Restaurant Manager

We are looking for an experienced Hospitality leader to manage, organise and control the provision of food and beverage services at Novelty Sweets Dunedin Indian Restaurant. This is a hands-on role with full operational responsibility for the restaurant, reporting to the owner.
Key tasks and responsibilities
•    Managing, organising and controlling the provision of food and beverage services in the restaurant, including day-to-day opening and closing operations
•    Overseeing the preparation and presentation of food and beverages to the required standard
•    Ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety and food hygiene requirements, including the restaurant's Food Control Plan
•    Planning menus and pricing in consultation with the Head Chef, and arranging the purchasing of food and beverage stock within budget
•    Recruiting, inducting, training, rostering and supervising front-of-house and kitchen staff, and managing performance
•    Maintaining records of stock levels, wastage, sales and daily financial transactions, and reporting against budget
•    Planning and organising functions, group bookings and promotional activity
•    Managing reservations and table allocation, greeting guests and resolving complaints
•    Monitoring service and food quality standards and customer satisfaction, and implementing improvements

What we are looking for:
•    Previous Management experience 
•    Demonstrated experience in rostering, stock control and cash/POS reconciliation
•    Availability to work evenings, weekends and public holidays
•    A relevant diploma in Hospitality or Management or at least three years of relevant work experience 
•    Experience managing a food service operation with both dine-in and takeaway/delivery volume
•    Maintaining your part of the Food Control Plan by ensuring the data is recorded as required.
If you're passionate about hospitality, enjoy developing people and want to play a key role in the continued success of Our Story, we'd love to hear from you