Food & Beverage Jobs in Queenstown, New Zealand (Now Hiring) — 27 open — Page 2

About EVT

QT Queenstown is part of EVT, one of Australasia's market-leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It's why we all call ourselves Daymakers because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT's premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of 'unexpected and unrequested', with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.

EVT has an endless range of roles and career paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award-winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia's most loved year-round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you're in, there's no limits on where your career could take you.

The Role

This is one of the most exciting F&B leadership opportunities in New Zealand right now. Following a full renovation, QT Queenstown will be the largest 5-star hotel in Queenstown, with 225 stunning rooms and a food and beverage offering to match. As Director of Food and Beverage, you'll take the reins across four distinct venues, leading a talented team of 35 and setting the standard for what premium hospitality looks like in one of the world's most sought-after destinations.

This is a role for a commercially driven, people-first leader who knows how to build exceptional teams, deliver outstanding guest experiences and grow a high-performing F&B operation from the ground up. If you're ready to make your mark on Queenstown's hospitality scene, this is your opportunity.

This is a full-time permanent role with a minimum guaranteed hours of 40 per week. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations across all four QT Queenstown F&B venues, driving quality, consistency and a guest experience that's unmistakably QT.
• Own the full financial performance of the F&B department including revenue growth, labour costs, COGS, stock control and budget management, using EVT systems and tools to maximise efficiency.
• Build, inspire and develop a team of 35, overseeing recruitment, onboarding, succession planning, performance management and ongoing training to ensure the team is always operating at its best.
• Collaborate with the Culinary Lead on menu development and with venue managers on beverage offerings across the restaurant, bar, in-room dining, events and VIP amenities.
• Analyse guest satisfaction data and act on feedback swiftly, maintaining a continuous improvement approach to both the guest experience and team engagement.
• Drive revenue through upselling, promotions and incentive schemes, ensuring QT Queenstown performs competitively in the market.
• Champion compliance across food safety, WHS, HACCP, brand standards and EVT policies, and take the lead in crisis management situations as required.
• Conduct regular outlet inspections, maintain stock control and ordering compliance, and ensure all financial transactions are handled securely and accurately.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in a F&B management role, ideally within a luxury or premium hotel environment.
• A proven track record of leading large, multi-venue F&B operations and delivering strong commercial results.
• Strong people leadership skills with experience building high-performing, highly engaged teams.
• Excellent financial acumen including budgeting, forecasting, payroll management and cost control.
• Experience with hotel systems and revenue management principles.
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships with ease.
• A relevant degree in Hotel Management, Business Administration or equivalent, and a current LCQ/Manager's Certificate. (Preferred not essential)
• Full flexibility to work across early, late, weekend and holiday shifts as required.

How You Work

• Owner's mindset, acts on data and feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Daymaker ethos, no one's too big for the small things.
• Inclusive leader, values diverse perspectives and builds belonging across a large team.
• Resilient and solutions-focused, stays calm and moves fast.
• Growth mindset, learns, shares and levels up others.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels, no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels, QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

Apply Now

Join QT Queenstown and become an EVT experience creator, opportunity taker, the ultimate Daymaker.

Join and make a positive impact on our people, communities, and environment every day.

Send your CV and a short cover letter. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in, don't wait! We can't wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.

When you click apply, you'll be taken to our secure EVT careers portal (powered by Dayforce). This is our official system for managing applications across the EVT Group. You'll simply enter your details and answer a few quick screening questions so we can get to know you better.