General Manager

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Anewpremium Italian dining venue in New South Wales is seeking an accomplished General Manager to build and lead its operation from the ground up. The role suits hospitality professionals with a proven track record managing premium or high-volume venues, bringing operational knowledge, floor leadership and commercial understanding to a new restaurant environment.

You will shape the venue before opening, establish operating systems and service culture, build a high-performing team and take

Qualifications

• Demonstrated General Manager or senior restaurant management experience.
• Strong background in premium, high-volume or large-scale restaurant operations.
• Proven experience participating in or leading a new venue opening.
• Demonstrable portfolio of restaurants or hospitality venues previously managed or opened.
• Strong understanding of FOH operations and premium service delivery.
• Experience leading and developing large hospitality teams.
• Recruitment, training and people-management capabilities.
• Practical knowledge of rostering, labour budgets and wage control.
• Experience using restaurant POS and management platforms such as Deputy.
• Knowledge of wine, spirits, cocktails and beverage operations.
• Understanding of beverage costing, GP, pricing and margins.
• Demonstrated supplier management and purchasing experience.
• Strong commercial awareness alongside hands-on operational capability.
• Knowledge of RSA, WHS and restaurant compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational planning and setup of the new venue.
• Develop FOH structures, floor flow, service sections and waiter stations.
• Build the opening team through recruitment, interviewing and onboarding.
• Deliver structured staff training and ongoing team development.
• Create SOPs and establish consistent service standards.
• Develop opening, closing and daily operational procedures.
• Manage large FOH and bar teams in a hands-on leadership capacity.
• Prepare and manage rosters while controlling labour and wage costs.
• Oversee restaurant POS, Deputy and operational management systems.
• Maintain premium standards across food, service, beverage and guest experience.
• Lead wine, spirits, cocktail and broader beverage operations.
• Monitor beverage costing, GP, pricing and margins.
• Manage purchasing, suppliers and commercial negotiations.
• Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain RSA, WHS and relevant restaurant compliance standards.
• Build a positive service culture and develop future hospitality leaders.
• Work closely with the team on the floor while maintaining overall commercial oversight.

Skills

General Manager

Restaurant ops

FOH operations

Staff recruitment

Staff training

People management

P&L budgeting

Vendor management

Tools

Deputy POS

Job description

AnewpremiumItaliandiningvenueinNewSouthWalesisseekinganaccomplishedGeneralManagertobuildandleaditsoperationfromthegroundup.

Thisopportunityissuitedtoahospitalityprofessionalwhoseexperiencecanbeclearlydemonstratedthroughastrongtrackrecordofmanagingpremiumorhigh-volumevenues.Thefocusisonfindingsomeonewhocanbringprovenoperationalknowledge,genuinefloorleadershipandcommercialunderstandingintoanewrestaurantenvironment.

Youwillhavetheopportunitytoshapethevenuebeforeopening,establishitsoperatingsystemsandserviceculture,buildahigh-performingteamandtakeresponsibilityfortherestaurant'songoingperformance.

The Opportunity

AnewpremiumItaliandiningvenueinNewSouthWalesisseekinganaccomplishedGeneralManagertobuildandleaditsoperationfromthegroundup.

Thisopportunityissuitedtoahospitalityprofessionalwhoseexperiencecanbeclearlydemonstratedthroughastrongtrackrecordofmanagingpremiumorhigh-volumevenues.Thefocusisonfindingsomeonewhocanbringprovenoperationalknowledge,genuinefloorleadershipandcommercialunderstandingintoanewrestaurantenvironment.

Youwillhavetheopportunitytoshapethevenuebeforeopening,establishitsoperatingsystemsandserviceculture,buildahigh-performingteamandtakeresponsibilityfortherestaurant'songoingperformance.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadtheoperationalplanningandsetupofthenewvenue
• DevelopFOHstructures,floorflow,servicesectionsandwaiterstations
• Buildtheopeningteamthroughrecruitment,interviewingandonboarding
• Deliverstructuredstafftrainingandongoingteamdevelopment
• CreateSOPsandestablishconsistentservicestandards
• Developopening,closinganddailyoperationalprocedures
• ManagelargeFOHandbarteamsinahands-onleadershipcapacity
• Prepareandmanagerosterswhilecontrollinglabourandwagecosts
• OverseerestaurantPOS,Deputyandoperationalmanagementsystems
• Maintainpremiumstandardsacrossfood,service,beverageandguestexperience
• Leadwine,spirits,cocktailandbroaderbeverageoperations
• Monitorbeveragecosting,GP,pricingandmargins
• Managepurchasing,suppliersandcommercialnegotiations
• Monitoroperationalperformanceandidentifyopportunitiesforimprovement
• MaintainRSA,WHSandrelevantrestaurantcompliancestandards
• Buildapositiveservicecultureanddevelopfuturehospitalityleaders
• Workcloselywiththeteamonthefloorwhilemaintainingoverallcommercialoversight

Requirements & Eligibility

• DemonstratedGeneralManagerorseniorrestaurantmanagementexperience
• Strongbackgroundinpremium,high-volumeorlarge-scalerestaurantoperations
• Provenexperienceparticipatinginorleadinganewvenueopening
• Ademonstrableportfolioofrestaurantsorhospitalityvenuespreviouslymanagedoropened
• StrongunderstandingofFOHoperationsandpremiumservicedelivery
• Experienceleadinganddevelopinglargehospitalityteams
• Strongrecruitment,trainingandpeople-managementcapabilities
• Practicalknowledgeofrostering,labourbudgetsandwagecontrol
• ExperienceusingrestaurantPOSandmanagementplatformssuchasDeputy
• Strongknowledgeofwine,spirits,cocktailsandbeverageoperations
• Understandingofbeveragecosting,GP,pricingandmarginmanagement
• Demonstratedsuppliermanagementandpurchasingexperience
• Strongcommercialawarenessalongsidehands-onoperationalcapability
• KnowledgeofRSA,WHSandrestaurantcompliancerequirements
• Confidentleadershipstylewiththeabilitytoestablishsystemsandstandards
• Abilitytooperateeffectivelyinanewvenueenvironmentwhereprocessesneedtobebuiltandrefined

Special Instructions

Sponsorshipavailablefortherightcandidate.

• Leadtheoperationalplanningandsetupofthenewvenue
• DevelopFOHstructures,floorflow,servicesectionsandwaiterstations
• Buildtheopeningteamthroughrecruitment,interviewingandonboarding
• Deliverstructuredstafftrainingandongoingteamdevelopment
• CreateSOPsandestablishconsistentservicestandards
• Developopening,closinganddailyoperationalprocedures
• ManagelargeFOHandbarteamsinahands-onleadershipcapacity
• Prepareandmanagerosterswhilecontrollinglabourandwagecosts
• OverseerestaurantPOS,Deputyandoperationalmanagementsystems
• Maintainpremiumstandardsacrossfood,service,beverageandguestexperience
• Leadwine,spirits,cocktailandbroaderbeverageoperations
• Monitorbeveragecosting,GP,pricingandmargins
• Managepurchasing,suppliersandcommercialnegotiations
• Monitoroperationalperformanceandidentifyopportunitiesforimprovement
• MaintainRSA,WHSandrelevantrestaurantcompliancestandards
• Buildapositiveservicecultureanddevelopfuturehospitalityleaders
• Workcloselywiththeteamonthefloorwhilemaintainingoverallcommercialoversight

• DemonstratedGeneralManagerorseniorrestaurantmanagementexperience
• Strongbackgroundinpremium,high-volumeorlarge-scalerestaurantoperations
• Provenexperienceparticipatinginorleadinganewvenueopening
• Ademonstrableportfolioofrestaurantsorhospitalityvenuespreviouslymanagedoropened
• StrongunderstandingofFOHoperationsandpremiumservicedelivery
• Experienceleadinganddevelopinglargehospitalityteams
• Strongrecruitment,trainingandpeople-managementcapabilities
• Practicalknowledgeofrostering,labourbudgetsandwagecontrol
• ExperienceusingrestaurantPOSandmanagementplatformssuchasDeputy
• Strongknowledgeofwine,spirits,cocktailsandbeverageoperations
• Understandingofbeveragecosting,GP,pricingandmarginmanagement
• Demonstratedsuppliermanagementandpurchasingexperience
• Strongcommercialawarenessalongsidehands-onoperationalcapability
• KnowledgeofRSA,WHSandrestaurantcompliancerequirements
• Confidentleadershipstylewiththeabilitytoestablishsystemsandstandards
• Abilitytooperateeffectivelyinanewvenueenvironmentwhereprocessesneedtobebuiltandrefined

Sponsorshipavailablefortherightcandidate.

Full visa sponsorship available under Australia Subclass 482 / 186 Employer Nomination.