Assistant Restaurant General Manager

About The Role

Location: Sunderland

Department: Restaurant Leadership

Salary/Rate: £29K - £31K per annum

Hours: full time

Closing Date: 01 August 2026

At KFC, everyone gets a seat at our table. We feed our people’s potential – to be their best selves, make a difference and have fun. Join us, and together, we can be part of something truly extraordinary.

Bringing it to the role

Our Assistant Restaurant General Managers (ARGM) bring a wealth of experience from diverse sectors, including supermarkets, pubs, high street retailers, and banks. Despite their varied backgrounds, they share a common trait: being empowering leaders who prioritize the well-being of their team members.

As an ARGM, you will hold a crucial position within the restaurant management team, responsible for ensuring the smooth and standardized operation of day-to-day activities. Your role will involve coaching, motivating. and developing a high-performing team dedicated to delivering a reliable and consistent experience for our customers. Additionally, you will drive sales and profitability in your restaurant, contributing to its overall success. Your role will involve:

Assisting with day-to-day operations, including food preparation, inventory management, and ensuring a clean and welcoming environment for our customers.

Learning essential managerial skills, such as scheduling, team coordination, and effective communication, to lead a motivated and efficient team.

Providing exceptional customer service and ensuring customer satisfaction through prompt problem-solving and a friendly demeanour.

Collaborating with colleagues and other managers to maintain high-quality standards and uphold our brand's reputation.

Embracing a continuous learning mindset, taking feedback constructively, and applying it to improve your skills and performance.

Be Original

It’s not just what you do at KFC. It’s the way you do it. Unapologetically you, undeniably original. You’ll work with colleagues who all bring their originality to the table, who bring energy, spirit and sizzle to the restaurant floor and make every shift high flyin’ and high fryin’.

We take your ambition seriously; you’ll be treated with respect and supported in everything you do as you roll up your sleeves and bring finger lickin’ good chicken to our customers. And whatever your journey looks like, we’ll help you get there. From flexible schedules to cross-training and the chance to earn qualifications, we got you.

There are all kinds of opportunities at KFC.

Who we are

Take one man with a big idea, add 11 herbs and spices, grit, ambition, and buckets of heart – you’ve got KFC. Since 1952, we’ve been bringing finger lickin’ good chicken to the world. But without our people, The Originals, none of it would be possible. Everyone at KFC is different. Unique. It’s what makes us special. We’ll always be original. And we welcome you join us; to bring it. Your energy, grit, spirit, and story.

Ready to apply?

If you are ready to bring your passion, skills, and dedication to KFC, we encourage you to apply now. We look forward to welcoming you to our team and embarking on this extraordinary journey together. Bring it.

Check out our website for more information about what life is like at KFC.

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UNITED BY THE BUCKET

At KFC, we’re all about flavour. That perfect blend of herbs and spices that makes everything so finger lickin’ good. But our blend over bland approach doesn’t just apply to our chicken. We value, support, and celebrate all the things that make our KFCers authentic and original. Because whatever your flavour – your ability, age, background, ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation - we’re all united by the bucket.

If you need reasonable adjustment as part of your application or interview process, don’t hesitate to let us know.

Welcome to KFC.

Home of the real ones.

We sell the world’s best chicken. We’ve done it for a long old time — since 1939, when the idea of finger lickin’ good chicken popped into our Colonel’s head. Now, we proudly serve 1000+ communities across the UK and Ireland, bringing the grit, pride and iconic reputation that started in Kentucky all those years ago.

People who are original. Individual. Fresh. We come to work to be ourselves, and to make something of ourselves. We bring the graft and the laughs every day — building our own community, as we serve our original recipe chicken to the ones we’re in.

In our place, ambition grows. Careers build. Potential goes further. Our doors are open, and they can take you anywhere.

If you join our team, we only ask one thing. That you be you.

Because that makes us, us.

Job Location Details

Sunderland, United Kingdom, SR4 9EN

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Championing Potential at KFC.

At KFC, we are the originals. Real ones bringing their authentic selves to work every day. No matter who you are, where you're from, or what makes you unique - there's a place for you at the Colonel's table.

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Buckets of opportunity.

Think we’re just a chicken shop. Think again. At KFC we’re serious about helping you discover your potential. We don’t hire staff. We hire Team Members. Real people, building real careers, in a real community. And it begins right here.

Find out more

Championing Potential at KFC.

At KFC, we are the originals. Real ones bringing their authentic selves to work every day. No matter who you are, where you're from, or what makes you unique - there's a place for you at the Colonel's table.

Find out more

Buckets of opportunity.

Think we’re just a chicken shop. Think again. At KFC we’re serious about helping you discover your potential. We don’t hire staff. We hire Team Members. Real people, building real careers, in a real community. And it begins right here.

Find out more

Championing Potential at KFC.

At KFC, we are the originals. Real ones bringing their authentic selves to work every day. No matter who you are, where you're from, or what makes you unique - there's a place for you at the Colonel's table.

Find out more

Buckets of opportunity.

Think we’re just a chicken shop. Think again. At KFC we’re serious about helping you discover your potential. We don’t hire staff. We hire Team Members. Real people, building real careers, in a real community. And it begins right here.

Find out more

Perks, rewards and benefits.

We do things our own way here. And that includes the way we reward you for bringing the graft. And the laughs, too.

Some of our restaurants are part of our Equity business and others are owned by our Franchise partners. That means the perks we offer might look a little different from one location to another.

Here’s what the real deal could look like for you.

Discover our full range of benefits

Generous bonus scheme

We reward strong performance and our bonuses could mean you earn well above industry norms.

Onsi app and benefits

Get exclusive rates on accident and life insurance, plus retail discounts, savings accounts, mental health support and loads more.

Pension Scheme

We'll auto-enroll you in our pension scheme so your future’s sorted from day one.

Life assurance

Protection for the ones you care about most.

25% KFC discount

Big discounts on your finger lickin' favorites.

Discounted gym membership

Stay strong with up to 25% off gym membership, up to 50% off home workouts and up to 70% off home and lifestyle purchases.

Full employee assistance programme

Lots of well supported wellbeing services including mental health support, legal advice and more for you and your family.

Free mortgage advice

We can help you get on - or climb up - the property ladder.