About the role
District Manager
BURGERS & FRIES AND INCREDIBLE CAREERS!
We’re the burger restaurant with the uncomplicated formula: burgers and fries cooked to perfection, with no frozen ingredients. We’ve stuck to the same ‘perfect and serve’ philosophy since our family business began in 1986.
Today, we’re still a family at heart. We’ve got integrity, we bring energy, we’re competitive and we get it done – whatever the challenge.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, hands-on District Manager with strongQSR Drive-Thru experience, who thrives in high-volume environments, lives and breathes our values and is a natural leader.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
As a Five Guys District Manager, you’ll lead the success of multiple Drive Thru restaurants, driving performance through people and delivering pace, quality and consistency across high-volume, fast-moving sites.
- Own performance across your district – people, profit and results
- Lead from the front – spending time in your restaurants, supporting GMs and driving standards
- Deliver strong sales, speed of service and operational excellence
- Coach and develop General Managers to lead busy, high-performing teams
- Embed consistent, high-quality execution during peak trading periods
- Drive behaviours, not just results, creating a culture of accountability and pride
PEOPLE FIRST CULTURE
We’re all about family, and that starts with you.
- Build and develop strong, resilient teams that thrive in busy environments
- Support clear development and succession plans across your district
- Recruit, retain and engage high-performing teams
- Create a positive, inclusive culture where teams perform at their best
LEAD WITH INTEGRITY
- Lead with energy, pace and a growth mindset
- Keep teams, customers and the brand safe and compliant
- Be a strong operational leader across all day parts, including peak and drive-thru demand
- Build strong relationships across your district and support office
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Proven multi-site leadership experience in QSR Drive-Thru environments
- Track record of delivering results in high-volume, fast-paced operations
- Strong commercial acumen across sales, labour and P&L performance
- Ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing teams
- Resilient, hands-on and comfortable operating at pace
- Strong communication, presence and the drive to get things done
SUCCESS MEASURES
- Strong KPIs across sales, speed of service, labour, customer experience and compliance
- High-performing teams with clear succession pipelines
- Delivery of district P&L, labour targets and profitability
- High engagement and consistent customer satisfaction
REWARDS AND BENEFITS
- Performance-based bonus
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Long service awards
- Electric car scheme
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