Restaurant Manager
Hospitality · Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula & Bass Coast VIC, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Venue: a premium farm-to-table fine dining restaurant in Victoria.
The brief: lead front of house, shape how guests experience the venue, grow the service team and hold the whole operation to premium standards.
What the employer wants to see: real, checkable experience delivering exceptional service and running high-performing front-of-house teams, backed by qualifications and leadership capability. Sponsorship is on the table, but the priority is an established professional who brings trusted expertise, refined service standards and firm operational discipline.
If you are applying from Pakistan, get your English CV in order before you send anything.
Key Responsibilities
- Run front of house from the floor during service, setting a consistently high bar on every shift
- Model polished, attentive and professional hospitality for the whole team
- Look after bookings, seating plans, guest preferences, VIP arrangements and special requests
- Stay in close contact with guests from arrival to departure
- Brief the team before service on the night's priorities, and train, coach and mentor front-of-house staff
- Work hand in hand with the kitchen so the restaurant runs efficiently and seamlessly
- Build weekly rosters around bookings, events, seasonal demand and operational needs, while tracking labour performance and supporting workforce planning
- Control beverage and front-of-house stock, coordinate purchasing, and watch wastage, breakage and usage to keep costs responsible
- Keep operational systems running and feed into accurate daily reports
- Look for ways to lift service consistency, efficiency and guest satisfaction
- Uphold food safety, hygiene, workplace health and safety and responsible service standards, as well as venue procedures, licensing requirements and relevant regulations
Requirements & Eligibility
- Demonstrated track record in a Restaurant Manager, Assistant Restaurant Manager, Maître d' or senior front-of-house leadership role
- Solid grounding in fine dining, premium restaurants or other high-standard hospitality settings
- Highly desirable: international hospitality experience
- Proven at leading and developing front-of-house teams
- Strong grasp of restaurant operations, including labour planning, stock control and cost management
- Confident wine knowledge, with experience presenting or explaining international wine selections
- Minimum WSET qualification required
- Excellent English communication skills; additional European language skills will be advantageous
- Composed, professional approach to guest service and team leadership, with strong attention to detail and commitment to premium hospitality standards
- Able to provide evidence of your employment history, qualifications and professional experience for verification
- International candidates with suitable experience may be considered for sponsorship, subject to eligibility and applicable Australian visa requirements
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