It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing Please come and work for us We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Position: Area Manager – Reading and surrounding areas Salary: £47,694.15 per annum (plus bonus and benefits) Hours per week: 45 We are excited to announce a rare opportunity for the role of Area Manager- overseeing up to 15 of our highly regarded Adult Gaming Centres We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who thrives on a challenge and wants to learn. If you are looking for something new and have experience of being a great leader within a similar industry, retail or hospitality, then we would love to hear from you. Who Are Merkur? At MERKUR Casino UK, we’re one of the UK’s leading Adult Gaming Centre providers and we are working towards embracing a better way of doing business. 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To ensure all requirements for Social Responsibility compliance are met and maintained at venue level, including staff training and record keeping as appropriate. To ensure that customer service in all venues is carried out in line with Company standards and results in complete customer satisfaction. Oversee all disciplinary and grievance procedures ensuring legislative and Company procedures are implemented. Promote a good working environment in order to obtain the maximum commitment of staff. Adhere to all health and safety practices and procedures ensuring staff operate the venue in a safe manner, and in the event of health and safety issues arising, appropriate action is taken through the Company Health and Safety Representative or other appropriate agencies. You will be required to attend team briefings, area meetings and 121’s with the operations manager as well as carry out periodic 121’s with the venue managers in your area. We can provide a full job description that outlines in full the responsibilities of the position. Want to know more? Apply today and our recruitment team will be in touch Please check our company website for all available vacancies within our business -https://merkurcasinouk.com/career-opportunities/ Agencies: We are not accepting speculative CV’s or profiles and kindly request that you refrain from contacting us. INDO MERKUR Slots does not, under any circumstances, make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of any prohibited ground; including but not limited to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by law or prohibited by Company policy. MERKUR Slots is committed to a safe and welcoming work environment where harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. 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