General Manager
Trade · Gregory Hills, Sydney NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr
Do you have strong experience running restaurants? A newly established premium Italian restaurant in New South Wales needs a General Manager to build its new venue into a fully structured, high-performing business.
This is not a job of keeping things as they are. You decide how the venue works from the start. You shape the FOH structure, hire the first team, put systems in place, keep costs under control and hold service to an exceptional level. Your responsibility covers the whole operation.
The employer wants proof of real venue results, team leadership and past operational responsibility. Make sure your English-language CV shows these clearly, venue by venue.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead pre-opening preparation and make sure the venue is ready to operate
- Plan practical FOH structures, floor layouts and the flow of service
- Hire a strong opening team, then interview, onboard, train and develop hospitality staff
- Set clear service expectations and performance standards for everyone
- Write SOPs and simple daily operating procedures, and run opening and closing systems across the venue
- Lead large FOH and bar teams through each day's service, staying hands-on while keeping commercial oversight
- Prepare rosters, watch staffing needs and control labour spending, wage costs and productivity
- Run the restaurant POS and operational systems, such as Deputy
- Look after premium drinks (wine, spirits and cocktails) and track beverage costs, GP, pricing and margins
- Manage purchasing and supplier relationships, and negotiate with suppliers to support commercial results
- Watch service quality, the guest experience and how the operation performs
- Keep the venue in line with RSA, WHS and restaurant compliance requirements
- Find gaps in operations and bring in solutions that work
- Coach managers and staff to build a consistent service culture
Requirements & Eligibility
- A strong track record in senior hospitality or restaurant management, including premium or high-volume restaurant operations
- Demonstrated experience opening or setting up a new hospitality venue
- A verifiable history of venues you managed, launched or led in operations, and a credible career history that shows previous hospitality leadership
- Experience in charge of substantial FOH and bar teams
- Strong experience in recruitment, staff training and leadership
- Hands-on understanding of how restaurant floor operations work
- Strong knowledge of wine, spirits, cocktails and beverage service
- Experience managing beverage GP, costing, pricing and margins
- Practical experience with rosters, labour budgets and wage control, and with POS and restaurant management platforms
- Strong experience in purchasing and negotiating with suppliers
- Sound understanding of RSA, WHS and restaurant compliance
- Able to build systems and procedures from the ground up, with strong commercial awareness and operational decision-making skills
- Sponsorship available for the right candidate
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