General Manager
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Sydney, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Establish operations for a premium Sydney Italian restaurant. The General Manager shapes front-of-house structure, recruits the opening team and builds systems while controlling service and commercial performance. Practical floor leadership sits alongside staffing, purchasing and a premium beverage offer.
Sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
An English CV should show restaurants you have managed or opened and the teams you have led. prepare a restaurant opening General Manager CV with examples of FOH systems, labour budgets and wine, spirit and cocktail operations. Explain your responsibility for beverage GP, pricing and margins, supported by credible career and venue history.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead pre-opening readiness, design FOH structure, floor plans and service flow and recruit a high-performing opening team.
- Interview, induct, train and develop staff, set clear service and performance expectations and establish SOPs and daily routines.
- Manage opening and closing systems and lead large FOH and bar teams during service.
- Roster and monitor staffing, labour costs and productivity and manage POS and operating systems.
- Lead wine, spirit and cocktail service and control beverage costs, GP, pricing and margins.
- Manage suppliers and purchasing and negotiate commercial outcomes.
- Monitor service quality, guest experience and performance and meet RSA, WHS and compliance requirements.
- Identify and correct operating gaps and coach managers and staff for consistent service culture, remaining hands-on with commercial oversight.
Requirements & Eligibility
- Strong senior restaurant or hospitality management history and previous premium or high-volume restaurant leadership.
- New venue opening or establishment experience supported by verifiable venues managed, launched or operationally led.
- Substantial FOH and bar team leadership, recruitment and training and practical restaurant floor understanding.
- Strong wine, spirits, cocktails and beverage service knowledge and experience with beverage GP, costing, pricing and margins.
- Practical rostering, labour budgets and staff cost control, POS and restaurant management platform experience and supplier purchasing and negotiation.
- Sound RSA, WHS and restaurant compliance, able to build systems from the beginning with commercial judgement and operational decision-making.
- Able to demonstrate hospitality leadership through credible career history.
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