Restaurant Manager - Newcastle

Salary - $73,150

We are looking for a restaurant professional that can lead our amazing team confidently & with flair! If this sounds exactly what you are looking for we would love to hear from you.

About Ember

Ember Byron Bay is a premium fine dining steakhouse in the heart of Byron Bay. As a favourite destination for locals and visitors alike, we pride ourselves on the high quality food and beverages we offer whilst delivering exceptional customer service.

• Plans and coordinates the daily operations of a cafe, restaurant or related establishment
• Manages and supervises staff, including hiring, training and performance evaluation
• Oversees the preparation and presentation of food and beverages to ensure quality and customer satisfaction
• Monitors inventory levels and orders supplies as needed
• Manages budgets and financial transactions, including cash handling and reporting
• Ensures compliance with health and safety regulations and food hygiene standards
• Collaborates with suppliers and vendors to negotiate contracts and ensure timely delivery of goods and services

• Responsible for recruitment of Restaurant & Bar Staff including advertising, qualification, interviews and offers
• Onboard and train new recruits to the business
• Identify potential and create a development plan for success
• Allocate tasks on a shift by shift basis, and coordinate breaks
• Provide weekly feedback on employees
• Liaise regularly with Shift Managers/Shift Supervisors to ensure operational efficiencies are up to scratch
• Hold employees to account for their positions and requirements
• Motivate, Encourage and Lead by example
• Implementing weekly meetings with leadership team & reporting by email the outcomes & assigned tasks to leaders that same day, following up & signing off in agreed time frames

• 1 to 5 years experience in hospitality management
• Reaching budget targets & forecasting for weekly and monthly finance reports
• Understand and implement better GP on F&B alongside Chef
• Conceptualise new ideas for increased profitability for the business
• Checking accuracy, final approval & signing of all operational invoicing
• Review current supplier beverage contracts to improve outcome where possible
• Rostering correct staff for projected turn over within budget
• Balancing End of Day, following up any discrepancies before trade next day where applicable
• Manage stock & wastage
• Reporting in specific time frames as requested
• Staff wages approved/checked weekly
• Stocktake achieved monthly

• Venue is well presented, clean & hygienic
• Ensure adequate stock & resources available
• Marketing & Social Media input as requested/directed
• Positive happy person to work alongside
• Ability to build rapport with all customers especially locals.
• High functioning & quick thinking in a fast-past environment
• Enjoy facilitating teamwork and working within a team environment
• POS operations & programming
• Additional duties & responsibilities as required from time to time

• Food Safety – over-see implementation all food standards & safety
• Responsible for servicing of equipment & maintenance – approval GM
• Identify and report any faulty or damaged materials, equipment and workplace hazards rectify immediately
• Complying with WHS & RSA systems & legislation
• Comply with Ember’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure role is carried out in line with safe work practices.
• Provide a harassment, bullying and discrimination-free workplace

• Results driven
• Constantly seeking to improve venue offerings
• Continually improving
• Strong involvement in team building
• Positive happy person to work alongside
• Ability to build rapport with all customers especially locals
• Provide a harassment, bullying and discrimination-free workplace.
• High functioning & quick thinking in a fast-past environment
• Passion for providing a great customer experience

Level 1 Sommelier accredited

You must be in Australia & be able to work to apply, To apply for the role – send us your resume along with a cover letter about you and why you think you are the perfect fit for this position.