Executive Food and Beverage Manager

1 day ago

Hamilton Island Queensland, Australia Hamilton Island Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Take the lead in one of Australia's most iconic island destinations. As Executive Food & Beverage Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the dining experiences that define Hamilton Island, overseeing a diverse portfolio of restaurants, bars, and catering operations across this world-class resort.

This is a rare opportunity for a senior hospitality leader to combine strategic vision with hands-on operational excellence, driving innovation, profitability, and unforgettable guest experiences.

Why you'll love working with us

  • Lead food and beverage operations across a premier island resort
  • Play a key role in shaping the future of Hamilton Island's dining experiences
  • Live and work in a stunning location on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef
  • Competitive executive salary and benefits
  • Career-defining leadership opportunity in a world-renowned tourism destination

Your Role

As the Executive Food & Beverage Manager, you'll provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and financial management across your assigned portfolio of venues. Working closely with the General Manager – Food & Beverage and the wider executive team, you'll ensure every dining experience reflects excellence, innovation, and the essence of the Hamilton Island brand.

Where you'll make an impact

  • Lead, mentor, and inspire a multi-venue food and beverage team to deliver world-class guest experiences
  • Identify and implement innovative dining concepts, menus, and beverage programs
  • Oversee the financial performance of multiple venues, including budgets, forecasting, and cost control
  • Drive compliance with food safety, liquor licensing, and workplace health and safety standards
  • Partner with Sales and Marketing to create and promote unique culinary experiences and events
  • Foster strategic supplier partnerships that enhance quality and sustainability
  • Lead refurbishment and capital improvement projects to ensure operational excellence
  • Champion a guest-first culture that reflects Hamilton Island's values and service philosophy

What we're looking for

You're a visionary hospitality leader with extensive experience managing large-scale, multi-outlet food and beverage operations. You balance creativity and commerciality, and thrive in dynamic, high-performing environments where you can inspire teams to deliver excellence every day.

To be successful, you will need:

  • Minimum 8–10 years' senior management experience in multi-venue F&B operations (luxury resort or premium hospitality group preferred)
  • Bachelor's degree in Hospitality, Business Management, or related field
  • Proven success in financial management, including P&L performance, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Strong understanding of Queensland liquor, food, and gaming regulations
  • Experience driving service excellence and embedding a guest-first culture
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive innovation
  • Experience managing refurbishments or capital works projects
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

About Hamilton Island

Our mission is to share the wonder of Hamilton Island with the world by creating wonder-filled experiences for our guests, employees and community.

Every team member plays a role in shaping those experiences – making Hamilton Island not just a great place to visit, but a great place to work.

A little island can do wonders - make your next career move one to remember

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