Food and Beverage Supervisor - Rydges Cairns

EVT - Entertainment | Ventures | Travel; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining & lodging discount

Movie tickets discount

Thredbo perks

Career growth opportunities

Paid parental leave

Community volunteering

Job summary

EVT's Rydges Esplanade Cairns is seeking an energetic and organised F&B Supervisor to join on a casual basis. You will oversee daily service across breakfast, lunch and dinner, lead a front-facing team, and uphold high standards of food quality and presentation to wow guests.

You’ll create a warm, welcoming atmosphere for conferences, weddings, or a Great Barrier Reef getaway, while collaborating with events teams.

Qualifications

• Experience as an F&B Supervisor or similar in hotels, bars or restaurants.
• Proven ability to train and motivate a team and deliver guest experiences.
• Strong knowledge of wine and cocktails (training provided).
• Excellent communication and flexibility in a dynamic setting.
• Experience supporting conferences and events.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily F&B service across breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Lead and motivate the F&B team to deliver high guest experience.
• Maintain high standards of food quality and presentation.
• Create a warm, welcoming atmosphere for conferences, weddings or getaways.
• Collaborate with events teams to ensure smooth service.

Skills

F&B Supervisor

Team Training

Guest Service

Wine & Cocktails knowledge

Communication & Flexibility

Event & Conference support

Job description

About EVT:

Rydges Esplanade Cairns is part of EVT, one of Australasia's market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It's why we all call ourselves Daymakers — because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

Proudly owned and operated in Australia and New Zealand, Rydges offers refreshingly local stays in city, regional and resort-style hotels. We're not just in the neighbourhood, we're part of it. Every hotel is designed for ease, connection and quality. From check-in to check-out, our local heroes bring a can-do attitude and "too easy" service. Whether it's for work or a well-earned break, our place feels like home with the charm of somewhere new. Join us to help make every moment memorable.

EVT has an endless range of roles and career paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia's most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you're in, there's no limits on where your career could take you.

About the Role

Rydges Esplanade Cairns is looking for an energetic and organised F&B Supervisor to join the team on a causal basis, available to start asap. As F&B Supervisor, you'll oversee daily food and beverage service across breakfast, lunch and dinner, lead and motivate a team, ensure high standards of food quality and presentation, and create a warm, welcoming atmosphere for our guests - whether they're here for a conference, a wedding, or a Great Barrier Reef getaway.

What You Bring

• Experience as an F&B Supervisor or similar in hotels, bars, or restaurants, ideally across multiple meal periods and event/function service.
• Proven ability to manage, train and motivate a team, building strong culture and a great guest experience.
• Solid food and beverage knowledge, including wine and cocktails (training provided).
• Warm, approachable manner with excellent communication skills and flexibility.
• Skilled at anticipating and managing guest needs, including for conferences and events.
• Strong attention to detail, work ethic, and pride in presentation.

How You Work

• Daymaker ethos — no one's too big for the small things.
• Hands-on and non-hierarchical — leads from the front.
• Resilient and solutions-focused — stays calm, moves fast.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels — no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.