The Restaurant Manager is the strategic and operational owner of the Basalt dining experience and all private events hosted within the venue. Working a Tuesday-to-Saturday schedule, this role owns venue systems, beverage margins, team culture, and high-level guest retention while anchoring the host stand and bar during service.

Key Responsibilities

- Floor Operations & Service Excellence: Set and maintain restaurant service standards, atmosphere, table pacing, and floor execution across all dining shifts and private events.

- Events & Functions: Oversee FOH planning and execution for all functions, private dining, and events using the Basalt space, collaborating directly with the kitchen team.

- Labor & Roster Management: Build weekly rosters in Deputy aligned with booking forecasts to achieve a strict direct FOH labor cost target.

- Beverage & Margin Control: Manage beverage purchasing, wine list engineering,



cellaring, and monthly stocktakes to achieve a target beverage COGS

- Financial Management: Oversee daily sales reconciliations, float management, end-of-night cash-outs, and sales variance reporting in line with venue financial protocols.

- Systems & SOPs: Create, update, and enforce standardized service checklists, opening/closing procedures, and sequence-of-service documentation.

- Team Training & Compliance: Design and lead formal staff training covering menu knowledge, upselling techniques, sequence of service, and RSA compliance.

- People & Culture: Manage FOH recruitment, onboarding frameworks, and staff performance management to build a resilient, high-performing team.

📌 Restaurant Manager (Devonport)
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📍 Devonport