Duty Manager
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Nelson, New Zealand · Full-Time · $26 - $29/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
Kabayan, if you love leading a hospitality team and you know your way around a liquor licence, this Duty Manager opening near Nelson, New Zealand could suit you well. It is at a licensed waterfront restaurant and café that welcomes up to 200 guests, opens every day of the week and gets especially lively in summer.
Your shifts will be about people: setting the mood for the floor staff, guiding newer team members during service and making sure guests leave happy. You will also be the licensed Duty Manager on duty, so responsible service of alcohol sits with you. It is a permanent job of 30 or more hours weekly, including weekends and public holidays.
This is an accredited employer, and it may be able to support a work visa for the right person through sponsorship, though applicants must already hold New Zealand work rights.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the floor on your rostered shifts and show the team the pace and standard expected
- Act as the licensed Duty Manager, looking after host responsibility and your duties under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
- Start each shift with a team briefing and keep supporting and coaching staff all through service
- Help every team member follow the venue's systems, checklists and procedures
- Do cash-up, opening, closing and handovers carefully and accurately
- Listen to guest feedback calmly and raise bigger concerns with the Restaurant Manager
- Make guests feel genuinely welcome throughout each shift
Requirements & Eligibility
- Duty Manager Certificate (Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012), or able to get one promptly
- National Certificate in Food & Beverage Service (Level 3) or equivalent, or working towards it
- Previous experience leading shifts or supervising in hospitality
- Good working knowledge of wine, beverage and food service
- Confidence with rosters and with keeping to wage cost expectations for each shift
- Proficiency with venue systems such as IdealPOS, NowBookIt, Operandio, Slack and Loaded, and the right to work in New Zealand
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