Assistant Director Of Food & Beverage (Pre-Opening) (Gold Coast), City of Gold Coast

About ANdAZ Gold Coast At ANdAZ Gold Coast, drinking and dining shape the rhythm of the day. Morning light over long breakfasts. Poolside afternoons that drift into cocktail hour. Slow dinners, late cocktails, music rising with the tide. Position Overview We’re looking for an Assistant Director of Food & Bto help lead this energy across our venues — someone who understands service as theatre, detail as instinct, and hospitality as a feeling guests carry with them long after they leave. This is a hands‑on leadership role for a commercially minded operator with a solid creative pulse. You’ll work closely with venue leaders, culinary teams and hotel leadership to shape experiences that feel effortless, locally connected and distinctly ANdAZ. What You’ll Do
- Support the strategic and day‑to‑day leadership of all Food & B operations.
- Drive service excellence across restaurants, bars and in‑room dining.
- Lead, mentor and inspire venue teams with confidence and care.
- Partner with chefs and beverage leaders to evolve concepts, programming, rituals and guest experiences.
- Monitor performance across labour, revenue, profitability and guest satisfaction.
- Champion a culture of creativity, accountability and genuine hospitality.
- Maintain exceptional standards across service, presentation and operational execution.
- Support recruitment, training and succession planning across the division. Qualifications
- Proven leadership experience within luxury hotels or premium lifestyle venues.
- Strong operational knowledge across multi‑outlet Food & B environments.
- A natural leader with high emotional intelligence and presence on the floor.
- Commercially astute with experience managing budgets, forecasting and performance metrics.
- Passion for contemporary dining, beverage culture and guest experience innovation.
- Ability to move fluidly between strategy and service.
- Calm under pressure, highly organised and solutions focused.
- You must already have current and ongoing working rights for Australia. Why ANdAZ? ANdAZ is where style meets spirit. We create spaces that feel deeply connected to place — vibrant, design‑led and full of character. At Gold Coast, that means ocean light, local makers, Mediterranean influence and experiences that unfold naturally from morning to midnight. You’ll join a team shaping one of Australia’s most exciting lifestyle destinations, with the prospect to make a genuine mark on its culture, people and guest experience. If you believe hospitality should feel personal, expressive and alive – we’d love to hear from you. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rffp1