Restaurant Manager

BuildRight Construction AU; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship Available

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU is seeking an experienced Restaurant Manager to lead the front-of-house at a newly established luxury hospitality destination in New South Wales, delivering a refined degustation experience focused on seasonal produce, exceptional service and guest experiences.

Working closely with the Executive Chef, you will oversee all front-of-house operations from opening, establish service standards, develop a high-performing team and create a welcoming dining environment for

Qualifications

• Previous experience managing a fine dining or premium hospitality venue.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Experience recruiting, training and developing hospitality teams.
• Excellent customer service and communications skills.
• Knowledge of wine service and premium food & beverage operations.
• Ability to work collaboratively with kitchen leadership.
• High attention to detail and commitment to service excellence.
• A current driver’s licence and reliable transport are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead all front-of-house operations and ensure exceptional guest service.
• Manage daily restaurant service across breakfast, degustation dining and hotel guest dining.
• Recruit, train and mentor front-of-house team members.
• Develop and maintain high service standards and operational procedures.
• Collaborate closely with the Executive Chef to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Oversee reservations, guest enquiries and private dining experiences.
• Support the beverage programme, including premium wines service and cocktails.
• Prepare staff rosters and manage labour costs.
• Monitor daily operations and maintain excellent presentation standards.
• Build a positive team culture focused on professionalism and hospitality excellence.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, workplace health and safety, and licensing requirements.
• Assist with future events and special dining experiences.

Skills

Fine dining experience

Leadership

Team management

Recruiting & training

Customer service

Wine service knowledge

Job description

AnexceptionalopportunityisavailableforanexperiencedRestaurantManagertoleadthefront-of-houseoperationsatanewlyestablishedluxuryhospitalitydestinationinNewSouthWales.Thispremiumvenuecombinesboutiqueaccommodationwithanintimatefinediningrestaurant,deliveringarefineddegustationexperiencefocusedonseasonalproduce,exceptionalservice,andoutstandingguestexperiences.

WorkingcloselywiththeExecutiveChef,youwilloverseeallfront-of-houseoperationsfromthevenue'sopening,helpingestablishservicestandards,developahigh-performingteam,andcreateawelcomingdiningenvironment.Thisisahands-onleadershiprolesuitedtoahospitalityprofessionalwhoispassionateaboutfinedining,teamdevelopment,anddeliveringmemorableguestexperiences.

The Opportunity

AnexceptionalopportunityisavailableforanexperiencedRestaurantManagertoleadthefront-of-houseoperationsatanewlyestablishedluxuryhospitalitydestinationinNewSouthWales.Thispremiumvenuecombinesboutiqueaccommodationwithanintimatefinediningrestaurant,deliveringarefineddegustationexperiencefocusedonseasonalproduce,exceptionalservice,andoutstandingguestexperiences.

WorkingcloselywiththeExecutiveChef,youwilloverseeallfront-of-houseoperationsfromthevenue'sopening,helpingestablishservicestandards,developahigh-performingteam,andcreateawelcomingdiningenvironment.Thisisahands-onleadershiprolesuitedtoahospitalityprofessionalwhoispassionateaboutfinedining,teamdevelopment,anddeliveringmemorableguestexperiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadallfront-of-houseoperationsandensureexceptionalguestservice
• Managedailyrestaurantserviceacrossbreakfast,degustationdiningandhotelguestdining
• Recruit,trainandmentorfront-of-houseteammembers
• Developandmaintainhighservicestandardsandoperationalprocedures
• CollaboratecloselywiththeExecutiveCheftoensureseamlessservicedelivery
• Overseereservations,guestenquiriesandprivatediningexperiences
• Supportthebeverageprogramme,includingpremiumwineserviceandcocktails
• Preparestaffrostersandmanagelabourcosts
• Monitordailyoperationsandmaintainexcellentpresentationstandards
• Buildapositiveteamculturefocusedonprofessionalismandhospitalityexcellence
• Ensurecompliancewithfoodsafety,workplacehealthandsafety,andlicensingrequirements
• Assistwithfutureeventsandspecialdiningexperiences

Requirements & Eligibility

• Previousexperiencemanagingafinediningorpremiumhospitalityvenue
• Strongleadershipandteammanagementskills
• Experiencerecruiting,traininganddevelopinghospitalityteams
• Excellentcustomerserviceandcommunicationskills
• Knowledgeofwineserviceandpremiumfoodandbeverageoperations
• Abilitytoworkcollaborativelywithkitchenleadership
• Strongorganisationalandoperationalmanagementskills
• Experiencewithreservations,rosteringandlabourmanagement
• Highattentiontodetailandcommitmenttoserviceexcellence
• Acurrentdriver'slicenceandreliabletransportareessential
• FullAustralianworkrightsoreligibilityforemployersponsorship
• Passionforfinedining,seasonalproduceandluxuryhospitality

Special Instructions

SponsorshipAvailable.

• Leadallfront-of-houseoperationsandensureexceptionalguestservice
• Managedailyrestaurantserviceacrossbreakfast,degustationdiningandhotelguestdining
• Recruit,trainandmentorfront-of-houseteammembers
• Developandmaintainhighservicestandardsandoperationalprocedures
• CollaboratecloselywiththeExecutiveCheftoensureseamlessservicedelivery
• Overseereservations,guestenquiriesandprivatediningexperiences
• Supportthebeverageprogramme,includingpremiumwineserviceandcocktails
• Preparestaffrostersandmanagelabourcosts
• Monitordailyoperationsandmaintainexcellentpresentationstandards
• Buildapositiveteamculturefocusedonprofessionalismandhospitalityexcellence
• Ensurecompliancewithfoodsafety,workplacehealthandsafety,andlicensingrequirements
• Assistwithfutureeventsandspecialdiningexperiences

• Previousexperiencemanagingafinediningorpremiumhospitalityvenue
• Strongleadershipandteammanagementskills
• Experiencerecruiting,traininganddevelopinghospitalityteams
• Excellentcustomerserviceandcommunicationskills
• Knowledgeofwineserviceandpremiumfoodandbeverageoperations
• Abilitytoworkcollaborativelywithkitchenleadership
• Strongorganisationalandoperationalmanagementskills
• Experiencewithreservations,rosteringandlabourmanagement
• Highattentiontodetailandcommitmenttoserviceexcellence
• Acurrentdriver'slicenceandreliabletransportareessential
• FullAustralianworkrightsoreligibilityforemployersponsorship
• Passionforfinedining,seasonalproduceandluxuryhospitality

SponsorshipAvailable.

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