General Manager

The **Railway Club Hotel** has long-been a Melbourne dining institution, operating as one of the most popular steak-house restaurants in the city for more than 40 years. Offering a la carte dining that showcases grass-fed beef, seafood and other unique meats, guests can dine in a relaxed pub-setting or one of our many private dining areas.

The Railway Club Hotel operates as part of **Morris Hospitality **with a number of venues in Melbourne and Victoria.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
Morris Hospitality is seeking a highly experienced professional to lead the team as General Manager of the Railway Club Hotel. As General Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all areas of the venue and the management of all staff. Reporting to the CEO, you will be involved in financial planning, budgeting and reporting.

In this high-level management position, you will take the lead in our busy venue to develop and maintain the team, ensuring that the service we offer to our guests is always above expectations. You will oversee all front-of-house and back-of-house professionals to build and maintain a positive culture across all areas of the venue and will be responsible for meeting overall business expectations.

As General Manager, your responsibilities will include:

- Revenue generation & local area marketing
- Maintaining a profitable & efficient operation across all areas of the venue
- Leading & managing all teams & staff within the venue
- Developing & implementing superior service standards that consistently exceed guest expectations
- Working with Chefs and Managers on menu development, budgeting & planning
- Overseeing stock control & management, including purchasing
- Training, development & coaching of management & FOH staff
- Succession planning programs that focus on staff development & progression
- Financial management, including cost-control
- Implementing systems & processes to ensure the smooth running of the venue
- Overseeing reservations/bookings
- Ensuring all areas of the venue are compliant with health regulations & WHS requirements

Full-Time Salary: $90,000 - $100,000

**ABOUT YOU**:
To be considered for this position, you must possess the following:

- Hospitality Management qualifications preferred
- At least 5+ years' experience in hospitality management
- Experience in a similar role at GM level
- Extensive background in food & beverage services
- Ability to excel in a high volume, high pressure environment
- Common sense & a mature, professional attitude
- Passion for exceptional standards
- A drive to elevate the venue's profile through outstanding product development & delivery
- Have all relevant industry certifications
- Ability to work autonomously
- Experience with financial management & budgeting
- Ability to lead & motivate the team
- A passion for fine dining & a strong interest in industry/trends
- Ability to maintain superior standards of product consistently
- Exceptional time management & organisational skills
- Excellent communication & people skills
- Booking management experience
- Experience with staff internal training programs
- Ability to support a strong relationship between management & FOH/BOH teams to ensure consistency & business growth

**ABOUT US**:
As part of **Morris Hospitality**, we offer much more than just on-site opportunities. Morris Hospitality has interests in a number of hospitality venues across Australia. Morris Hospitality is a premium operator with a diverse array of hospitality experiences that includes breweries, pubs, restaurants and hotels.

Morris Hospitality is a leader in moder pub culture, with a passion for creating elevated dining destinations with exceptional service that is at the core of everything we do.

In addition to the Railway Club Hotel, the collection of Morris Hospitality venues in Victoria also includes the Portsea Hotel, O'Connell's Hotel, Albert Park Hotel, Half Moon Hotel and Lucky Coq, with the Julatten Hotel in Queensland and CBCo Brewing in Port Melbourne VIC and Margaret River WA.

Morris Hospitality operates as part of the **Morris Group** of companies. Morris Group also owns and operates a collection of hotels and luxury lodges in Queensland as part of **Morris Escapes**, including Beechmont Estate, Orpheus Island Lodge, Pelorus Island and Mt Mulligan Lodge. Morris Group is also the owner of the world-class holiday destinations The Ville Resort-Casino and Ardo Hotel, both located in Townsville QLD.

Morris Hospitality is a committed and focused leader in the hospitality industry through achievement of business success in the supply of food and beverage services and other related activities.

If you excel in delivering world-class service, we want to hear from you

Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Shift work

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person