Compensation: AUD 65,000 - AUD 80,000 - yearly
Job Description
Step Up. Lead a Team. Build Your Career with GYG.
At
Guzman y Gomez
, we're passionate about authentic flavours, exceptional guest experiences and creating restaurants where great people can build great careers.
We're looking for a
high-performing Assistant Restaurant Manager
who is ready to take ownership, lead from the front and play a key role in the success of our restaurant.
Working closely with the Restaurant Manager, you'll be part of the leadership team responsible for delivering outstanding restaurant operations. You'll lead busy services, recruit and develop our crew and Shift Leaders, drive performance, contribute to managing the overall resturant finacials, ensure compliance across food and people safety and help create a culture where people enjoy coming to work and guests love coming back.
This is an opportunity for someone who wants
more than just their next hospitality job
- we're looking for a future Restaurant Manager.
What You'll Be Responsible For
As an Assistant Restaurant Manager, you'll take ownership across all areas of restaurant performance, including:
Leading the restaurant through busy service periods and setting the standard on shift
Coaching, training and developing Crew and Shift Leaders
Creating an energetic, positive and high-performing team culture
Delivering an exceptional guest experience every day
Driving operational KPIs across service, quality, sales, labour and food costs
Supporting rostering, recruitment and people management
Managing inventory, ordering, stock control and restaurant financial performance
Maintaining GYG's high standards across food quality, safety and restaurant presentation
Working alongside the Restaurant Manager to identify opportunities and continuously improve restaurant performance
You'll be given genuine responsibility and the opportunity to make an impact.
What We're Looking For




We're particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:
Strong leadership experience
in a fast-paced hospitality, retail or customer-focused environment
Confidence leading and engaging a team during high-volume periods
A proven ability to deliver outstanding customer experiences
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Experience working with and improving operational KPIs
The ability to coach people, provide feedback and build capable teams
A hands-on leadership style - you're comfortable leading from the floor and setting the standard yourself
A positive, accountable and solutions-focused approach
Previous quick-service restaurant experience is valuable, but
great leadership matters more to us than where you've worked before.
What's In It For You?
We want ambitious people to build long-term careers with GYG.
Competitive salary of $65,000 - $80,000 + bonus structure
, depending on experience and capability
Genuine career progression
- develop towards Restaurant Manager and beyond
Comprehensive leadership and operational training
Support from an experienced Restaurant Manager and wider GYG leadership network
Flexible rostering and employment stability - talk to us about what work-life balance looks like for you
Free GYG meal while working and heavily discounted meals off shift
Free GYG uniforms and exclusive merch
Opportunities to work across other GYG restaurants and join New Restaurant Opening teams
Team events, Christmas parties and anniversary celebrations
Cultural celebrations including
Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo
Long-term opportunities across restaurant leadershipand even
GYG franchise ownership
Ready for Your Next Leadership Challenge?
We're committed to providing a safe and secure environment for our team and guests. To support this commitment, we may conduct background checks including Police Checks and employment verification as part of our recruitment process.
Job Location
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📌 Assistant Restaurant / Retail Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 Guzman Y Gomez
📍 Brisbane