Restaurant Manager and Chef
Margaret River, Full Time, Hospitality
Vacancy Listing Dates 30/06/2025 to 28/07/2025
Please Quote Reference Number 12459
  • Restaurant Manager and Chef
  • Remuneration - $74,000 - $80,000
  • Opportunities with The Grande Escape Resort in Margaret River

  • The Grande Escape Resort / Stay Margaret River are eagerly seeking an exceptional Restaurant Manager! We need a hardworking, enthusiastic, and ambitious individual who leads from the front to take charge of our busy and fast-paced restaurant and bar service. You will oversee restaurant operations, build a customer-focused team, and implement leading customer service standards. This key role aims to make us a benchmark-setting venue. Your passion for developing teams and embracing challenges is vital in ensuring an exceptional customer experience.

    Responsibilities And Duties:
    • Coordinate daily restaurant operations to deliver exceptional service
    • Manage day-to-day financials, ensuring accuracy and efficiency
    • Exceed customers' expectations by providing an outstanding dining experience and active participation while on duty
    • Ensure all food served is of excellent standard
    • Regular coaching, training and mentoring of staff to improve them and service standards fostering motivation and growth
    • Develop relationships with new and regular restaurant patrons
    • Coordinate daily/weekly updates with the reservations, functions and bus tour team
    • Manage bookings and balance seat capacity
    • Prepare the rostering for the restaurant and discuss with the Duty Manager
    • Cost control with a focus on labour
    • Managing customer feedback and reputation
    • Monitor and manage stock levels for optimal inventory control
    • Monitor and manage the cashier and upgrade Lightspeed
    • Coordinate employee schedules to ensure efficient staffing
    • Ensure compliance with regulations and maintain HACCP and cleaning standards
    • Participate regularly in management meetings and report to Duty Manager and Manager
    The successful applicant must have 2/3 years' experience in a similar role and hold a RSA and Approved Manager's Certificate WA.

    You'll also have:
    • An Open Drivers License
    • Strong food & beverage knowledge
    • Previous experience with RMS platform, an advantage to be able to check after hours reservations
    • Strong leadership and people skills
    • An ability to think outside the square
    • Effective time management and organizational skills
    • Excellent communication with a great command of the English language (written and verbal)
    • Knowledge of current liquor legislation
    • Hands on approach with a natural ability to lead a team to be the best they can
    • Previous remote experience
    • Willing to commit long term
    We also require an experienced Chef to join our team. You must have at least 2 to 3 years' experience in a similar role.

    Your duties and responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

    General:
    • Ensure compliance with regulations and maintain HACCP and cleaning standards.
    • Ensure that reasonable care is taken for the Health and Safety of yourself, other employees, guests and any other persons on the Resort premises.
    • Ensure communication and actions are always professional
    • Obtain a Food Safety Certificate and when required a Food Supervisor's Certificate.
    Kitchen:
    • Setting and enforcing quality and safety controls.
    • Ensure the kitchen and equipment is clean on a daily basis.
    • Maintain your own delegated place in the kitchen and assist other chefs when required.
    • Planning and taking part in promotional events.
    • Diffusing tense situations between patrons or staff members
    • Create regular menus to suit the clientele.
    • Manage and participate in the catering requirements of the bus. and function groups.
    • Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction.
    • Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste when working.
    • Study each recipe and ensure you have all necessary ingredients.
    • Cook food in a timely manner for the restaurant.
    • Inform wait staff about daily specials.
    • Ensure appealing plate presentation.
    • Monitor food stock and place orders when required.
    • Check freshness of food and discard out-of-date items.
    • Suggest new recipes ingredients in consultation other chefs.
    The successful applicant for each role will receive a remuneration of $74,000 - $80,000.

    If you are ready to take your hospitality knowledge to the next level in a challenging, busy yet rewarding position, this may be the perfect opportunity for you.

    Sponsorship may be available to the right person.
    Please Quote Reference Number 12459

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