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Front House Leader

2 weeks ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom The Chesterford Group Full time £68,400 per year
Front of House Leader; Pret Colchester

£13.16 an hour

We are looking for enthusiastic Leaders who will ensure our wonderful customers have the best experience in our shops by supporting, training and coaching our teams at

Our leaders are essential to the smooth running of the shift and take ownership to guarantee the success of our stores alongside with our Managers, being the eyes and ears for the front of house operations.

You will also gain relevant skills and knowledge that can lead to management opportunities - all supported by our Training Academy

If you have previous retail supervisory experience and a passion for food and customer service, apply now

We offer:
  • £13.16 per hour (Inclusive of weekly mystery shopper bonus of £1.25 per hour)*
  • Free food when you're working (and a 50% discount when you're not)
  • Outstanding training and development (over 85% of our Managers started as Team Members)
  • Earn up to £200 cash when you successfully refer a friend**
*After initial training

If you would like to know more about the role and all our benefits, please visit

Joy Brands was created in 2021 having successfully won the right to become a Pret a Manager Franchise launch partner. Joy Brands is a subsidiary of The Chesterford Group, which is a multi branded food business serving over 4 million meals a year and employing in excess of 800 people. The Chesterford Group is a family business focussed first and foremost on the development of it's people. There is nothing more important to us than providing opportunities for our people to grow and develop, feel invested in, cared for and appreciated. You are the magic makers, the inspirers, the people responsible for any and every success we have. It's why at Joy Brands we believe in feeling like a family, and playing as a team.

In 2022 Joy Brands purchased 4 Pret a Manager shops in the territories of Essex, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. We have exciting plans to open many more Pret shops, to provide endless opportunities for our teams to better their lives and the lives of their families, quite simply, it's what get's us out of bed in the morning. Joy brands isn't just a name, joy is a feeling, it's the feeling we want to spread in our Pret shops to every single customer and colleague that we come into contact with.

It's why Pret's mission statement is to "Create joy for millions of customers through food and coffee" means so much to us.

To be part of a family business that wants to invest in you, see you thrive and succeed, provide you with endless opportunities through great training and pay, there is no happier place to be.