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Restaurant /Venue Manager – NEW YASSAS Mitcham

YASSAS – The Greek Way
Location: New Mitcham Location
Employment: Full-time

NEW RESTAURANT OPENING – MITCHAM

YASSAS – The Greek Way is looking for an experienced, energetic and commercially minded Restaurant Manager to lead our exciting new Mitcham restaurant.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants more than simply managing shifts. You’ll be involved in building the team, establishing the venue culture and launching a brand-new YASSAS restaurant.

About YASSAS

YASSAS – The Greek Way is a growing Melbourne Greek restaurant group built around generous food, vibrant Greek culture and warm, joyful hospitality.

Our restaurants are lively, welcoming and designed around the Greek philosophy of bringing people together over great food.

As YASSAS continues to grow across Melbourne, we’re looking for strong hospitality leaders who want to grow with us.

About the Role

As Restaurant Manager, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day performance of YASSAS Mitcham.

You’ll lead the FOH team while working closely with the Head Chef and management to deliver excellent guest experiences, strong operational standards and a commercially successful restaurant.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the day-to-day FOH operation
• Recruiting, onboarding, training and developing the new Mitcham team
• Creating and managing staff rosters
• Managing labour costs in line with business targets
• Leading busy lunch, dinner and weekend services
• Maintaining YASSAS service and presentation standards
• Creating a warm, energetic and welcoming guest experience
• Managing reservations, table allocation and service flow
• Working closely with BOH to ensure smooth communication and service
• Managing guest feedback and resolving issues professionally
• Driving functions, group bookings and local opportunities
• Identifying opportunities to increase average spend and restaurant sales
• Maintaining beverage, stock and inventory controls
• Managing opening and closing procedures
• Ensuring RSA, food safety and workplace compliance
• Training the team on menu knowledge, upselling and service standards
• Monitoring restaurant cleanliness and presentation
• Supporting local promotions and YASSAS events
• Reporting operational performance to senior management

What We're Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is visible on the floor and leads from the front.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous Restaurant/Venue Manager experience - at least 2 years
• Experience within a busy, high-volume restaurant environment
• Strong leadership and people-management skills
• Experience recruiting, training and developing hospitality teams
• Strong understanding of rostering and labour management
• Excellent guest-service and problem-solving skills
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of restaurant KPIs
• Confidence managing reservations and high-volume services
• Ability to drive sales without compromising hospitality
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Current Victorian RSA or ability to obtain one
• Availability across evenings, weekends and public holidays

Experience in Greek or Mediterranean restaurants is an advantage but not essential. We’re more interested in finding a strong hospitality operator who understands people, service and commercial performance.

What Success Looks Like

We want the Mitcham Restaurant Manager to treat the restaurant as if it were their own.

That means building a great team, knowing your regular guests, maintaining standards when it’s busy, controlling costs and constantly looking for ways to make the restaurant perform better.

We want someone who understands that great hospitality and strong commercial performance go together.

Why Join YASSAS?

You’ll join us before Mitcham opens, giving you the opportunity to train within our Ringwood operation before helping establish the new restaurant from the ground up.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Be part of a brand-new restaurant opening
• Help recruit and build your own FOH team
• Establish the service culture from day one
• Work alongside an experienced Head Chef and management team
• Join a growing Melbourne hospitality group
• Develop your career as YASSAS continues to expand

For the right Restaurant Manager, there will be genuine opportunities for future progression within the YASSAS group.

How to Apply

If you’re a hospitality leader who loves busy restaurants, enjoys building great teams and takes pride in creating memorable guest experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply through Indeed with your CV and a short introduction covering your restaurant management experience, availability and why you’re interested in joining the new YASSAS Mitcham team.

Pay: $85,000.00 – $89,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person