Food & Beverage Manager

This role is only open to Australian residents or applicants who have full legal rights to work in Australia. Visa sponsorship opportunities are not available.About Hilton Melbourne
Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street combines old world charm with modern luxuries! This stunning hotel in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD features 244 stylish guest rooms, including 10 spacious suites, a restaurant and bar, fully equipped gym and five meeting & event spaces. This role will be responsible for overseeing operations across Luci, The Douglas Club, Meetings & Events and In Room Dining.

About the Role

Our Food & Beverage Manager will be instrumental in building a thriving workplace culture that has a strong focus on developing their team. You will manage and support your teams with daily activities and ensure consistent levels of service are met to the highest quality. You will also work closely with the commercial team to formulate the F&B strategy for the hotel and be the driving force behind our financial results. Specifically, you will be responsible for:

• Be operationally hands on to manage daily Food and Beverage operations
• A strong customer focused approach to service
• Actively seek feedback and use it to drive continuous improvement
• Lead a team, ensuring that team culture is at the forefront of everything you do
• Work closely with the Executive Chef to ensure synergy between the food, dining and service concept across all outlets
• Understand and own your financials. Be a numbers person and challenge revenue driving opportunities through promotions
• Use your knowledge of local trends to collaborate with the kitchen and bar teams to plan menus, and create action plans to achieve financial targets
• Strong communication with the hotel team to ensure success as a wider team

What are we looking for?

• Experience in management roles across key F&B services including meeting and events
• Demonstrated success in the Food and Beverage industry, and an ability to meet financial targets
• A service orientated individual who is a passionate food and wine enthusiast, dedicated to delivering exceptional guest experiences
• Excellent communication skills to ensure clear, consistent messaging to all departments
• High-level of market awareness with an entrepreneurial mind
• Prompt and systematic decision-making skills with analytical power
• Demonstrated ability to overcome obstacles and resolve conflict, and work efficiently under pressure
• Well-presented, adaptable, organised and calm personality

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

At Hilton we know that our Team Members are the reason behind our success so in turn we are committed to ensuring that Hilton is a workplace where you can Thrive and make time for what matters most. In 2025, Hilton ranked #1 across all industries by the Great Place to Work Institute in Australia and Worldwide. At Hilton, you can also look forward to receiving:
Worldwide travel discounts at unbelievable rates for you and your friends and family!

• A competitive salary
• Free access to growth and development opportunities from top class providers; Harvard University and LinkedIn Learning just to name a few
• A workplace culture that fosters personal wellbeing and gives you free access to Employee Assistance Programs to support your mental and physical wellbeing