TFE Hotels

Food and Beverage Operations Manager

TFE Hotels  •  Melbourne, AU (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Food & Beverage Operations Manager - Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne | Melbourne CBD

The Food & Beverage Operations Manager is for a hands-on leader who brings our dining, conferencing and events experiences to life. With a passion for exceptional hospitality, this role inspires high-performing teams, delivers outstanding guest experiences and drives commercial success across all food and beverage operations. Through strong leadership, operational excellence and a commitment to continuous improvement, they play a key role in enhancing Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne's reputation as a leading destination for dining, meetings and memorable events.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role in a hotel renowned for its rich history, exceptional service standards, and premium events offering.

About Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne

Perfectly positioned on Flinders Street, Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne is one of the city's most recognised and historic hotels. Blending timeless heritage charm with contemporary hospitality, the hotel features 340 guest rooms and suites, extensive conferencing and event facilities, and a range of food and beverage experiences catering to both corporate and leisure travellers.

With a strong reputation for hosting conferences, weddings, gala dinners, meetings and special events, Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne offers a unique opportunity to lead diverse hospitality operations within a landmark Melbourne destination.

The Opportunity

As Food & Beverage Operations Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day performance of the hotel's food and beverage outlets, conferencing and events operations.

You will be a visible and engaging leader, supporting your team on the floor, delivering exceptional service standards, and driving strong commercial results across all areas of the business.

Working closely with the Executive Chef and hotel leadership team, you will help shape memorable guest experiences, develop talented hospitality professionals, and maximise operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead all food and beverage, conferencing and events operations.
  • Drive exceptional guest satisfaction and service excellence.
  • Deliver revenue, profitability and productivity targets.
  • Maximise venue utilisation and identify opportunities to grow business performance.
  • Manage labour costs, rostering, inventory and supplier relationships.
  • Oversee the successful delivery of conferences, meetings, weddings and special events.
  • Recruit, coach and develop high-performing teams.
  • Foster a positive, inclusive and accountable team culture.
  • Ensure compliance with food safety, liquor licensing and WHS requirements.
  • Partner with the leadership team to continuously enhance the guest experience and commercial outcomes.

About You

You are a commercially minded hospitality professional who combines strong operational expertise with a passion for people leadership.

You will bring:

  • 3-5+ years' leadership experience within hotel food and beverage operations.
  • Strong experience managing conferencing and events within a hotel environment.
  • Demonstrated commercial acumen and financial management capability.
  • A proven track record of leading, engaging and developing successful teams.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • A proactive, solutions-focused leadership style.
  • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume hospitality environment.
  • A commitment to delivering exceptional guest experiences every day.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to lead food and beverage operations within one of Melbourne's most established and recognised hotels. You'll join a passionate team, work within an iconic venue, and play a pivotal role in delivering memorable guest experiences across accommodation, dining, conferencing and events.

If you're ready to take the next step in your hospitality leadership career and make a meaningful impact in a well-established premium hotel environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the future of food, beverage and events at Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne.

TFE Hotels

About TFE Hotels

TFE Hotels is Australia’s international hotel company. We’re hoteliers at heart and we thrive on making our hotels feel like your home away from home.

We’re ‘people’ people. We develop and nurture talent and go out of our way to foster team spirit. After all, when our team love what they do, we know you’ll love what they do.

Spin the globe, our hotels are located in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Austria and Hungary, Switzerland and The UK with more destinations in the pipeline. Our partnership with Far East Hospitality gives us greater diversity with destinations throughout Asia. And, our head office is in Sydney Australia with regional offices in Auckland, Berlin, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Who are we?

TFE Hotels was created as part of a joint venture between Australia’s TOGA Hotels and Singapore’s Far East Orchard Limited. If our name’s not all that familiar, we guarantee you’ll recognise our brands: A by Adina, Adina Apartment Hotels, Vibe Hotels, MM:NT, Quincy Hotels, Travelodge Hotels, Rendezvous and Collection by TFE Hotels (showcasing one-of-a-kind boutique luxury properties like The EVE Hotel Sydney).

Industry
Travel & Hospitality
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Ultimo, AU
Year Founded
1963
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