Food & Beverage Manager

Mantra Tonsley Adelaide; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mantra Tonsley Adelaide is seeking an experienced Food & Beverage Manager who thrives in an active operations role. You will lead restaurant, bar and events, coaching the team on the floor and owning commercial disciplines behind a successful venue.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will be visible during service, manage rosters, costs and stock, and drive guest experiences while coordinating with kitchen and hotel leadership.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years' experience in F&B management or a comparable senior hospitality leadership role.
• Strong restaurant and bar operational experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, train and motivate a diverse team.
• Experience managing rosters, labour costs and productivity.
• Strong understanding of COGS, stock control and beverage margins.
• Experience with functions, conferences or event catering.
• Good wine, beverage and bar knowledge.
• RSA certification is current.
• Sound understanding of food safety and hospitality compliance requirements.
• Experience using hospitality management systems (POS, rostering) and general IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead restaurant, bar and event operations.
• Hands-on during service and set the standard for the team.
• Train and coach team members on the floor.
• Drive consistently high service standards and guest experiences.
• Manage rosters, labour productivity and wage costs.
• Monitor revenue, COGS, beverage margins and other KPIs.
• Manage stock control, ordering, inventory and supplier relationships.
• Develop and maintain a commercially effective wine/beverage offering.
• Coordinate conferences, functions and event catering.
• Work with Head Chef to ensure kitchen/front-of-house coordination.
• Support promotions and initiatives to grow F&B business.
• Maintain SOPs, food safety, RSA and compliance standards.
• Recruit, onboard, train and develop the F&B team.
• Collaborate with General Manager and hotel leadership team.

Skills

Leadership

Hospitality operations

Rostering

Cost control

COGS

Beverage margins

Events management

Training

Team motivation

POS proficiency

Hospitality software

MS Excel

Education

RSA certification

Tools

POS systems

Rostering software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Hands-on leadership | Restaurant, Bar & Events | Opportunity to make your mark

Mantra Tonsley Adelaide is seeking an experienced Food & Beverage Manager who loves being in the operation.

This is not a desk-based management role. We are looking for a hospitality leader who can run a great service, demonstrate the standard expected, coach the team on the floor and take ownership of the commercial and administrative disciplines behind a successful venue.

Located in the heart of the Tonsley Innovation Precinct, Tonsley Bar & Bistro (TBB) has an established customer base across hotel guests, corporate clients, conferences and events, and the surrounding local community.

With a strong foundation already in place, the opportunity now is to further develop the venue, lift execution and build TBB's position as a polished and welcoming social hub for the Tonsley precinct.

The Role

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will take ownership of the day-to-day performance of Tonsley Bar & Bistro and our conference and event F&B operations.

This is an operator-first leadership role. You will be expected to be visible and active in the business, particularly during key services, while also maintaining strong control of rostering, costs, stock, systems and team performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading restaurant, bar and event operations

Working hands-on during service and setting the standard for the team

Training and coaching team members through practical, on-the-floor leadership

Driving consistently high service standards and guest experiences

Managing rosters, labour productivity and wage costs

Monitoring revenue, COGS, beverage margins and other key performance indicators

Managing stock control, ordering, inventory and supplier relationships

Developing and maintaining a commercially effective wine and beverage offering

Coordinating and executing conferences, functions and event catering

Working closely with the Head Chef to ensure strong coordination between kitchen and front of house

Supporting promotions and initiatives to grow hotel and local F&B business

Maintaining operational procedures, food safety, RSA and compliance standards

Recruiting, onboarding, training and developing the F&B team

Working closely with the General Manager and wider hotel leadership team

On any given day, you may move between running a busy service, coaching a team member, meeting an event client, reviewing a roster, placing orders and analysing the numbers.

About You

You are an experienced hospitality leader who leads from the front.

You don't simply tell people what great hospitality looks like – you can demonstrate it. You are comfortable rolling up your sleeves when required while maintaining the organisation, accountability and commercial focus expected of a manager.

You will ideally bring:

3-5+ years' experience in F&B management or a comparable senior hospitality leadership role

Strong restaurant and bar operational experience

Demonstrated ability to lead, train and motivate a diverse team

Experience managing rosters, labour costs and productivity

Strong understanding of COGS, stock control and beverage margins

Experience with functions, conferences or event catering

Good wine, beverage and bar knowledge

Current Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certification

Sound understanding of food safety and hospitality compliance requirements

Experience using POS, rostering and other hospitality management systems

Strong general IT skills, including email, Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

Confidence learning and working across multiple hotel and hospitality technology platforms

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent organisation, planning and attention to detail

A practical, proactive and solutions-focused approach

Availability to work across the operational requirements of a seven-day hospitality business

Hotel experience is advantageous but not essential. More important is your ability to combine strong hospitality instincts, hands‑on leadership and disciplined commercial management.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means:

Consistently strong service across restaurant, bar and events

A capable, engaged and accountable F&B team

Well-managed rosters and labour costs

Strong control of stock, COGS and beverage margins

Growth across restaurant, bar, conference and event revenue

A well-curated and commercially successful beverage offering

Effective systems and operating standards

Strong collaboration between front of house, kitchen and the wider hotel team

TBB continuing to develop as a destination for hotel guests and the local Tonsley community

Why Join Mantra Tonsley Adelaide?

You won't be walking into a struggling operation. You'll inherit an established F&B business with a solid trading base and the opportunity to influence its next stage of development.

We offer:

An established restaurant, bar and events operation

Direct support and access to the General Manager

Genuine opportunity to influence the venue's direction, offering and culture

Exposure to hotel, corporate, conference, event and local markets

Autonomy to introduce ideas and improve how we operate

A contemporary workplace within one of South Australia's most progressive innovation and business precincts

We're looking for someone who brings energy, structure and accountability – without losing their love of hospitality.

If you're the type of manager who is happy to jump onto the floor and demonstrate how it's done, develop your people, build the business and still keep a close eye on the numbers, we'd like to hear from you.