Rydges South Bank

Rydges South Bank - Director of Food and Beverage

9 Glenelg St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

Posted Wednesday 27 August 2025 at 2:00 pm

Rydges is part of EVT, and being a part of EVT means believing in changing the game. Why? Because no one wants ordinary. If you're seeking to be part of the kind of wow-factor moments you can help shape, then you've come to the right place.

About EVT:
As market-leading experience creators, we bring to life some of the best-known brands and properties in entertainment, ventures, and travel. Our portfolio includes over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award-winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection by EVT and Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few.

About Rydges Hotels and Resorts:
Proudly Australian & New Zealand owned, Rydges Hotels & Resorts provides a diverse range of elevated city, suburban, and resort-style hotels. From classic charm to sophisticated style, our properties have every detail considered to deliver a refreshingly local experience with exceptional comforts catering to all guests. Join our team of local heroes dedicated to enhancing every guest’s stay.
Rydges South Bank is a highly-regarded 4.5 star, award-winning hotel boasting 304 rooms and suites, multiple food and beverage outlets, and conferencing facilities. The hotel is located on Grey Street in South Bank neighbouring the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

About the Role

We’re seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Food & Beverage to lead our hotel’s F&B operations with energy, vision, and precision. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for driving excellence across multiple outlets, enhancing guest experiences, and delivering strong commercial outcomes. If you're passionate about hospitality, innovation, and leading high-performing teams, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead with impact, energise and mobilise F&B teams to maintain momentum and deliver consistently high performance across all operations.
- Enable leadership to guide and develop Operational Leaders to create memorable guest experiences through confident and capable service delivery.
- Coordinate staffing, resources, and movements with precision to ensure seamless day to day operations.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support business goals.
- Oversee both tactical and strategic aspects of F&B, including compliance, training, and quality and development of team.
- Drive operational excellence by uplifting team engagement, enhancing guest satisfaction, and improving business outcomes.

Skills & Experience

- Lead large scale teams with 7–10 years in F&B management, including 3–5 years in senior hotel or venue leadership.
- Managed multi outlet operations with consistent delivery on budgets, KPIs, and guest experiences.
- Applied strong commercial insight to drive revenue, control costs, and introduce innovative concepts.
- Inspire and lead high-performing teams through mentoring, motivation, and a culture of excellence.
- Enhanced guest experiences with a modern, personalised, and service-driven approach.
- Championed sustainability through eco conscious practices and responsible sourcing.
- Adapted quickly to operational challenges with strong planning, problem solving, and agility.
- Built stakeholder trust through clear communication and cross functional collaboration.
- Ensured compliance with brand standards, safety regulations, and quality benchmarks.
- Leveraged technology to optimise operations, reporting, and guest engagement.
- Incredible team member discounts from your first day on-the-job.
- 50% off stays at EVT hotels – Rydges, QT, Atura, Lylo and more.
- $2 movie tickets, plus Moonlight, Gold Class, Candy Bar discounts and more.
- Awesome winter and summer savings and discounts at Thredbo.
- Rapid career growth opportunities through our EVT network.
- Local community involvement, volunteering and charitable giving.
- Australia and NZ’s largest and most diverse experiences company

Join Rydges and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker. Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.

When you click apply you will be directed through to our Job Ad listed on Dayforce which is the platform in place to track all of our applicants when applying for roles with the EVT group. You will be asked to enter in your information and answer some screening questions when applying.

9 Glenelg St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia

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