The Restaurant and Bar Manager is responsible for overseeing daily food and beverage operations, including restaurant, bar, and service standards. Requirements generally include previous supervisory or management experience in hospitality, strong knowledge of food and beverage operations, budgeting, stock control, workplace health and safety, and staff scheduling. Experience with hotel restaurants, point-of-sale systems, and relevant Australian licensing requirements is advantageous. The successful candidate is expected to lead and motivate the team, deliver warm and efficient guest service, manage costs, maintain quality standards, support revenue growth, and work flexibly across busy shifts, weekends, and public holidays. Strong communication, organisation, problem-solving, and leadership skills are essential.
Novotel Melbourne Airport is part of Accor, a major international hospitality group operating hotels, resorts, restaurants, and lifestyle properties around the world. Novotel is Accor’s midscale brand, known for comfortable accommodation, practical facilities, welcoming service, and a focus on both business and leisure travellers. The Melbourne Airport property serves passengers, airline crews, corporate guests, airport workers, and visitors to Melbourne, creating a fast-paced and internationally minded working environment. Accor promotes professional development, internal mobility, diversity, and employee benefits through its global hospitality network. Team members are generally expected to provide consistent guest experiences while reflecting the hotel’s service standards, commercial objectives, and commitment to responsible hospitality.
Australia offers strong opportunities in hospitality, tourism, restaurants, hotels, resorts, and airport operations, particularly in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and regional destinations. Workplace culture is generally informal, practical, multicultural, and focused on teamwork, customer service, punctuality, and workplace safety. Lifestyle varies from busy city living to coastal and regional communities, with good public services, outdoor activities, and relatively high living costs. Australians typically value work-life balance, although hospitality managers often work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Visa options may include employer sponsorship, skilled visas, or temporary working arrangements, depending on qualifications, occupation lists, and experience. Before relocating, candidates should check Department of Home Affairs requirements, confirm employment conditions, budget for housing and transport, and arrange tax, banking, health insurance, and an Australian work-rights check.
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