OPERATIONS MANAGER – LEADING RESTAURANT GROUP

COREcruitment Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd is partnering with a leading restaurant group to recruit an Operations Manager for the South West region, covering around eight sites in or around Reading. The role focuses on people-led leadership, coaching General Managers, and delivering a consistently exceptional guest experience.

You will manage multiple P&Ls, ensure strong team development, and drive sales, labour, and profitability while challenging standards to continuously improve performance across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing multiple sites in a casual dining/brand restaurant environment.
• Strong commercial focus with ability to manage P&Ls and drive profitability.
• Proven track record coaching and developing General Managers and building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee eight sites and work closely with General Managers.
• Report directly to the Operations Director and drive regional performance.
• Develop GMs, build strong teams, and ensure consistent guest experience across all sites.
• Monitor sales, labour, and profitability to raise standards and accountability.

Skills

Multi-site operator experience

Commercial acumen - P&L

People development & coaching

Stakeholder relationship building

Job description

OPERATIONS MANAGER – LEADING RESTAURANT GROUP

South West

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.