District Manager - Drive Thru

Responsibilities

• 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

Additional Information

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 strong QSR Drive-Thru experience, who thrives in high-volume environments, lives and breathes our values and is a natural leader.

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