Restaurant General Manager

KFC Darlington - Yarm Road; Tees Valley; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Quarterly BONUS

Extra holiday

Life assurance

Free chicken & chips every shift

25% staff discount

Gym discounts to keep you movin

200+ high street perks & cashback

Wellbeing support that actually helps

Descripción de la vacante

KFC Darlington - Yarm Road is seeking a Restaurant General Manager to lead from the front, owning performance, people, culture and results to deliver brilliant guest experiences. You will build a high-performing team, ensure operational excellence, and drive long-term business success.

You’ll develop people, manage costs and KPIs, and foster a positive, inclusive workplace where the guest comes first. This role is hands-on, fast-paced and central to our community presence.

Formación

• Lead from the front and set the standard daily.
• Build trust and handle tough conversations with calm, turning challenges into opportunities.
• Commercially aware and confident owning KPIs, costs and profitability.

Responsabilidades

• Lead like you mean it: take full ownership of the restaurant, lead performance, culture, and standards with confidence and make sound decisions for today and long-term success.
• Deliver Through Others: build and lead a high-performing leadership team, coach and provide feedback, delegate to create ownership at all levels.
• Unleash Potential: attract and develop great people, recruit diverse talent with growth potential and create clear development pathways.
• Execute With Focus: keep the restaurant running smoothly by setting priorities, maintaining standards, and planning labour and stock.
• Fuel Exceptional Restaurant Experiences: ensure fast, friendly, and consistent service, use feedback to improve, and empower the team to resolve issues.
• Shape the Future: lead through change, adopt new ways of working, and work with Area Coach to drive long-term success.

Descripción del empleo

Restaurant General Manager

Welcome to KFC. Home of the real ones.

We sell the world’s best chicken. We’ve done it for a long old time — since 1939. Now, we proudly serve 1000+ communities across the UK and Ireland, bringing the grit, pride and iconic reputation that started in Kentucky all those years ago.

People who are original. Individual. Fresh. We come to work to be ourselves, and to make something of ourselves. We bring the graft and the laughs every day — building our own community, as we serve our original recipe chicken to the ones, we’re in.

In our place, ambition grows. Careers build. Potential goes further. Our doors are open, and they can take you anywhere.

If you join our team, we only ask one thing. That you be you.

Because that makes us, us.

Sounds good? Great. Here’s more about the job.

About the role

As a Restaurant General Manager, you lead from the front and take full ownership of yourrestaurant. You’re accountable for performance, people, culture, and results ensuring the restaurantdelivers brilliant guest experiences while building a high performing, future ready team.

What will you spend your time doing?

• Lead like you mean it.Take full ownership of the restaurant, leading performance, culture, and standards with confidence.Make sound decisions that deliver results today while supporting long term success, stay accountablefor outcomes, and remain calm and decisive during busy or challenging periods.
• Deliver Through OthersBuild and lead a high performing leadership team, developing people through regular coaching andfeedback. Delegate with confidence to create ownership at all levels, and recognise greatperformance to drive results and a positive culture.
• Unleash PotentialAttract and develop great people, recruiting diverse talent with the potential to grow. Build strongrelationships, identify future leaders early, and create clear development and progression pathwaysthat strengthen the team for the long term.
• Execute With FocusKeep the restaurant running smoothly and efficiently by setting clear priorities, maintaining strongoperational standards, and planning labour and stock effectively. Proactively remove any barriersthat could impact performance or results.
• Fuel Exceptional Restaurant ExperiencesDeliver a great guest experience by leading your team to provide fast, friendly, and consistentservice. Use feedback to continually improve, make every guest feel welcome, and empower yourteam to resolve customer concerns confidently and professionally.
• Shape the Future Shape the future of the restaurant by leading your team confidently through change, embracingnew ways of working, and using insight to drive improvement. Work closely with your Area Coach toidentify opportunities, plan ahead, and deliver long term business success.

What We Love From You

• You lead from the front and set the standard every day.
• You build trust, handle tough conversations well, and bring the best out ofpeople.
• You run a tight, compliant operation without losing sight of the guest.
• You’re commercially aware and confident owning KPIs, costs, and profitability.
• You stay calm under pressure and thrive in fast paced environments.
• You genuinely care — about people, food, and doing things the right way.

Keeping it real

We don’t hire staff — we hire people. People with real lives and real ambitions. Everyone bringssomething different, and we want you to bring you.At KFC, everyone’s welcome. Whatever your background or journey, you belong here. We’ll invest inyour potential and support your growth — because that’s what we’ve always done.

What’s in it for you:

We offer benefits that make life that little bit easier

• Quarterly BONUS that rewards the hustle
• Extra holiday – more time to recharge
• Life assurance – we’ve got you covered
• Free chicken & chips every shift
• 25% staff discount
• Gym discounts to keep you movin
• 200+ high street perks & cashback
• Wellbeing support that actually helps

KFC for everyone:

Every applicant — regardless of age, background, ethnicity, gender, ability, religion or sexualorientation — has an equal opportunity at KFC. We actively encourage applications fromunderrepresented groups.

If you need additional support during the recruitment process, just let us know — we’re here to helpyou be the real you.

If you’d like any additional support with your application, have a disability or condition that may affect your performance during the recruitment process, or have any other requirements — just let us know. We’ll be there to help you be the real you.

*We do things a little differently here. Some of our restaurants are run by KFC directly (that’s our Equity team), while others are owned by our awesome Franchise partners. So, things like benefits might vary a bit depending on where you work – but the heart, the culture, and that finger lickin’ feeling? That’s the same wherever you join us.