OPERATIONS MANAGER - LEADING RESTAURANT GROUP

COREcruitment Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Travel

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd is seeking an Operations Manager for a leading restaurant group in the South West. You will oversee eight sites, working closely with General Managers and reporting to the Operations Director to drive growth and performance.

The role is people-led, focusing on coaching GMs, building strong teams, and ensuring top guest experiences while monitoring sales, labour, and profitability across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-site casual dining or branded restaurant environments.
• Strong commercial acumen and P&L management.
• Proven leadership and ability to coach GMs.
• Track record of elevating guest experience and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee around eight sites in the South West region and report to the Operations Director.
• Develop GMs, build strong teams, and create accountability across sites.
• Monitor sales, labour, profitability and overall performance to maintain high standards.
• Drive guest experience and ensure consistent delivery across all locations.

Skills

Multi-site operations

Commercially minded

People leadership

P&L management

Team development

Job description

OPERATIONS MANAGER – LEADING RESTAURANT GROUP

South West

£60,000 – £65,000 + Bonus + Travel

I am working with a brilliant, well-established restaurant group who are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to take ownership of a key region across the South West.

This is a great opportunity to join a strong, recognised brand with a real focus on its people, guest experience and continuing to evolve the business.

THE ROLE

You’ll oversee around eight sites, working closely with your General Managers and reporting directly into the Operations Director.

This is very much a people-led role.You’ll be developing your GMs, building strong teams and creating real accountability across the region, while keeping a close eye on sales, labour, profitability and overall performance.

The business is already well established, so this isn’t about reinventing the wheel.It’s about challenging where needed, raising standards and making sure every site is delivering a consistently brilliant guest experience.

WHO I’M LOOKING FOR

• I’d love to speak to established multi-site operators from quality casual dining or a similar branded restaurant environment.


• You’ll need to be commercially strong, comfortable managing multiple P&Ls and, most importantly, genuinely good with people.Someone who can coach and develop their teams, build relationships quickly and get the best out of their GMs.


• There is plenty of opportunity to progress within the wider business, so this would really suit someone ambitious who wants to continue developing their career with a brilliant restaurant group.