Restaurant Manager

Rare Steakhouse; Melbourne; In loco; AUD 85.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Rare Steakhouse in Melbourne seeks a Restaurant Manager to lead day-to-day operations, optimise guest experience, and manage budgets. You will coordinate floor and kitchen teams, work with senior staff, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

The role requires proven restaurant management experience, strong leadership, and commercial acumen in purchasing and stock control. RSA, Food Safety and First Aid certifications, and full Australian working rights are preferred.

Competenze

• Proven experience managing a busy restaurant or hospitality venue, ideally premium or fine-dining.
• Strong leadership and team-building abilities.
• Commercial confidence with budgets, purchasing, stock control and financial records.

Mansioni

• Run the restaurant day-to-day, leading floor and kitchen teams to deliver service.
• Plan menus in consultation with chefs and manage special functions.
• Handle purchasing, pricing and budgeting, and maintain stock records.
• Ensure health, safety and cleanliness standards across the venue.
• Engage with guests to monitor satisfaction and service quality.
• Recruit, train and supervise waiting and kitchen staff; take reservations when required.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Budget management

People management

Health & safety compliance

Descrizione del lavoro

Rare Steakhouse is dedicated to providing our guests with exceptional service, exquisite cuisine and an unforgettable atmosphere. We are a premier destination for steakhouse dining, and we are looking for a Restaurant Manager to help us keep lifting that standard every service.

The role

You will run the restaurant day to day: leading the floor and kitchen teams, looking after our guests, keeping the venue compliant, and managing stock and budgets. You will work closely with the Head Chef, Assistant Venue Managers and Operations Manager, and with the other venue managers across the group to keep operations, branding and guest experience consistent.

Run the restaurant. Organise and control the operations of the restaurant to provide dining and catering services.

Menus. Plan menus in consultation with the chefs.

Special functions. Plan and organise special functions.

Purchasing and pricing. Arrange the purchasing and pricing of goods according to budget.

Records. Maintain records of stock levels and financial transactions.

Standards and compliance. Ensure dining facilities comply with health regulations and are clean, functional and of suitable appearance.

Guest satisfaction. Confer with customers to assess their satisfaction with meals and service.

Team. Select, train and supervise waiting and kitchen staff.

On the floor. Take reservations, greet guests and assist in taking orders as required.

About you

Proven experience managing a busy restaurant or hospitality venue, ideally in a premium or fine-dining setting.

Strong leadership skills and a track record of building teams people want to stay in.

Commercial confidence with budgets, purchasing, stock control and financial records, and a genuine passion for food, beverage and hospitality.

Current RSA, Food Safety Supervisor certification and First Aid training, or willingness to obtain them.

Full working rights in Australia.

What we offer

A senior leadership role in a respected steakhouse, with a salary of $85,000 – $95,000 per annum.

The chance to grow with a hospitality group that has more than one venue.