Restaurant Manager

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join KFC as a Restaurant General Manager, where you will lead your team to success while ensuring exceptional guest experiences. You’ll take full ownership of restaurant performance, from training staff to managing operations. KFC offers a supportive environment that values individuality and encourages diversity, alongside benefits like bonuses and extra holidays.

Benefits

Quarterly Bonus

Extra Holiday

Free Chicken & Chips

Gym Discounts

High Street Perks & Cashback

Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams in a restaurant environment.
• Ability to drive performance and hit targets.
• Strong operational management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to achieve performance goals and enhance the guest experience.
• Maintain operational standards and efficiency in the restaurant.
• Conduct training and coaching to elevate team performance.

Skills

Team Leadership

Operational Efficiency

Communication

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Restaurantgeneral manager
Welcome to KFC. Home of the real ones.

Wesell the world’s best chicken. We’ve done it for a long old time — since 1939,when the idea of
finger lickin’ good chicken popped into our Colonel’s head. Now, we proudlyserve 1000+ communities across the UK and Ireland, bringing the grit, pride andiconic reputation that started in Kentucky all those years ago.

People who areoriginal. Individual. Fresh. We come to work to be ourselves, and to makesomething of ourselves. We bring the graft and the laughs every day — buildingour own community, as we serve our original recipe chicken to the ones, we’rein.

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

Lead from the front, take fullownership of the restaurant, and smash performance goals while building a teamthat doesn't just meet standards but exceeds them. Own the numbers, the vibe,and the experience, keeping everything running smoothly while creating a spacewhere both guests and the team thrive.

Whatwill you spend your time doing?

• Lead like you mean it. You’ll take full ownership of the restaurant — drive performance, hitgoals, and set the vibe.
• Build a team worth following. Train, coach, and motivate your people so they don’t just meet thestandard — they raise it.
• Smash the targets. Own your KPIs and push the team to deliver every shift, every day.
• Keep it tight. Stay on top of the admin — rosters, stock, reporting — so everythingruns smooth behind the scenes.
• Make the guest experienceunforgettable. Turn first-timers into regulars bycreating moments that hit different.

What we'd love from you:

• You lead from the front. You’ve managed teams before and know how to bring the best out ofpeople.
• You get people. You build strong teams, handle tough conversations, and create aculture where everyone feels seen.
• You run a tight ship. You know how to keep operations efficient, clean, and compliant — evenwhen it’s chaos.

Keeping it real

We don’t hire staff — we hire people. Peoplewith real lives and aspirations, building real careers. Each of us hassomething special to add to the mix we call work, and we’ll always encourageyou to add your perspective.

See, at KFC, everyone’s welcome — whateveryour background, and whatever future you’re creating. We’ll look out for youbecause you’re one of us, not because you work for us. We’ll invest in yourpotential, because it’s what we’ve always done. But most of all, we’ll give youthe freedom to be you, wherever (and whoever) you happen to be.

What’sin it for you:
We offerbenefits that make your life that little bit easier, because we know the juggleis real.

• Quarterly BONUS that rewardsthe hustle
• Extra holiday – more time to recharge
• Free chicken & chips every shift
• Gym discounts to keep you moving
• 200+ high street perks & cashback
• Wellbeing support that actually helps

KFC foreveryone:
Whoever you areand wherever you’re from, KFC is a place where you can bring the real
you to work. We’re here to support you in being yourself, whether you work withus, or are
trying to.

Our promise is this: every person who applies
to a role at KFC, regardless of age, background, ethnicity, gender, ability,religion or sexual orientation, will have an equal opportunity
to work here. We don’t just welcome, we encourage applications fromunderrepresented groups in all industries.

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

Ready?
We hope so. Ifyou’re ready to be part of our community, now’s the time to apply.

Worried you aren’t ticking all theboxes? Don’t - we’d still love to hear from you.