Food & Beverage Manager

Palm Lake Group; Caloundra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Palm Lake Group's Cardón at Pelican Waters Golf Club on the Sunshine Coast is seeking a hands-on Food & Beverage Manager to oversee Restaurant and Bar operations and run private functions. You will lead a team, manage budgets, and ensure service standards across casual and event settings.

You’ll work seven days with a rotating roster, ensure compliance with food safety, liquor licensing, and WHS, and partner with the Head Chef to keep floor and kitchen moving in harmony.

Qualifications

• Proven hospitality management experience, ideally 3 to 5 years.
• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Budgets, stock oversight, rostering and cost management experience.
• Knowledge of food safety, liquor licensing and WHS compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily service across Restaurant and Bar and oversee events.
• Run private functions end to end from enquiry to delivery.
• Recruit, onboard and mentor a front-of-house team.
• Manage rosters, labour budgets and staffing to hit targets.
• Monitor inventory, ordering and margins to reduce waste.
• Coordinate event budgets, invoicing and reporting.
• Work with Head Chef to keep floor and kitchen moving as one.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, liquor licensing and WHS.

Skills

Hospitality management

Leadership

Budgeting

Food safety compliance

RSA & Liquor Licensing

Team development

Communication

Education

Hospitality management degree

Relevant qualifications in Hospitality or Management

Tools

OpenTable

POS systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Run the best table on the Sunshine Coast. Cardón sits inside Pelican Waters Golf Club, looking out over a championship 18-hole Greg Norman-designed golf course, and we’re after a hands‑on Food & Beverage Manager to take the reins across restaurant, bar and functions.

This is a role with real autonomy. You’ll set the standard on the floor, build and grow an exceptional team, and make Cardón the venue people must hold their event at. If you’re the kind of operator who reads a room and gets a quiet satisfaction from a fully‑booked weekend running like clockwork, this is your venue.

The role

You’ll oversee daily operations across the Restaurant and Bar, and run private functions and corporate events in our function space from first enquiry through to delivery. You’ll hold service standards, develop your team, manage budgets and labour, and continue to lift the guest experience. It’s a seven‑day venue, so you’ll work a rotating roster including evenings, weekends and public holidays.

What you’ll do

• Lead daily service across the Restaurant and Bar, holding standards through both a la carte and events
• Run functions and corporate events end to end, from booking and pricing to delivery
• Recruit, onboard, mentor and develop a front‑of‑house team that runs well
• Manage rosters, labour budgets and staffing to hit operational and financial targets
• Monitor performance, inventory and ordering to protect margin and cut waste
• Coordinate event budgets, pricing, invoicing and reporting
• Work closely with the Head Chef to keep kitchen and floor moving as one
• Maintain compliance across food safety, liquor licensing and workplace health and safety
• Resolve guest feedback professionally

What you’ll bring

• Proven hospitality management experience, ideally 3 to 5 years
• Strong leadership and a real track record of developing teams
• Financial acumen across budgeting, stock control, rostering and cost management
• Current Driver's Licence, RSA, RMLV and Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
• Systems literacy across POS, Microsoft Suite and booking platforms (OpenTable)
• A solid understanding of food safety, liquor licensing and hospitality compliance
• Outstanding communication and professional presentation
• The composure to stay organised under pressure
• Relevant qualifications in Hospitality, Business or Management
• Flexibility across a seven‑day roster including public holidays and peak periods
• Competitive remuneration with above‑award rates
• A genuinely spectacular venue, on one of the country's best golf courses
• The restaurant floor and functions calendar are yours to run
• Work‑life balance with flexible hours
• Tenure rewards that recognise your milestones
• Career pathways across Palm Lake Group: 27 lifestyle resort communities and 7 aged care facilities along Australia's east coast
• 24/7 confidential support through our Employee Assistance Program