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Restaurant Manager

General Information

Country/Region
New Zealand
Province/City
Northland
Location
Rosewood Kauri Cliffs
Department
Food & Beverage - Services
Job Type
Full-time Permanent

Job Description

Rosewood Kauri Cliffs Lodge rests on unspoilt coastline where high cliffs nestle into three pristine private beaches. Activities abound with the David Harman-designed golf course, immersive local heritage tours, bountiful fishing, and bush walks, mountain biking, quad biking and spa sanctuary hidden within native forest.

About the role: 
We are seeking a Restaurant Manager who will report to our Food & Beverage Manager. You will be responsible for ensuring that all Restaurant operations run efficiently.

Key responsibilities: 

  • Manage the daily operation and help deliver the best guest experience 
  • Lead and mentor the Restaurant team and actively cultivate a collaborative culture based on mutual respect and trust 
  • Review, implement and maintain operational standards, ensuring efficient delivery
  • Responsible for Restaurant financial management including budgeting, ordering and stock take with accuracy and efficiency  
  • Rosters, daily briefings, onboarding, recruitment, performance reviews 
  • Daily interdepartmental communication to ensure smooth operations

About you: 
This is a key position and you will need to have strong focus on excellence, plenty of enthusiasm and a flexible approach.  You must be self motivated, a team player and able to work well in a high pressure environment.  In addition , the successful candidate will have:  

  • Previous management level F&B experience in a fine dining environment
  • Minimum of 3 years experience 
  • Relevant Hospitality Management qualification (certificate, diploma or degree) 
  • A commitment to high quality restaurant service delivery 
  • Proven experience to drive a team and foster team work 
  • Administrative management experience and sound financial acumen  
  • Attention to detail and exceptional organisational skills 
  • Experience training staff in fine dining
  • A high degree of professionalism 
  • And a winning personality! 

We offer:

We offer staff lunches and dinners and access to our staff Perks Programme with a wide range of discounts and deals with our preferred suppliers and partners. We also have accommodation options or $10 daily travel allowance available.

Due to our remote location, you will need to have your own reliable transport.

Core to your success in this role, is that your personal values are aligned with those of Rosewood Hotels: Ownership, Passionate, Transparent, Innovative and Collaborative.

If you have the attributes above, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

Welcome to The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, a luxury lodge in the Bay of Islands where you can discover the beauty of panoramic views across the untouched coastline and deep blue ocean.

Sophisticated and elegant, The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs glows in morning light as the sun rises to reveal panoramic views across the Pacific. Resting on an unspoilt coastline where high cliffs nestle into three pristine private beaches, Kauri Cliffs is experiential travel at its best.

Named the number one resort in Australia and New Zealand by Travel + Leisure, Kauri Cliffs is a leisure travellers dream. Activities abound with the David Harman-designed golf course, immersive local heritage tours, bountiful fishing, and bush walks, mountain biking, quad biking and spa sanctuary hidden within native forest.