General Manager - Casual Dining

Corecruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment is seeking an exceptional General Manager to lead a flagship casual dining restaurant in Glasgow. The role focuses on hands-on leadership, delivering brilliant guest experiences and shaping a people-first culture.

You will own the operation, coach a high-performing team and drive sales, profitability and overall performance, while maintaining high standards and ongoing improvements across all areas.

Qualifications

• Proven General Manager experience in a busy casual dining setting.
• Hands-on leader who develops people and drives guest experience.
• Strong commercial acumen with full P&L responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of restaurant operations and performance.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing management and front-line team.
• Drive sales, profitability and overall commercial performance.
• Oversee labour, stock, budgets and cost control.
• Create an exceptional guest experience to encourage repeat visits.
• Maintain outstanding operational standards and continuously seek improvements.

Skills

General Manager experience

Hospitality focus

P&L management

People development

Education

Experience in branded/casual dining

Job description

General Manager - Casual Dining COREcruitment London, Greater London, England

General Manager - Casual Dining

Glasgow - OR relocate to Glasgow

I'm working with a brilliant casual dining business that's looking for an exceptional General Manager to take the reins of one of its flagship Glasgow restaurants.

This isn't just about running a shift or keeping the lights on. It's about creating an environment where your team genuinely loves coming to work, guests leave wanting to come back, and commercial performance follows because you've built a great operation.

The business has built a fantastic reputation for quality food, warm hospitality and a people-first culture. They're looking for someone who shares those values - a hands-on leader who loves being on the floor, developing people and driving standards every single day.

The Role

• You'll have full ownership of the restaurant, leading from the front and taking responsibility for every aspect of the operation, including:
• Leading, coaching and developing a high-performing management and front-line team.
• Driving sales, profitability and the overall commercial performance of the business.
• Taking full ownership of the P&L, labour, stock, budgets and cost control.
• Creating an exceptional guest experience that keeps people coming back.
• Building a positive, energetic culture where people are engaged, motivated and developed.
• Maintaining outstanding operational standards while continually looking for ways to improve the business.

About You

We're looking for an established General Manager who thrives in a busy, guest-focused environment and genuinely enjoys building successful teams.

You’ll bring

• Proven General Manager experience within a quality restaurant or casual dining business.
• A genuine passion for hospitality, people and delivering brilliant guest experiences.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing a full P&L.
• A hands-on leadership style - someone who's visible in the business and leads by example.
• The ability to inspire, coach and retain great people.
• Experience within branded restaurants is ideal, although high-quality independent experience will also be considered.

Full-time