Restaurant Manager Apprenticeship Programme

This is a three-year apprenticeship programme to develop future leaders within Nando's restaurants.

What You'll Do

You will start by working alongside apprentices from other restaurants to understand Nando's operations. The programme will gradually build your management skills, with the aim of you becoming an Assistant Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:

Front of House:

• Welcoming customers and making them feel at home.
• Serving customers efficiently at the till and understanding their needs.
• Serving food to Nando's high standards.
• Bringing food and drink to the table and ensuring customers have everything they need.
• Managing the takeaway customer experience.
• Setting up, maintaining, handing over, and closing down a clean, safe, and fully operational workstation.
• Handling deep cleaning to Nando's high standards.
• Following all fire safety, health and safety, food hygiene, and restaurant security measures.

Back of House:

• Preparing, cooking, and serving food to Nando's high standards.
• Setting up, maintaining, hand over, and closing down a clean, safe, and fully operational workstation.
• Handling deep cleaning to Nando's high standards.
• Following all fire safety, health and safety, food hygiene, and restaurant security measures.

Training and Qualifications

• Pathway to Assistant Manager
• Level 3 Food and Beverage Team Member
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
• Apprenticeship standard: Food and beverage team member (level 2)
• Training provider: LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

Benefits

• Free meal on every shift
• Flexible shifts
• Access to a discount platform
• 40% discount on Nando's for you and friends/family
• Internal development programmes
• Regular regional parties and events
• Refer a friend incentive scheme

Key Details

• Wage: £17,277 a year
• Working week: 25 hours per week (exact shift patterns to be confirmed)
• Duration: 3 Years
• Start date: 2026-12-08
• Closing date: 2026-12-02