Food & Beverage Manager

Palm Lake Group; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-award remuneration

Spectacular venue on a top golf course

Work-life balance with flexible hours

Career pathways across Palm Lake Group

Job summary

Palm Lake Group is seeking a hands-on Food & Beverage Manager for Cardón at Pelican Waters Golf Club on the Sunshine Coast. You will oversee daily operations across restaurant, bar and private events, build a high-performing team and drive guest experiences to a premium standard.

You’ll manage budgets, labour, and schedules, lead service across seven days, and ensure safety and compliance while delivering exceptional events and dining experiences in a flagship venue.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hospitality management experience.
• Proven leadership with track record of developing teams.
• Financial acumen in budgeting, stock control, rostering and cost management.
• Current Driver's Licence, RSA, RMLV and Food Safety Supervisor Certificate.
• Strong systems literacy across POS, MS Office and booking platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily service across Restaurant and Bar, upholding standards for à la carte and events.
• Run functions and corporate events from booking through delivery.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop a front-of-house team.
• Manage rosters, labour budgets and staffing to meet targets.
• Monitor inventory and ordering to protect margin and reduce waste.
• Coordinate event budgets, pricing, invoicing and reporting.
• Work with Head Chef to keep kitchen and floor moving as one.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, liquor licensing and WHS.

Skills

Hospitality management

Team leadership

Budgeting & cost control

Staff rostering

Food safety compliance

Communication

Operations management

Education

Hospitality/business/management qualifications

Tools

POS systems

Microsoft Office

OpenTable

Job description

Overview

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 à 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

Why join us

• 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