Restaurant Manager

About the role

Reporting directly to the owner, you'll run the venue day to day and own the guest experience end to end. This is a role with full autonomy — the owner is building a business to step back from and grow, and wants a manager who'll take genuine ownership and run it like it's their own.

Key responsibilities

In the lead-up to opening you will:

• Help recruit, onboard and roster a front-of-house team of 20–30
• Set up and embed the floor systems, service standards and SOPs
• Work with the owner and kitchen on the guest journey, service flow and functions offering
• Make sure licensing, WHS and food-safety compliance is in place for opening
• Help deliver a smooth soft launch and opening

Once we're open you will:

• Lead every service and deliver a consistent, high-standard guest experience
• Own your KPIs and manage the P&L — driving revenue while controlling COGS and labour
• Lead, develop and retain a happy, high-performing team
• Keep the venue running to our SOPs across a busy 7-day, lunch-and-dinner operation
• Deliver functions and events to a high standard
• Report to the owner against clear targets

About you

• At least 3 years managing a hospitality venue — restaurant experience strongly preferred
• A track record in high-volume venues; experience with Malaysian or Asian cuisine is a big plus
• A balanced leader who's as comfortable with people as with numbers
• Current RSA and Food Safety Supervisor certificate
• Full working rights in Australia, and availability across nights and weekends
• Absolute honesty and integrity — we protect our team, our guests and our business
• Reliability and punctuality — you show up, on time, ready to lead
• Strong, open communication — with the team, the kitchen and the owner
• A warm, family-oriented approach — we look after our people and our guests like family

Benefits

• A competitive salary of $80,000–$95,000 + superannuation
• The chance to open a venue and shape it as your own from day one
• Full autonomy to run the venue — with the trust and backing of the owner
• A growing business with a clear trajectory — and a genuine path to develop and grow with us
• A supportive, ambitious and quality-driven team culture