Assistant Restaurant Manager (Mid Valley Southkey)

Nando's Chickenland Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Johor

On-site

MYR 42,000 - 66,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Sabbatical Leave (For Full-Time only)

Outpatient & Inpatient

Flexi Working Hours

Nando's Meal Card (Restaurant Managemt

Multiple Leaves

Staff Discount

Career Development

Job summary

Nando's Chickenland Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking an Assistant Restaurant Manager to lead a dynamic team and create a welcoming, high-energy dining experience for guests. You will guide staff, optimize operations, and drive sales while maintaining standards across service, food quality, and ambiance.

The role emphasizes coaching, shift leadership, and ensuring the restaurant delivers memorable experiences in a fast-paced environment. Join a vibrant brand expanding across Malaysia.

Qualifications

Must have a relevant qualification in Food & Service Management.
Strong leadership and people development skills are essential.
Proficient in English and Bahasa Malaysia with good interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

Lead, motivate, and inspire the restaurant team to deliver excellent service.
Plan schedules, recruit, and identify training opportunities for staff.
Maintain safety, cleanliness, and compliance while focusing on cost control.
Drive sales, manage costs, and execute marketing plans to grow the restaurant.
Review daily/weekly/monthly reports and align with the restaurant vision.

Skills

Leadership

Team coaching

English language

Bahasa Malaysia

Microsoft Office

Time management

P&L interpretation

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

People development

Education

Food & Service Management degree/diploma

Secondary/SPM or O Level

Tools

Microsoft Office

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 great dining experience
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!

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.

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