Assistant & Restaurant Managers

About Noẽma & Wishbone:
Opening this November, Noẽma and Wishbone are the newest venues from acclaimed restaurateur Chris Lucas and Lucas Collective, located in the heart of Melbourne's CBD.
Noẽma is a contemporary Mediterranean restaurant with modern Greek influences, showcasing exceptional produce, bold flavours, and cooking over a Josper grill. Wishbone brings the vibrant flavours and energy of Hong Kong-inspired casual dining, with a focus on quality ingredients, genuine hospitality, and flavour-driven dishes.
Together, these exciting new venues offer unique dining experiences and an opportunity to be part of an opening team from day one.

About Lucas Collective:
Home to Australia’s most beloved and acclaimed restaurants, including Chin Chin, Kisumé, Hawker Hall, Maison Bâtard, Baby Pizza, Yakimono, Society, Grill Americano and Tombo Den. Australian in our approach and unbound by dining traditions, creating venues and experiences to be shared with others.
 
About the Opportunity:
We're looking for exceptional hospitality leaders to join the opening team for these exciting new venues. As an Assistant Manager or Restaurant Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping the culture from day one, leading high-performing teams, and delivering unforgettable experiences for both our guests and our people.

Location: Melbourne CBD.

What You'll Bring

• Proven leadership experience in a quality à la carte restaurant.
• A passion for developing, coaching, and inspiring high-performing teams.
• A commitment to delivering exceptional guest experiences.
• Strong operational knowledge, including compliance, labour, and stock management.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and time management skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills with both guests and team members.
• Experience with rostering, time and attendance, and inventory management systems.
• Restaurant opening experience is highly regarded but not essential.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, public holidays, and opening or closing shifts.
• A current RSA certificate.
• A qualification in Hospitality, Management, or a related discipline is advantageous.

Working with Lucas Collective:  
At Lucas Collective, we're passionate about developing great people and building long-term careers. We recognise talent, celebrate success and create opportunities for our team to learn, grow and progress across our collection of award-winning venues.

You'll be supported through hands-on training, our industry-leading digital learning platform, and ongoing development designed to help you reach your full potential.

In return, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, generous dining discounts across our venues, genuine career progression opportunities, and the chance to be part of a collaborative team that's redefining hospitality.

Interested?
Click ‘Apply’ and submit your updated CV. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted with further details.

For more information on what it’s like to work at Lucas Collective, visit www.lucascollective.com.

Make Lucas Collective your next — and best — career move.