Restaurant Manager
Hospitality · Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview
Do you love leading a restaurant team and making every guest feel looked after? An established hospitality business in Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast is searching for a capable Restaurant Manager with real experience running teams, managing service and keeping standards high in a busy restaurant.
This is a hands-on role. Good restaurant management is more than getting plates out on time: you will be in charge of people, performance, organisation and the whole guest experience, working closely with the wider management and kitchen teams.
Applicants should be able to back up their background with verifiable work history and relevant qualifications. If you have led restaurant teams in the Philippines, the Middle East or elsewhere, make sure that experience can be confirmed.
Key Responsibilities
- Run the restaurant's day-to-day operations
- Lead, supervise and train front-of-house staff, setting clear expectations so service and performance stay consistent
- Prepare rosters, manage staffing levels and keep an eye on labour utilisation and efficiency
- Keep front-of-house and kitchen teams working together smoothly
- Look after guest service across breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Respond to customer enquiries, feedback and service concerns, and manage reservations and booking enquiries
- Keep track of stock, inventory and restaurant records
- Help with menu development, seasonal changes and operational improvements
- Keep the restaurant clean, well presented and up to service standard
- Monitor food safety, licensing, WH&S and workplace compliance
- Work with management to improve operational processes and team performance
- Lead by example and keep the environment professional
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum two years of relevant full-time experience managing restaurants, and/or a relevant diploma
- Proven experience taking charge of restaurant operations
- Verifiable work history relevant to the role, with supporting evidence of your previous professional experience
- Strong leadership and people-management skills
- Confident spoken and written communication
- Good organisation and time-management, staying effective when service gets busy
- Experience with rostering and coordinating staff
- Understanding of labour costs and how to control restaurant costs
- Strong customer service and conflict-resolution skills
- Professional, reliable and accountable at work
- A genuine passion for hospitality operations and growing your team
- Able to keep standards consistent across service, presentation and cleanliness
- Must meet the applicable sponsorship and visa eligibility requirements; sponsorship available: Yes, for suitable eligible candidates
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