Restaurant Manager
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Leadership experience is the key to this Sunshine Coast restaurant manager role, and you will need to evidence it. The job is running the floor each day: rosters, bookings and guest feedback, in close step with the kitchen and the wider management group.
Verifiable experience and relevant qualifications are expected, with a focus on responsibilities you have genuinely carried.
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Key Responsibilities
- Keep the restaurant running smoothly from opening to closing
- Lead the front-of-house team, define good service and coach both new and long-serving staff
- Build rosters, fill gaps and keep an eye on labour hours
- Link the floor and kitchen so they work together
- Care for guests across breakfast, lunch and dinner, answering questions and resolving feedback and complaints
- Handle reservations and bookings
- Monitor stock and inventory and keep the restaurant's paperwork in order
- Offer ideas on menu development, seasonal changes and improved ways of working
- Maintain a clean, well-presented venue
- Make sure food safety, licensing, WH&S and workplace compliance are followed
- Work with management to improve processes and team performance, leading by example
Requirements & Eligibility
- Relevant diploma and/or minimum two years' full-time experience managing a restaurant, in a relevant role
- A record of owning restaurant operations
- Relevant, verifiable employment history, supported by evidence of earlier professional experience
- Strong leadership and people-management ability
- Confident spoken and written communication
- Sound organisation and time management
- Rostering and workforce coordination experience
- Grasp of restaurant cost control and labour costs
- Customer service strength, with conflict-resolution skills
- Remains organised and effective when service is busy
- Professional, reliable and accountable, with genuine interest in hospitality operations and team development, and able to keep service, presentation and cleanliness consistent
- Applicable sponsorship and visa eligibility requirements must be met
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