Deputy General Manager

Slim Chickens - Leicester Square; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Colleague Discount

Exclusive Discounts

Secure Your Future

Access Your Pay Anytime

StayWell

Referral Rewards

Career Advancement

Flexible Working

Job summary

Slim Chickens, Leicester Square, London, is seeking a Deputy General Manager to lead a busy, guest-focused team and drive exceptional service. You will oversee operations, motivate staff, and implement initiatives to enhance sales and guest satisfaction.

Join a vibrant, southern-inspired dining brand with strong growth, and play a key role in delivering a memorable guest experience across shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience leading in a restaurant or similar fast-paced guest-focused environment.
• Personable with the skills to inspire and motivate a team.
• Lives and breathes hospitality and top-tier service.
• Great communicator.
• Organised with ability to prioritise tasks.
• Problem solver who’s hands-on.
• Keeps calm and focused in a busy setting.
• Flexible, availability including weekends, late nights and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to deliver the ultimate guest experience.
• Develop fresh ideas to drive sales.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, hygiene and health & safety.
• Create a fun, motivating work atmosphere for the team.
• Engage with guests and exceed expectations to encourage repeat visits.
• Analyze performance and identify areas for improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Hospitality mindset

Communication

Organised

Problem solving

Flexibility

Job description

Could you be our next Deputy General ManagerinSlimChickensLondon Leicester Square? Slim Chickens serves up southern-inspired fresh delicious chickentenders, wings, and sandwiches in a casual, laid-back setting!

Why Slim Chickens?

Slim Chickens is a Sunday Times Best Big Company to Work For 2025 and 2026, where you’ll have endless opportunities to develop, grow, and learn new skills while working alongside some of the best colleagues in hospitality. There has never been a better time to join us!

Slim's is where southern-inspired flavours meet a vibrant,modern vibe. We’re on a mission to serve up the best chicken around, and as wegrow, we need a Deputy General Manager who’s as excited about our journey as we are.

Slim's is part ofBoparan Restaurant Group (BRG)agrowing hospitality group of Brand's, committed to our goal of striving tobecome the Best Restaurant Group in everything we do. We’re obsessed withbuilding credibility, going above and beyond, and delivering a memorable guestexperience and an amazing working environment.

At BRG, we live by our core values:

• Honest– Acting with integrity in everything wedo
• Hardworking– Giving our best, every day
• Hungry– Always striving for growth andexcellence
• Heart– Caring deeply about our people, ourguests, and our communities

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leadinga team to deliver the ultimate guest experience
• Comingup with fresh, creative ideas to drive sales
• Ensuringthe highest standards of food quality, hygiene and Health and Safety
• Creatinga fun and motivating work atmosphere where your team can thrive
• Connectingwith guests, exceeding their expectations so they come back again andagain
• Analysingthe numbers and finding ways to make things even better

What We’re Looking For:

• Experienceleading in a restaurant or similar fast-paced guest focused environment
• Personablewith the skills to inspire and motivate a team
• Someonewho lives and breathes hospitality and top-tier service
• Greatcommunicator
• Organised,with the ability to prioritise tasks
• Aproblem solver who’s hands-on and ready to take on challenges
• Ableto keep cool, calm and focused in a busy setting
• Flexible,availilibility that includes weekends, latenights and bank holidays –we’re always on the go!

Why You’ll Love It Here:

We’re offering morethan just a role; we’re offering a rewarding career path with excitingbenefits:

• GenerousColleague Discount:Enjoy 50% off your total bill for you and 5friends across all of our Brands, because great food is meant to beshared! You can also get 20% off at Carluccio’s retail gift shop &deli (in store and online)
• ExclusiveDiscounts:Access special offers and discounts at thousands ofonline and high-street retailers, restaurants, entertainment, gifting, gymmembership and many many more through our BRG Spark App
• SecureYour Future:Benefit from free mortgage advice and access to ourFinancial & Wellbeing Centre
• AccessYour Pay Anytime:With our partner Wagestream, you can tap intoyour earnings whenever you need them
• StayWell:Take advantage of our Healthcare Cashplan and EmployeeAssistance Programme (EAP)
• ReferralRewards:Earn bonuses by referring your friends to join our team
• CareerAdvancement:Enjoy excellent opportunities for growth anddevelopment within our diverse brand portfolio
• FlexibleWorking:Find a work-life balance with flexible schedulingoptions

If you’re ready to step up, lead a team, and have fun whilstdoing it, Slim Chickens is where you need to be! Apply today – let’s makechicken history together!

Compensation: To be discussed