# Kitchen & Beverage Manager

**Company**: AccorHotel
**Location**: Auckland, Auckland
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Hospitality

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## Description

We are seeking a Kitchen & Beverage Manager to lead our front-of-house and kitchen teams at JO&JOE Auckland.

As a Kitchen & Beverage Manager, you will be responsible for creating an exciting, welcoming, and energetic atmosphere for guests and locals alike.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead and inspire a multi-skilled team across kitchen, bar, and floor to deliver exceptional food, beverage, and guest experiences

- Oversee daily operations, ensuring smooth service, strong communication, and high-quality execution across all areas

- Drive sales through promotions, activations, upselling, and a strong understanding of guest trends and behaviours

- Manage labour costs, rosters, stock, and wastage to meet financial targets and improve profitability

- Ensure consistent food quality, presentation, and service standards, working closely with the Chef

- Maintain compliance with food safety, liquor licensing, and health & safety requirements

- Support and deliver events, community activations, and brand partnerships that bring energy to the venue

- Build a positive, inclusive team culture focused on development, engagement, and performance

- Lead from the front, creating a welcoming, social, and energetic environment for guests and team members alike

**Qualifications:**

- Previous leadership experience in a fast-paced hospitality environment (restaurant, bar, hotel, or lifestyle venue)

- Confidence developing menus, drinks lists, promotions, and experiences that drive revenue and keep guests coming back

- Strong commercial instincts, with the ability to identify opportunities to grow sales and increase guest spend

- A natural leadership style with the ability to coach, motivate, and develop teams

- Passion for delivering exceptional guest experiences with a vibrant, community-focused approach

- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to make decisions and take ownership

- Sound knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and responsible service of alcohol (LCQ preferred or willingness to obtain)

- High energy, a hands-on attitude, and a willingness to jump in and support the team wherever needed

- Creativity and enthusiasm for designing new menu items, launching events, building local partnerships, and finding new ways to delight guests and drive revenue

- A naturally positive personality that brings energy to the team and creates an atmosphere guests want to be part of

- Genuine passion for hospitality, food, drinks, music, events, and bringing people together

**Benefits:**

- Staff meal while on shift

- Uniform provided and laundered

- International accommodation and retail discounts across varying Ennismore & Accor Hotels properties

- Family & Friends Hotel Discounts

- Opportunities for further development and worldwide career progression within Ennismore/ Accor

- Annual reward of a free night's accommodation at the hotel and additional perks!

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## Skills

### Required
- food safety
- liquor licensing
- health & safety
- leadership
- team management
- menu development
- promotions
- events management

### Nice to have
- LCQ

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