Assistant Restaurant Manager (Merdeka 118)

Nando's Chickenland Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sabbatical Leave (For Full-Time only)

Medical & Insurance Coverage (for you)

Flexible Working Hours

Staff Discount

Career Development

Withdraw salary anytime

Job summary

Nando's Chickenland Malaysia Sdn Bhd is hiring an Assistant Restaurant Manager to lead a dynamic restaurant team in Kuala Lumpur. You will coach staff, manage schedules, control costs, and drive profitability while delivering a top-notch dining experience.

Ideal candidates have a passion for hospitality, strong leadership, and the ability to develop others. The role requires shift work, weekends and public holidays, and comfort with English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Qualifications

• Education requirement: Secondary School/SPM/'O' Level or diploma/degree in Food & Service Management.
• Strong leadership, planning, and people management abilities.
• Proactive mindset with problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent time management and delegation, with ability to interpret financial data (P&L).
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Malaysia; computer literacy including MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and inspire the restaurant team to perform at their best.
• Plan manpower, schedules, recruitment, and identify training opportunities.
• Monitor stock, costs, waste, and energy usage to improve profitability.
• Ensure clean, safe, and legally compliant operations; drive continuous improvement.
• Execute local and national marketing plans to boost sales and attract customers.
• Review and ensure timely daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Communication (English & BM)

Microsoft Office

Education

Secondary School/SPM/'O' Level or Diploma/Degree in Food & Service Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Ready to lead with passion and make every dining experience memorable? At Nando’s, we’re

looking for a motivated Assistant Restaurant Manager to help us create a welcoming, energetic

atmosphere for our customers and guide our team to success.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love coaching others, and have a passion for

hospitality, we’d love to hear from you!

What you’ll do:

• Able to lead, motivate, and inspire your team to be their best.
• Manage schedules, monitor stock levels, and anticipate the team’s needs to keep operations running smoothly.
• Plan manpower needs, manage recruitment, and identify training opportunities for the restaurant team.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and legally compliant restaurant. With a focus on continuous improvement.
• Manage waste, recycling, and energy usage in the restaurant.
• Able to manage the cost and to improve customer experience
• To driving sales across all channels and growing the restaurant sustainably.
• Focusing on managing operating costs to boost profitability and overall performance.
• To execute local and national marketing plans, driving sales and attracting new customers.
• Review and ensure timely, accurate, and complete daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.
• Ensure the team understands and is driven by the restaurant's vision and goals.
• Take care of your team members by always engaging with and recognizing them.
• Perform other tasks as assigned

You will be successful if you have:

• Preferably Assistant Managers specializing in Food/Beverage/Restaurant Service or equivalent
• Candidate must possess at least a Secondary School/SPM/"O" Level or Diploma/Degree in Food & Service Management
• Strong interest and passion in food preparation and serving, have high interest to make a
• Strong leadership skills, an enforcer and executer, planner, pro-active, resourceful, problem solving, decision making and result oriented
• Effective time management, delegation, ability to interpret financial data (Profit & Loss) and decisive on action
• Humble, always ready to listen and learn from others
• Able to grow and develop others, a natural leader and motivator
• Good interpersonal skills, able to interact well with all level
• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Required to work on shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Proficient in English and Bahasa Malaysia
• Withdraw your salary anytime, anywhere—no need to wait for payday
• Medical & Insurance Coverage (for you and your Family too!)
• Hospitalization Leave
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Sabbatical Leave (5 years continuous service)
• Trainings are provided – To learn & grow with us!

Perks and benefits

• Sabbatical Leave (For Full-Time only)
• Outpatient & Inpatient
• Flexi Working Hours
• Nando's Meal Card (Restaurant Managemet team & HQ)
• Multiple Leaves
• Staff Discount
• Career Development
• Withdraw your salary anytime, anywhere—no need to wait for payday
• Medical & Insurance Coverage (for you and your Family too!)
• Hospitalization Leave
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Sabbatical Leave (5 years continuous service)
• Trainings are provided – To learn & grow with us!

At Nando’s, it is not just about the chicken. It’s about the people who make the chicken. We are all a part of a big and Fired Up! global family that works hard and plays hard. We like to keep things fun and informal, while fantastic opportunities keep us learning, growing, experiencing and sometimes even partying!

Our brand aims to deliver an all-rounded dining experience that is uniquely Nando’s by holding onto these 5 values: Pride, Passion, Integrity, Family, and Courage. So if you have a strong sense of pride, integrity, passion, drive and love for PERi-PERi chicken, we’ve been looking for you to be part of this hot opportunity to grow with us together and deliver a great Nando’s experience as we expand to the rest of Malaysia.

At Nando’s, it is not just about the chicken. It’s about the people who make the chicken. We are all a part of a big and Fired Up! global family that works hard and plays hard. We like to keep things fun and informal, while fantastic opportunities keep us learning, growing, experiencing and sometimes even partying!

Our brand aims to deliver an all-rounded dining experience that is uniquely Nando’s by holding onto these 5 values: Pride, Passion, Integrity, Family, and Courage. So if you have a strong sense of pride, integrity, passion, drive and love for PERi-PERi chicken, we’ve been looking for you to be part of this hot opportunity ……