About EVT: Rydges Port Macquarie is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.
Proudly owned and operated in Australia and New Zealand, Rydges offers refreshingly local stays in city, regional and resort-style hotels. We’re not just in the neighbourhood, we’re part of it. Every hotel is designed for ease, connection and quality. From check-in to check-out, our local heroes bring a can-do attitude and “too easy” service. Whether it’s for work or a well-earned break, our place feels like home with the charm of somewhere new. Join us to help make every moment memorable.
EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you’re in, there’s no limits on where your career could take you.
Key Responsibilities
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced Food & Beverage professional ready to take on a multi-property role. Working across Rydges Port Macquarie, you’ll develop our leaders, elevate service standards and drive commercial performance, backed by significant owner investment in the property.
- Mentor, coach and develop Food & Beverage leaders across both properties through structured development plans and regular performance conversations.
- Identify high-potential team members and build succession pathways for future hospitality leaders.
- Design onboarding programs and review SOPs and service standards to embed a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
- Drive operational excellence across restaurants, bars, conferences, events and in-room dining, including quality assurance audits and WHS, food safety and liquor licensing compliance.
- Lead the development of exceptional guest service standards, analysing feedback and embedding effective service recovery processes.
- Partner with venue leaders to achieve budgeted revenue and profit targets, driving beverage profitability and menu engineering initiatives.
- Monitor labour, COGS and departmental profitability, identifying opportunities to improve labour productivity and operational efficiency.
- Partner closely with both General Managers and departmental leaders, providing monthly reporting on people, guest and commercial performance.
- Support promotional planning with Marketing and Sales teams, and identify new revenue opportunities across all Food & Beverage channels.
- Support EVT and THH supplier partnerships and maximise local procurement opportunities where appropriate.
What You’ll Bring
- Minimum 5 years’ senior Food & Beverage leadership experience within hotels, resorts or premium hospitality venues.
- A demonstrated track record developing leaders and building high-performing teams.
- Proven ability to lift service standards and operational performance across venues.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, with experience managing labour, revenue and cost control metrics.
- Executive Chef background or multi-outlet hotel Food & Beverage experience highly regarded.
- A hands-on, coaching-led leadership style, with high visibility across venues and strong emotional intelligence.
- Strong communication skills and guest-centric mindset.
How You Work
- Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things.
- Inclusive leader — values diverse perspectives; builds belonging.
- Owner’s mindset — acts on data/feedback; ships improvements.
- Hands-on and non-hierarchical — leads from the front.
Perks from Day One
As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.
- 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
- $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
- Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
- Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
- Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.
Apply Now
Join Rydges and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.
Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in - don’t wait! We can’t wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.
When you click apply, you’ll be taken to our secure EVT careers portal (powered by Dayforce). This is our official system for managing applications across the EVT Group. You’ll simply enter your details and answer a few quick screening questions so we can get to know you better.
