Restaurant Manager - Rydges Sydney Central

EVT - Entertainment | Ventures | Travel; Sydney; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining and hotel discounts

Movie tickets & cinema perks

Seasonal perks at Thredbo

Career growth opportunities

Paid parental leave

Community & volunteering

Staff benefits across EVT network

Job summary

EVT - Entertainment | Ventures | Travel in Sydney is seeking an experienced restaurant manager to lead daily venue operations across food and beverage, staff development, and customer experience. You’ll drive financial performance, guest satisfaction and team culture within a dynamic hotel and entertainment network.

Join a Daymaker team offering rapid career growth, competitive pay starting from A$83,370 plus super, and perks across EVT properties including dining, stays, cinema experiences, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a restaurant manager or similar role in restaurants or hotels.
• Strong understanding of food and beverage service standards with budgeting and forecasting ability.
• Experience recruiting, training, and leading diverse teams.
• Commercial thinking to balance revenue, cost and risk factors.
• Strong communication and stakeholder buy-in abilities.
• Resilience and dependability under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Operational leadership – manage day-to-day venue operations, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and company standards
• Team management – recruit, train, and motivate staff, fostering a positive and collaborative work culture
• Customer experience – deliver outstanding service, resolve feedback promptly, and drive customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Financial management – develop and control budgets while maximising revenue
• Performance analysis – monitor financial performance to identify cost savings and revenue growth opportunities
• Pricing strategy – optimise menu and pricing strategies to maximise profitability
• Events and marketing – plan promotions and events, working with marketing to drive business growth
• Inventory oversight – manage stock levels and procurement of food, beverage, and supplies
• Vendor management – build supplier relationships and negotiate favourable contract terms
• Reporting – track KPIs and present performance insights to senior management

Skills

Restaurant management

Team leadership

Budget forecasting

Cost control

Customer service

Communication skills

Resilience

Growth mindset

Job description

About EVT: Rydges Sydney Central is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

Proudly owned and operated in Australia and New Zealand, Rydges offers refreshingly local stays in city, regional and resort-style hotels. We’re not just in the neighbourhood, we’re part of it. Every hotel is designed for ease, connection and quality. From check-in to check-out, our local heroes bring a can-do attitude and “too easy” service. Whether it’s for work or a well-earned break, our place feels like home with the charm of somewhere new. Join us to help make every moment memorable.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150award winningrestaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges,Atura,LyLo, Independent CollectionandAustralia’s most lovedyear roundalpine resort,Thredbo.Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Onceyou’rein,there’sno limits on where your career could take you.

Key Responsibilities

This is a full time position working a mixture of weekdays and weekend shifts.

• Operational leadership – manage day-to-day venue operations, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and company standards
• Team management – recruit, train, and motivate staff, fostering a positive and collaborative work culture
• Customer experience – deliver outstanding service, resolve feedback promptly, and drive customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Financial management – develop and control budgets while maximising revenue
• Performance analysis – monitor financial performance to identify cost savings and revenue growth opportunities
• Pricing strategy – optimise menu and pricing strategies to maximise profitability
• Events and marketing – plan promotions and events, working with marketing to drive business growth
• Inventory oversight – manage stock levels and procurement of food, beverage, and supplies
• Vendor management – build supplier relationships and negotiate favourable contract terms
• Reporting – track KPIs and present performance insights to senior management

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience as a restaurant manager or in a similar role within restaurants or hotels
• Strong understanding of food and beverage service standards, with a track record of achieving budget targets through accurate forecasting and cost control
• Experience recruiting, training, and leading diverse teams, fostering collaboration, morale, and professional growth
• Commercial thinking, with the ability to weigh up revenue, cost, and risk factors to drive performance and optimise resources
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to gauge audience reaction and adjust your approach to gain agreement and buy-in from others
• Resilience and dependability, maintaining high standards, focus, and a positive outlook even under pressure

How You Work

• Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things.
• Hands-on and non-hierarchical — leads from the front.
• Resilient and solutions-focused — stays calm, moves fast.
• Growth mindset — learns, shares, and levels up others.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.

• Salary starting from $83,370 plus super.
• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.