District Manager, Management

Location: Brighton

LOCATION:

Commutable from across Sussex and surrounding counties, within a 60-mile radius.

BURGERS & FRIES AND INCREDIBLE CAREERS!

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.

These days, we're still just as much a family as we always have been. We have tons of integrity, we're enthusiastic. we're competitive and we just get it done - whatever the challenge.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and hands-on District Manager who thrives on driving performance through people, lives and breathes our values, and is a natural leader.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

As a Five Guys District Manager, you'll be the driving force behind the success of multiple restaurants in your District. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with our General Managers and crew, leading by example and coaching teams to deliver results in both sales and customer experience.

Own the performance of your district - from people to profit

Be a visible leader - regularly visiting your stores, supporting GMs and adding value on each visit

Live the Five Guys values every day

Build strong teams through performance reviews, succession planning, and clear development paths.

Deliver on KPIs across sales, labour, turnover, customer service, and compliance.

Drive behaviours, not just results and coaching your managers to lead with passion and purpose.

PEOPLE FIRST CULTURE

We're all about family, and that starts with you!

Recognise and celebrate achievements across your District

Ensure every GM has a development plan and clear goals

Recruit, support, and retain great people - keeping turnover low and engagement high

Foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion where every crew member thrives

LEAD WITH INTEGRITY

You'll lead by example with a growth mindset, promoting innovation, wellbeing, and continuous improvement.

Keep teams, customers, and the brand safe and legal

Be the go-to person for coaching, compliance, and operational excellence

Build strong cross-functional relationships with the Support Office and other District Managers

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Proven experience in multi-site operations - ideally in fast-paced QSR, hospitality or retail

A love for people leadership, coaching, and performance management

Commercial acumen with experience managing P&Ls, labour budgets, and driving like-for-like sales

A competitive spirit with the ability to lead, motivate and inspire your people

Strong communication, emotional intelligence, and the drive to get things done

SUCCESS MEASURES:

Hitting KPIs across people, operations, customer experience, compliance, and financials

Building a strong succession pipeline and developing internal talent

Delivering against your district's P&L, labour targets, and GP

Driving employee engagement and customer satisfaction scores

REWARDS AND BENEFITS:

A generous performance based bonus

Private Healthcare (through Vitality)

Life Assurance - your family is part of our family

Participation in a pension scheme

25 Days holiday + bank holidays

Long service awards

Electric Car Scheme