Team Leader

KFC; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food and drink on shift

25% staff discount

Job summary

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is looking for a Teamleader to guide our restaurant team on the floor, setting the pace and ensuring every guest leaves happy. You’ll drive the team to hit targets, build momentum, and lead by example with hands-on coaching and strong people skills.

You’ll be responsible for keeping operations smooth, from stock checks to shift plans, while maintaining a positive, high-energy environment that reflects our brand and values.

Qualifications

• A natural leader who can lead from the front and drive a team.
• People person who can lift morale and keep the crew focused.
• Cool under pressure and able to make quick, smart decisions when it matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead from the front, set the pace, and drive the restaurant to hit targets and smash expectations.
• Coach, support, and celebrate your team to help everyone grow and perform at their best.
• Keep shift operations running smoothly, from stock checks to shift plans, ensuring the front of house runs like clockwork.

Job description

Teamleader

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

You’ll be right there on the floor, leading the team, keeping thingsrunning smooth, and making sure every guest leaves happy. It’s about settingthe pace, lifting the vibe, and getting stuck in to make every shift count.

What will you spend your time doing?

• Lead from the front. You’ll get stuck in with the team, setting the pace and driving therestaurant to hit targets and smash expectations.
• Build your crew up. You’ll coach, support, and celebrate your team—making sure everyonegrows, learns, and brings their best to every shift.
• Keep it running smooth. From stock checks to shift plans, you’ll help keep things tickingbehind the scenes so the front runs like clockwork.

What we'd love from you

• A natural leader. You’ve got experience managing teams—and you know how to bring out thebest in people when it counts.
• People person, through and through. You create a buzz, lift others up, and know how to keep the crew happyand focused.
• Cool under pressure. Things can move fast—you stay calm, think sharp, and make smart callswhen it matters.

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’s in it for you

We offerbenefits that make your life that little bit easier, because we know the juggleis real.

• Take the first step toward a rewarding leadership career.
• Free food and drink on shift
• 25% staff discount

KFC foreveryone:

Whoever you areand wherever you’re from, KFC is a place where you can bring the realyou 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.