Assistant Food and Beverage Manager

Mount Macedon Winery; Woodend; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Mount Macedon Winery is seeking an experienced Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to support front-of-house leadership across our hospitality operations. This hands-on role involves leading service, coaching staff, rostering, and maintaining high guest experience levels across multiple venues including Cellar Door and UUMM Restaurant.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, ensure smooth service, and collaborate with kitchen leadership to coordinate events and weddings.

Qualifications

• Proven supervisory experience in hospitality leadership.
• Experience across restaurants, bars, events or multi-outlet venues.
• Strong floor leadership and guest service focus.
• Excellent communication and team development skills.
• Passion for hospitality and wine.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day front-of-house operations across venues.
• Lead service on the floor with a welcoming, professional approach.
• Coach and develop team members; rostering and shift planning.
• Coordinate service with kitchen leadership to ensure smooth workflow.
• Support weddings, functions and group bookings and ensure guest requirements are met.

Skills

Leadership

Hospitality ops

Floor leadership

Staff development

Communication

Education

RSA certification

Tools

Lightspeed

SevenRooms

Job description

Part-Time | 2-3 Days Per Week | Must Be Available Friday-Sunday

Mount Macedon Winery is looking for an experienced, proactive and positive Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to support the leadership of our front-of-house teams and deliver exceptional guest experiences across our hospitality operations.

Located on the western slopes of Mount Macedon, MMW is a multi-purpose hospitality venue offering Cellar Door Restaurant, UUMM Restaurant, Weddings and Events.

Assistant Food & Beverage Manager - Mount Macedon Winery

Part-Time | 2-3 Days Per Week | Must Be Available Friday-Sunday

Mount Macedon Winery is looking for an experienced, proactive and positive Assistant Food & Beverage Manager to support the leadership of our front-of-house teams and deliver exceptional guest experiences across our hospitality operations.

Located on the western slopes of Mount Macedon, MMW is a multi-purpose hospitality venue offering Cellar Door Restaurant, UUMM Restaurant, Weddings and Events.

The Role

Working closely with our Food and Beverage Manager and Hospitality Operations Manager, you will help oversee day-to-day food and beverage operations, maintain high service standards and support the development of a capable, motivated and customer-focused front-of-house team.

This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys being on the floor, leading by example, developing people and ensuring smooth, efficient service across multiple outlets. You will play an important role in creating memorable guest experiences while supporting operational performance, team accountability and continuous improvement.

The position is part-time, 2-3 days per week, with availability required Friday through Sunday.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the day-to-day leadership of front-of-house operations across both restaurants, the Wine Den, weddings and events

• Lead service on the floor, ensuring a welcoming, professional and seamless guest experience

• Supervise, coach and develop team members, building confidence, capability and accountability

• Assist with staff rostering, shift planning and deployment to ensure appropriate staffing levels for bookings, budget and service requirements

• Oversee service standards, presentation, opening and closing procedures and venue readiness

• Support beverage operations, including wine service, stock control, ordering and responsible cost management

• Monitor service performance, customer feedback and operational issues, taking initiative to resolve concerns

• Ensure effective use of systems, including Lightspeed and SevenRooms, and accurate completion of operational procedures

• Work collaboratively with kitchen leadership to coordinate service, manage workflow and maintain strong communication between teams

• Support the delivery of weddings, functions and group bookings, ensuring all event requirements are met

• Assist with training, onboarding and ongoing development of hospitality team members

• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, service consistency, productivity and the overall guest experience

• Uphold food safety, workplace health and safety, responsible service of alcohol and venue compliance requirements

About You

You will have:

• Proven experience in a supervisory, Assistant F&B Manager or similar hospitality leadership role

• Experience working across restaurants, bars, events or multi-outlet hospitality venues

• Strong floor leadership skills and the ability to confidently manage service

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and team development skills

• A genuine passion for hospitality, food, wine and delivering memorable guest experiences

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment

• Commercial awareness, including an understanding of labour productivity, beverage costs and operational efficiency

• Confidence using hospitality systems, ideally Lightspeed, SevenRooms or similar platforms

• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a positive, collaborative attitude

• The ability to lead by example, remain calm under pressure and take ownership of responsibilities

• Flexibility to work weekends, including Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with occasional evenings or public holidays as required

• Current Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certification, or willingness to obtain it

Join Us

This is an opportunity to join a professional and growing regional hospitality team, working across a diverse venue where no two services are the same. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to team development, improve operational performance and help deliver exceptional experiences across our restaurants, weddings and events.

The position offers part-time hours across 2-3 days per week, with remuneration offered on a pro-rata basis in line with experience and responsibilities.

If you're a confident hospitality professional who enjoys leading from the floor, developing people and delivering outstanding service, we'd love to hear from you.