Location: Malta (Hard Rock Hotel)
Company: Hospitality & Leisure Division
Headline: Drive exceptional dining service in a resort environment with a top Maltese hospitality group

Our client, with its celebrated heritage growing from a family-run business into a major hospitality and leisure force in Malta, is now recruiting a Restaurant Manager for its upcoming Hard Rock Hotel property. With “Excellence” as its guiding mission, the group offers a platform to thrive in an energised and guest-centric environment.

In this role you will oversee front-of-house operations, champion guest satisfaction, manage restaurant team performance, and uphold brand standards that reflect the prestige of both db Group and Hard Rock. If you combine strong leadership with passion for hospitality, this is your opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily restaurant operations including reservation systems, guest service, seating, and staff deployment.

• Lead and train front-of-house team (hosts, wait staff, bartenders) to deliver high-quality service aligned with the brand.

• Ensure guest satisfaction and promptly resolve any issues or complaints.

• Collaborate with kitchen leadership to coordinate seamless service and menu launches.

• Monitor and drive revenue, profitability, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Uphold brand standards and compliance with hygiene, licensing, and health & safety regulations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as Restaurant Manager or Assistant Manager in a high-volume resort, hotel or upscale F&B operation.

• Strong leadership skills, guest-service orientation, and ability to motivate and develop teams.

• Excellent communication in English; additional Balkan language skills advantageous.

• Flexible to work shifts including evenings and weekends; readiness to relocate to Malta

Interested candidates from the Balkans are invited to send their CV in English (with a clear indication of the position applied for: Head Chef / Restaurant Manager / Bar Manager) to [email protected] or via register button in this page. Please include a cover letter outlining your suitability and relocation readiness to Malta.

About our client:

The Group has been involved in hospitality for almost four decades.

Initially starting off as a guesthouse in 1984, operated by the Group’s founder Silvio Debono. Today, as the db group chairman, he sits at the helm of the largest hospitality operation in Malta.

Over the years, they forged strategic relationships with a range of global players in the hospitality and catering industry. Among them are the Accor Hotel Group, RIU Hotels & Resorts, Hard Rock Café International and Starbucks. In the process, the Group has accumulated vital business acumen and operational experience at global level.

Year-on-year, the Group continues to achieve several prestigious international awards, in hospitality and catering, positioning it at the forefront of the Maltese hospitality and leisure industry. This track record has enabled us to establish our very own unique brand, db Hotels + Resorts, driven by the fundamental principle of excellence in everything we do.

In due course, and prudently, the Group diversified its core operations, adding contract catering, healthcare, and property development to its existing market footprints.

Following four decades of significant growth and success in the Maltese islands, in 2022 the Group took the strategic decision to internationalise and further diversify its operations through international investments, opening its first family office in Mayfair, London to spearhead the move.