General Manager - Commercial

General Manager - Commercial

2026-10-13T00:00:00

Manchester

Greater Manchester

GB

M2 5

Any

Five Guys

2026-11-12T00:09:46.687

We're the burger restaurant with the uncomplicated formula: burgers and fries cooked to perfection, with no frozen ingredients. And we've stuck to the same 'perfect and serve' philosophy since our family business began in 1986.

In some of our stores, there is a talented Bench General Manager who is waiting for their own store. While waiting for your own store, you will be based at one of our existing stores supporting the current General Manager and potentially other stores within the district. Leading, inspiring and coaching the teams to ensure the restaurant delivers profitability, and optimises all sales opportunities while delivering an excellent level of customer service.

Our Bench General Managers are our brand ambassadors, they ensure we deliver an excellent level of customer service while demonstrating leadership, coaching and direction. An achievable 20% bonus scheme - paid quarterly

• An additional Secret Shopper bonus worth up to £2,000


• High Performer Awards and Bonus's


• Long service Love2Shop voucher reward - 5 years £500, 10 years £1,000


• 33 Days paid holiday


• Paid breaks


• Free burgers, fries and shakes while on shift


• Private medical via Vitality


• Life assurance


• The financial wellbeing app with simple-to-use, flexible benefits built around your pay

Days out and social events

• Invite to the annual General Manager conference


• Five Guys Perks - employee discount program


• Access to wellbeing support and employee assistance programme (EAP)


• Development opportunities to grow a career with us!


• Apprenticeships to gain recognised qualifications, skills and progression opportunities


• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave


• Pension scheme

AS A BENCH GENERAL MANAGER YOU'LL BE

• Accountable and responsible for your entire store and the people within


• Developing and managing the store team, while supporting the delivery of perfect burgers and fries


• You will be expected to lead from the front, you will be hands-on at times which means jumping in and working on the line shoulder to shoulder with our Crew and Managers


• Having full ownership of your P&L, which means you will need to drive sales whilst controlling costs


• Your store will need to run smoothly on the day-to-day operations and think about long term planning


• Spotting potential and developing your team to ensure there is a strong talent pipeline

AS A BENCH GENERAL MANAGER YOU'LL BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT

• Customer service


• Your next step would be taking on a higher volume store, New Store opening, Area Trainer, District Manager or a role in the Support Office


• If you are ambitious and want to grow - we can provide you with support and the right tools to build a career with us

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We're the burger restaurant with the uncomplicated formula: burgers and fries cooked to perfection, with no frozen ingredients. And we've stuck to the same 'perfect and serve' philosophy since our family business began in 1986.
In some of our stores, there is a talented Bench General Manager who is waiting for their own store. While waiting for your own store you will be based at one of our existing stores supporting the current General Manager and potentially other stores within the district. leading, inspiring and coaching the teams to ensure the restaurant delivers profitability, and optimises all sales opportunities while delivering an excellent level of customer service.
Our Bench General Managers are our brand ambassadors, they ensure we deliver an excellent level of customer service while demonstrating leadership, coaching and direction. An achievable 20% bonus scheme - paid quarterly
~ An additional Secret Shopper bonus worth up to £2,000
~ High Performer Awards and Bonus's
~ Long service Love2Shop voucher reward - 5 years £500, 10 years £1,000
~33 Days paid holiday
~ Paid breaks
~ Free burgers, fries and shakes while on shift
~ Private medical via Vitality
~ Life assurance
~ The financial wellbeing app with simple-to-use, flexible benefits built around your pay

Days out and social events
Invite to the annual General Manager conference
Five Guys Perks - employee discount program
Access to wellbeing support and employee assistance programme (EAP)
Development opportunities to grow a career with us!
Apprenticeships to gain recognised qualifications, skills and progression opportunities
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
Pension scheme
AS A BENCH GENERAL MANAGER YOU'LL BE

Accountable and responsible for your entire store and the people within
Developing and managing the store team, while supporting the delivery of perfect burgers and fries
You will be expected to lead from the front, you will be hands-on at times which means jumping in and working on the line shoulder to shoulder with our Crew and Managers
Having full ownership of your P&L, which means you will need to drive sales whilst controlling costs
Your store will need to run smoothly on the day-to-day operations and think about long term planning
Spotting potential and developing your team to ensure there is a strong talent pipeline
AS A BENCH GENERAL MANAGER YOU'LL BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT

Customer service
Your next step would be taking on a higher volume store, New Store opening, Area Trainer, District Manager or a role in the Support Office
If you are ambitious and want to grow - we can provide you with support and the right tools to build a career with us