RESTAURANT MANAGER ~~ SI PARADISO !!
Ciao!
We’re on the hunt for a Restaurant Manager to take the reins of the Si Paradiso floor — someone who loves great hospitality, knows their way around a wine list and genuinely gets a kick out of creating a venue that both guests and staff want to come back to.
We’re looking for someone with solid restaurant management experience who can lead a small team, run a busy service, build relationships with our regulars and make people feel at home from the moment they walk through the door.
This isn’t an office-based management gig. While there’ll always be rosters, numbers and admin to keep on top of, we want our Restaurant Manager where the action is — on the floor, leading from the front, talking to guests, supporting the team and making sure the room feels exactly how it should.
A little bit about us…
Si Paradiso is a bit of everything, a vibrant restaurant, a bustling open-air courtyard, an amphitheatre, a dance floor and, depending on the night, a little bit of beautiful chaos.
At the heart of it all is good food, good drinks and really good hospitality.
Our kitchen serves produce-led, Italo-inspired food designed to be shared, while our bar and wine offering plays a huge part in the Si experience. We like interesting bottles, great producers and people who can talk about wine without making it feel like a lecture.
We’re big believers that hospitality is about more than what lands on the plate or in the glass. It’s about creating honest, memorable experiences through the spaces we create, the food and drinks we serve, and the relationships we build with the people around us.
And that goes for our team too. As part of Sans Pants Group, we want our people to have a voice in where we’re going. We want to know what excites you, what you want to create and where you want to go next, whether that’s in hospo or somewhere completely different. We back good humans, big ideas, creativity and a little individuality. Basically, we’re genuinely interested in getting to know the real you.
What we’re looking for?
- Has strong experience managing a restaurant or busy hospitality venue
- Leads from the front and loves being part of service
- Can manage, mentor and get the best out of a small, close-knit team
- Is warm, approachable and genuinely excellent with people — both guests and staff
- Ideally, someone that has excellent wine knowledge and feels completely at home talking guests through a list, recommending bottles and sharing a bit of wine wisdom
- Understands what great service looks and feels like without making hospitality stiff or overly formal
- Can confidently manage rostering, wage costs, ordering, stock and the other important numbers behind a successful restaurant
- Knows how to keep a service moving while still making every guest feel looked after
- Loves working collaboratively with the kitchen, bar and wider venue team
- Can stay cool when the bookings are full, the courtyard is pumping and everyone has decided they need something at exactly the same time
- Cares about building a workplace people genuinely enjoy coming to
- Brings ideas, personality and a bit of themselves to the role
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive salary based on experience and excellent work/life balance
- Free parking and enjoy up to 50% off across all SPG venues — Si Paradiso, El Grotto, FOUND. LAB and FOUND. Subiaco
- Thursday to Sunday work week over the quieter months
- Real ownership of the restaurant and the guest experience
- The opportunity to have a genuine hand in shaping Si Paradiso’s wine and service offering
- A strong team to lead, develop and make your own
- Opportunities to collaborate across Sans Pants Group venues, events, wine dinners and takeovers
- Support from the broader Sans Pants Group crew
- Dedicated mental health program offering free one-on-one sessions
- A workplace that values balance, individuality and having a life outside of hospo
Ready to join us in paradise? Send your CV to [email protected]
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE
Pay: $77,500.00 – $85,000.00 per year
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Work Location: In person
