Assistant General Manager

JKS Restaurants Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 50% off dining across JKS Hotels

Retail & Takeaway Discounts

Code App Membership

Discounted Gym Membership

Stream– stream your pay earlier

Charities donations involvement

Employee Assistance Program

Financial Advice

Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package

Season Ticket Loan

Job summary

Trishna, part of JKS Restaurants in London, seeks an Assistant General Manager to lead front-of-house with warmth and energy. You will work with the senior team to ensure top service standards, manage finances and recruitment, and help with stock control and health and safety.

You will oversee a large restaurant team, welcome guests with outstanding care, coach staff, and manage opening and closing procedures to ensure a memorable guest experience.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Assistant General Manager or Restaurant Manager
• Warm and welcoming persona and hands-on approach
• Proven ability to lead, train and inspire a team
• Passion for hospitality and knowledge of food and beverage
• Eagerness to learn and develop within a renowned restaurant group

Responsibilities

• Overseeing a large restaurant team and ensuring smooth service
• Welcoming guests with exceptional care and service
• Inspiring, training and developing waiting staff to deliver top service
• Carrying out opening and closing procedures

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Customer service

Attention to detail

Hospitality knowledge

Training skills

Job description

The Restaurant

Trishna is a contemporary Indian restaurant with a focus on coastal cuisine from south west India. The wine list is constantly evolving, representing extraordinary examples from classic and emerging regions, each selected to pair with the diverse range of flavours found in the food.

The informal and pared back aesthetic of the interiors, offset with antique mirrors, marble table tops and original wooden panelling offer a sociable neighbourhood dining atmosphere, with terrace doors that open onto the street, creating a semi-alfresco ambience throughout the restaurant. Within the basement is a private dining room in informal and discrete surroundings with the wine cellar setting the backdrop.

Trishna has held a Michelin star since 2012, following the award of a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2011.

The Position

As Assistant General Manager, you will be a hands‑on, proactive and enthusiastic leader, injecting your personality into your work and inspiring the team to deliver a warm and memorable guest experience. You will continually commit to the highest standards of service and operations, and working closely with the senior management team, you will be responsible for the overall performance of the front of house team, managing financials, recruitment and team development, stock management and health and safety.

As Assistant General Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Overseeing a large restaurant team and ensuring the running of a smooth service
• Welcoming and attending to guests with an exceptional level of care and service, ensuring that they leave with a positive and memorable experience;
• Inspiring, motivating and training waiting staff to deliver the highest levels of service;
• Carrying out all opening and closing procedures.

The successful Assistant General Manager will have:

• Previous experience as a Assistant General Manager or Restaurant Manager ready to take on more responsibility;
• Warm and welcoming persona, along with a hands‑on approach to work and impeccable attention to detail;
• Proven ability to lead, train and inspire a team;
• Passion for hospitality and a good knowledge of food and beverage;
• Eagerness to learn and develop your career within an award‑winning restaurant group.

Benefits

Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry‑leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.

We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

Treat Yourself

• Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants
• Retail & Takeaway Discounts
• Code App Membership

Look After Yourself

• Discounted Gym Membership
• Stream– stream your pay earlier
• Company Donations for your involvement with Charities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Financial Advice
• Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package " Celebrating your big occasions
• Season Ticket Loan

Progress Yourself

• Access to our fantastic L&D Calendar
• A personalised learning & development plan to develop your skills and knowledge
• Career progression with a fast-growing, critically acclaimed restaurant group.

Be Yourself

• Additional holiday for every year with us (rising to 30 days)
• Employee referral scheme - paying up to £600 per referral
• Staff parties & long service awards

The Group

JKS Restaurants was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi in November 2008. Since its inception, the group has received critical acclaim and industry recognition, including 8 Michelin stars, 6 Michelin Bib Gourmands, a restaurant ranked among the World’s 100 Best Restaurants, a spot in the Sunday Times Best 100 Places to Work 2025 and one of codes happiest places to work 2025

The JKS portfolio currently features Michelin‑starred restaurants such as Trishna, Gymkhana, Ambassadors Clubhouse, Kitchen Table, Sabor, and Legado, along with cult favourites Hoppers, Brigadiers, Berenjak, Plaza Khao Gaeng, Speedboat Bar and Bibi,

JKS Restaurants offers a unique opportunity to pursue a career in fine dining or to develop within trend‑focused casual cuisine, with opportunities across all disciplines for those looking to advance their careers within a people‑focused, collaborative hospitality group.