Duty Manager
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Nelson, New Zealand · Full-Time · $26 - $29/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
Looking for kerja luar negara in hospitality leadership? A waterfront restaurant and café near Nelson, New Zealand, licensed to serve alcohol, is hiring a permanent Duty Manager. It hosts up to 200 guests, opens daily and is at its busiest in summer.
The venue cares about good food, warm hospitality and systems that keep service steady. On your shifts you would be the person guiding the floor team, giving the pre-service briefing, coaching staff, checking procedures and holding the licence with host responsibility. Wrapping up includes cash-up and a clear handover. Expect a minimum of 30 hours a week, with weekends and public holidays.
As an accredited employer, it may be able to sponsor a work visa for the right person. Only applicants who already have New Zealand work rights can be considered.
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Key Responsibilities
- Guide the floor team on rostered shifts, setting a steady pace and high standard
- Hold the licence as Duty Manager, with host responsibility and obligations under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
- Give the pre-service briefing and coach staff through each shift
- Check the team follows the venue's systems, checklists and procedures
- Complete cash-up, opening, closing and handovers accurately
- Take guest feedback calmly and escalate bigger issues to the Restaurant Manager
- Keep the guest experience consistent through every service
Requirements & Eligibility
- Duty Manager Certificate (Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012), or the ability to obtain one promptly
- National Certificate in Food & Beverage Service (Level 3) or equivalent, or working towards it
- Previous experience in a hospitality supervisory or shift-leadership role, plus good working knowledge of wine, beverage and food service
- Confidence reading rosters and following a shift's wage cost expectations
- Proficiency with venue systems such as IdealPOS, NowBookIt, Operandio, Slack and Loaded
- Right to work in New Zealand
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