At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a high-volume restaurant, ensuring great food and service while developing your team.
- Company: Fast-growing restaurant brand with a focus on team pride and guest satisfaction.
- Benefits: Up to £42,000 salary, bonuses, 30 days holiday, private healthcare, and free meals.
- Other info: Join a diverse and inclusive workplace with clear career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Take ownership of your restaurant and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in managing a high-volume QSR or fast-casual restaurant.
The predicted salary is between 27900 - 34100 £ per year.
We’re growing quickly and building a restaurant brand that guests love and teams are proud to be part of. To help us do that, we’re looking for an experienced Restaurant General Manager who knows how to run a successful, high-volume operation—and make it a great place to work.
This is a role for someone who takes real ownership. You’ll lead your restaurant as if it were your own business, bringing together commercial performance, brilliant food, fast service and a motivated team.
You’ll understand the numbers, but you’ll also understand that great results start with great people. From developing future leaders to improving guest experience, you’ll set the standard and make sure your team has everything they need to succeed.
What’s in it for you?
- Up to £42,000 salary
- Performance-related bonus of up to 10%
- £1,000 management referral bonus
- 30 days’ holiday, plus your birthday off
- Private healthcare
- Free meals while working and employee discounts when you’re off shift
- Access to employee benefits, including gym, technology and company car schemes
- Clear career progression and development opportunities
- Ongoing training through our dedicated learning platform
What you’ll be responsible for
You’ll have full accountability for the performance of your restaurant, including:
- Leading, motivating and developing a high-performing team
- Managing your restaurant’s P&L, sales, labour and food costs
- Delivering consistently high standards across food quality, service, cleanliness and guest experience
- Ensuring full compliance with HACCP, food safety, health and safety, and employment legislation
- Recruiting great people and creating meaningful development and succession plans
- Building effective rotas that meet business needs, team availability and labour budgets
- Managing stock, ordering, inventory and waste
- Reviewing performance data and turning insights into clear actions
- Maintaining audit, operational and brand standards
- Creating a positive, energetic culture where people enjoy coming to work
- Staying calm, visible and decisive during the busiest periods
What we’re looking for
You’ll already have experience leading a branded, high-volume QSR or fast-casual restaurant as a General Manager or in a comparable senior role.
You’ll also bring:
- A strong track record of growing sales and delivering against targets
- Confidence managing budgets, P&L and controllable costs
- Excellent knowledge of food safety, quality, cleanliness and operational compliance
- Experience with labour scheduling, stock control and inventory systems
- A people-first leadership style, with examples of building strong teams and developing future managers
- The ability to make sound decisions in a fast-moving environment
- High standards, commercial awareness and a genuine sense of ownership
- The resilience and adaptability to lead through change
Experience supporting new restaurant openings or working across multiple sites would be an advantage, but it isn’t essential.
Everyone belongs here
We believe people do their best work when they feel respected, supported and able to be themselves.
We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to grow. Every application is assessed on experience, ability and potential—nothing else.
Ready to take ownership of a restaurant, build an outstanding team and deliver results you can be proud of? We’d love to hear from you.
Locations
General Manager (Food) in Colchester, Essex employer: Bite Talent
Join a rapidly growing restaurant brand that prioritises both guest satisfaction and team pride. As a Restaurant General Manager, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits including private healthcare and ongoing training opportunities. Our inclusive work culture fosters personal growth and development, ensuring you have the tools to lead a high-performing team in a vibrant environment.
