Restaurant Manager

Role: Restaurant Manager
Location: Echo Point - Katoomba
Salary: $76,515 - $78,000 per annum
Employment Type: Full-time


The Venue

Perched on the edge of the escarpment, Echo Point precinct with panoramic views of the southern Blue Mountains, Kanangra-Boyd Wilderness and the iconic Three Sisters . This venue is located on Echo Point Road and offers majestic views from the upper and ground floor levels of this world class restaurant, café and wine bar.



The Company

Trippas White Group is a leader in the hospitality industry, managing a diverse portfolio of iconic restaurants, café and event spaces across Australia. Our premium venues include Echo Point, Taronga Zoo, Sydney Opera House, Centennial Homestead, Botanic House, Terrace on the Domain, ESQ and many more Additionally, Trippas White Group provides premium hospitality services to prestigious national networks of airline lounges and to the education and corporate sectors.



The Role

Reporting to the Venue Manager, your primary focus is to drive continuous improvement in all measures of performance of the food & beverage operations with particular emphasis on innovation, reputation enhancement, quality of product and service, and profitability.

The Restaurant Manager will be a visible leader and promoter of change. By maintaining awareness of industry trends, consumer tastes and new business opportunities, and will build a culture of excellence in all facets of the department, the Venue Manager will provide consistent leadership and guidance to team members while ensuring operational requirements are maintained and exceeded.


Duties

Oversee food & beverage operations, reporting and reconciliation of daily activities.
• Manage, motivate, and mentor all Front of House & Back of House staff to ensure quality and service always meets our guests and client’s expectations
• With the support from our Venue Manager you will oversee menu engineering, research, development, costing and implementation of new menus, concepts, promotions, cocktails, and wine lists
• Ensure all employees always work in a safe environment, and the Food Safety program and documentation is maintained diligently, and within set company timeframes
• In conjunction with the Venue Manager develop promotional concepts and ideas for all Food & Beverage outlets to drive sales revenues, increase spend per head and reduce operating costs.
• Lead by example and be a positive advocate for the brand


Skills & Experience

Current RSA certification and food handling certificate
A minimum 1.5 years in a management role of a high-volume Food & Beverage operation with demonstrated career progression and an understanding of events & the inbound tourist market
A passion for great service, food, wine, cocktails, and beverages
Proven track record of success in a customer service environment
Outstanding communication skills with high attention to detail
Excellent time keeping skills with the ability to deal with quick turnaround and large group bookings
Ability to work under pressure and work well in a team environment
Able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and build strong relationships with internal and external customers.
Strong sense of integrity & honesty


Benefits:

2min walk from Katoomba’s Three Sisters
Duty meals provided
Ongoing internal training and opportunities to obtain nationally recognised qualifications
Work in a scenic environment and classic location with huge tourist interest


Venue Points:

The venue has three defined outlets – takeaway café, bar & restaurant
The venue caters and regularly welcomes inbound tour groups
There is huge capacity to grow the live music segment on weekends as we have recently extended our licenced trading times
Huge opportunity to grow our wedding, corporate and social events business


Trippas White Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous and First Nations Australians to apply.