Assistant General Manager

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This role at Côte Restaurants in Brighton seeks an Assistant General Manager who leads with trust, camaraderie and a curiosity for growth, balancing hands-on service with people development while upholding high standards of French-inspired cuisine and memorable guest experiences. You’ll supervise shifts, manage operations for a 48-hour week, and contribute to internal development programmes, all while ensuring guest delight and staff wellbeing with strong benefits. To apply, highlight proven leadership, training and coaching, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record turning feedback into better service. Align with Côte’s values, show your growth mindset, and demonstrate you’re ready to bring your flavour to the team.

Assistant General Manager

At Côte, we’re big on trust and have a culture built on camaraderie and friendship, which makes it easy to bring what makes you uniquely you, to the table.

The floor is yours as an Assistant General Manager, as we have a passion for discovery and learning which gives everyone the opportunity to grow. We’re open minded and love to share ideas and learn from other’s experiences. Whether you know your career path, or your still figuring that one out – we’re ok with that, as we will give you the freedom to explore your potential!

The good stuff.

• Permanent, full-time contract guaranteeing you 48 hours per week
• We pay all our teams fortnightly because who doesn’t love a payday?
• Every shift you work, we’ve got you covered with meals from our employee menu (thanks Chef)!
• Treat yourself, family, and friends to 100% discount off our food at any Côte
• We’re here for the curious, so it’s no surprise there are loads of opportunities when it comes to internal development programmes, we have some big plans coming this year!
• Company pension scheme & life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – 24/7 support and advice for health, wellbeing, and financial issues
• Access your next pay early through our Wagestream partnership

Bonjour, we’re Côte.

We believe life should be full of flavour. Yes, we’re foodies – but we’re actually in the business of making memories. Founded in Wimbledon in 2007 with a mission to deliver quality, French-inspired food, extraordinary service, and a whole-hearted enjoyment of life, we now have a 3,000-strong team and 85 restaurants (and counting) across the UK.

There are so many reasons to join Côte.

We’re on an exciting new journey – and our team will play a huge part in making it happen. That means when you’re with us, every day is an opportunity to aim higher. Because we’re invested in your development, so you’ll get out as much as you put in. And we encourage you to bring your unique flavour to work, because we value the diversity of our teams. Best of all, the work you do brings joy to others. Sound good? Maybe you belong with us.