including our bars and pubs.

Siren City Bars is our growing hospitality arm, operating a collection of distinctive venues that share our passion for great beer, exceptional hospitality and genuine community. We are now bringing that same energy to Cheltenham, and we're looking for an exceptional General Manager to be a major part of the opening of the venue.

The Role

As General Manager, you will take full ownership of the Cheltenham venue, its people, its guests, and its commercial performance. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, craft-led environment and knows how to build a team and a culture from the ground up.

You will be the face of the venue, driving a brilliant guest experience whilst hitting your financial targets and developing the next generation of hospitality talent under your wing.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership

· Recruit, onboard and develop a high-performing team
· Foster a positive, inclusive team culture aligned with Siren's values
· Coach and mentor your management team to grow into future leaders
· Lead shift briefings and maintain consistent team communication
· Manage performance, conduct appraisals and drive engagement

P&L and Financial Management

· Take full accountability for the venue's P&L, including revenue, GP and cost control
· Deliver against sales, labour and margin targets set in conjunction with the area team
· Manage stock controls, ordering and supplier relationships to optimise GP
· Produce weekly trading reports and use data to drive commercial decisions
· Identify and act on opportunities to grow revenue and improve profitability

Guest Experience

· Set and uphold exceptional standards of hospitality across every touchpoint
· Build a loyal local following by creating a welcoming, memorable atmosphere
· Respond proactively to guest feedback and drive continuous improvement
· Champion product knowledge, especially craft beer, throughout the team
· Ensure the venue always looks, feels and operates at its very best

Compliance and Operations

· Maintain full compliance with licensing, health and safety, and food hygiene legislation
· Oversee opening and closing procedures and venue security
· Liaise with the wider Siren team on maintenance, marketing and new initiatives

Skills and Experience Required

· Proven experience as a General Manager in a high-volume bar, pub or restaurant
· Strong commercial acumen with a track record of hitting P&L targets
· Excellent people manager, you lead by example and bring the best out of those around you
· Passion for craft beer and hospitality (you don't need to be a brewer, but you do need to care)
· Confident with scheduling, stock management and financial reporting
· Experience leading a team of 10+ people in a fast-paced environment
· A genuine commitment to delivering exceptional guest experiences
· Personal licence holder desirable, or willingness to obtain one

Benefits

· Company pension scheme
· Discounts across all Siren venues
· 28 days paid holiday
· Genuine career development within a growing hospitality group
· Opportunity to shape a brand new venue from the ground up
· Be part of one of the UK's most exciting craft beer businesses

Job Specifics

· Total package: up to £47,000 per annum (base, tronc +bonus)
· Base salary: up to £36,000 (dependent on experience)
· Tronc: £4,000–£7,000 per annum
· Performance bonus: 10% of base salary
· Location: Cheltenham
· Contract: Full-time, permanent
· Hours: 45 hours per week (including weekends and evenings)
· Reporting to: Hospitality Area Manager
· Site opening in September/October
· Training for 4-6 week period at our bar in Reading before opening

How to Apply

If you are a driven, passionate hospitality professional ready to take on an exciting new challenge with a brand you believe in, we want to hear from you.

Please send your CV and a cover letter, telling us why you're the right person to lead our Cheltenham venue to danny@sirencraftbrew.com.

CVs submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

We started Fornoza with a borrowed gazebo and second-hand tables. We now have a permanent kitchen inside Siren Craft Brew's taproom and a mobile unit doing markets and events across the south. We've built it properly: long fermentation, good ingredients, no shortcuts. We need someone to join the kitchen at Siren and help us keep growing.

The role

You'll be working shifts in the kitchen at Siren, taking on real responsibility during service and working directly alongside the founders. It's a small operation and we all get stuck in together. We're not precious about hierarchy but we do care deeply about the food.
We're not looking for someone who thinks they know it all. We want someone with solid pizza experience, a good attitude, and a genuine interest in doing things properly. There's a lot to learn here and that's part of the point.

Day to day

• Running shifts and keeping quality high at the pass
• Prep work: dough, toppings, sauces
• Keeping the kitchen clean, organised, and food safe throughout service
• Stock, deliveries, waste
• Working with us on how the food develops over time

What we're looking for

• At least 1 year of kitchen experience, this is a must
• A good attitude and someone who's genuinely happy to learn
• Reliable, punctual, works well under pressure
• Takes food safety seriously: HACCP, allergens, temperature logs
• You'll need your own transport. Public transport to Siren is limited.

What you get

• £13.00 to £16.00/hr depending on experience, plus tips split fairly across the team. In practice tips add another £2 to £5 per hour on top.
• Staff food every shift
• The chance to develop your skills and grow with the business
• A good place to work, inside one of Berkshire's best craft beer taprooms

If you care about pizza and want to work somewhere that does too, get in touch.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Salary: £26,500
Hours: 40 Hours per week, Mon-Fri (8 hours per day)
Holiday: 28 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

We are looking for a Packaging Operator to join our Production Team here at Siren Craft Brew. This is a full-time role based at the brewery in Finchampstead.

Our production team has a diverse range of experience and interests, allowing us to create innovative and adventurous beers. We employ a continuous improvement culture and have a work environment where we are proud of what we do and how we do it. We are looking for an individual who is ready to learn new skills, cares about the details, and brings energy & enthusiasm to the job.

The role we are recruiting for will focus on packaging our award-winning beers into keg and cask. The role will require you to be physically fit due to the nature of the work.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparing kegs to be ready to be filled and operating the
  keg washer/filler machine.
• Preparing casks and operating the cask washer machine.
• Racking beer into casks.
• Labelling, scanning, and palletising filled kegs and casks.
• Using checklists and keeping records to ensure the beer meets our high, quality standards.
• Using our brewery software to print labels and record stock levels.
• Communicating with the warehouse team to ensure packaging materials are available on time and filled stock is ready for collection.
• Cleaning of the packaging plant and equipment.
• General housekeeping in the brewery.
• Working to food hygiene standards set by the brewery.
• Following Standard Operating Procedures once trained.

** Full training will be provided**

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

✓ Positive, energetic, can-do attitude.

✓ Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

✓ Able to learn new skills and contribute to a continuous improvement culture of working.

✓ Can work well in a team.

✓ Capable of physical work.

✓ Able to work safely with chemicals and machinery.

✓ Fork-lift truck certified (desirable but not essential).

✓ Previous experience in Food or Beverage industry
(desirable but not essential).

✓ Interest in beer not essential but would help with your
enjoyment in the role .

ABOUT SIREN CRAFT BREW

Siren Craft Brew is an exciting place to work - we’re a small and committed team, passionate and proud about what we do.

Benefits include generous employee discounts and the opportunity to attend some of the best food & drink events in the country.

If this is the role for you, please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you want to be part of the team to ProductionJobs@sirencraftbrew.com

ROLE OVERVIEW

Salary: £27,000
Hours: 40hr a week, Mon-Fri (8hrs a day)
Holiday: 28 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

We are looking for a Cellar Operator to join our Production Team here at Siren Craft Brew. This is a full-time role based at the brewery in Finchampstead.

Our production team has a diverse range of experience and interests, allowing us to create innovative and adventurous beers. We employ a continuous improvement culture and have a work environment where we are proud of what we do and how we do it. We are looking for an individual who is ready to learn new skills, cares about the details, and brings energy & enthusiasm to the job.

The role we are recruiting for will focus on cellaring and transferring our award-winning beers. The role will require you to be physically fit due to the nature of the work.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collecting daily samples & readings and performing
  basic lab work to check beer specs
• Fermentation vessel dumps and trubs
• Ingredient additions to fermentation vessels (e.g. dry hopping, finings, etc.)
• Set-up of the can filler and the keg filler ready for packaging beer
• Operating the CIP kit to clean packaging equipment, fermentation vessels, & bright beer tanks
• Operating the hop cannon
• Operating the centrifuge to transfer beer from fermentation vessel to bright beer tank
• Using checklists and keeping records to ensure the beer meets our high, quality standards
• Using our brewery software to record data and manage stock
• General housekeeping in the brewery
• Helping in the packaging team when required
• Working to food hygiene standards set by the brewery
• Following Standard Operating Procedures once trained

** Full training will be provided**

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

✓ Positive, energetic, can-do attitude.

✓ Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

✓ Able to learn new skills and contribute to a continuous improvement culture of working.

✓ Can work well in a team.

✓ Capable of physical work.

✓ Able to work safely with chemicals and machinery.

✓ Fork-lift truck certified (desirable but not essential).

✓ Previous experience in Brewery or Food or Beverage industry (desirable but not essential).

✓ Interest in beer not essential but would help with your enjoyment in the role.

ABOUT SIREN CRAFT BREW

Siren Craft Brew is an exciting place to work - we’re a small and committed team, passionate and proud about what we do.

Benefits include generous employee discounts and the opportunity to attend some of the best food & drink events in the country.

If this is the role for you, please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you want to be part of the team to ProductionJobs@sirencraftbrew.com.

Siren Craft Brew was born in 2013 with a simple idea in mind: to introduce exciting, full-flavoured and forward-thinking beers to as many people as possible. As part of that mission, we offer our beer as fresh as possible - direct from the source through our on-site tasting room and web shop.

We are on the lookout for people with a friendly, proactive attitude and a passion for customer experience to join our small, committed team in delivering the highest possible standards of service to our beer-loving community. This area of the business is agile and responsibilities varied.

Main duties will include:
• Serving and assisting customers (on and off sales)
• Educating customers about our beer and philosophy
• Assisting with festivals and other events where and when possible
• Preparing web orders and customer collections

You will need to:
• Effectively communicate with customers and co-workers
• Be flexible (available shifts could vary and the Tap Yard opens on Saturdays)
• Take pride in your work with great attention to detail
• Experience is preferred but more important is the willingness to learn and genuine enthusiasm for hospitality, community, craft beer or a combination.

We are looking to bring people in as soon as possible. We offer a generous discount scheme, staff perks, extensive training and the opportunity to be involved with an exciting, high-potential project from an early stage.

Salary: £10.85 - £12.71 per hour (age dependant)

Please apply with a CV & Covering Letter to our tap room manager through the "apply" button.