Placed.au is looking for a full time Restaurant Manager for our client in Cooma, New South Wales. This role is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the restaurant, ensuring efficient service delivery, maintaining food and beverage quality, managing staff, and providing an outstanding dining experience for all guests.

- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the restaurant and be responsible for service during operational hours.
- Monitor quality of food and beverages served, ensuring a consistent high-quality standard is maintained.
- Estimate and budget food and beverage consumption on a quarterly basis.
- Price food and beverage items according to the set budget and identify areas to reduce costs and improve profitability.
- Resolve customer complaints about food quality or service.
- Maintain employee records, prepare payroll, pay bills or monitor bookkeeping records.
- Devise and monitor an inventory system.
- Meet with sales representatives to order supplies for front of house and beverages.
- Arrange for maintenance and preparation of equipment and other services as required.
- Record daily sales and create end of day report.
- Complete restaurant banking when required.
- Co-create a menu with the kitchen that is appropriate for the demographics of the location and price items based on a cost analysis.
- Recruit, hire and oversee training of staff.




- Roster front and back of house staff to a rotating fortnightly roster.
- Plan and organise function menus.
- Promote and market the establishment to local businesses and residents.
- Be responsible to meet with Health Inspectors and prioritise any amendments that may be needed.
- Monitor actions of staff and customers to ensure that health and safety standards and liquor regulations are complied with.

Qualifications/Attributes

- Must hold a Diploma of Hospitality Management, or at least three (3) years of relevant work experience may substitute for the formal qualification.
- Must have at least 3 years of relevant work experience.
- Ability to oversee restaurant operations and maintain high standards of food and beverage quality.
- Strong budgeting, cost-control, inventory management, and financial record-keeping skills.
- Ability to resolve customer complaints professionally and maintain excellent customer service.
- Strong staff recruitment, training, supervision, and rostering skills.
- Ability to coordinate with suppliers and manage the ordering of restaurant supplies.
- Knowledge of health and safety standards and liquor regulations.
- Strong organisational, communication, and teamwork skills.

Salary Range

$75,000 – $90,000 p.a. excluding superannuation.

📌 Restaurant Manager (Cooma)
🏢 PLACED.AU
📍 Cooma