Australians are addicted to spicing up their lives with a fix of succulent flame grilled Peri Peri chicken. Besides our legendary chicken, the one thing you'll always find at Nando's is a warm welcome, that will make you feel right at home.

We are looking for Nandocas (that's what we call our amazing staff) who have fire in their bellies to ignite passion into our beautiful restaurants, and deliver and exceptional experience to our customers.

If you think you've got what it takes then we want you to join our family! Whether it's on the restaurant floor, perfecting the art of grilling chicken, or running the entire restaurant, the opportunities are just as tasty as our famous Peri Peri.

The Role:

Patrao means head of the family in Portuguese. Our Patrao's are the life and soul of our restaurants and make all the big decisions.

As a Patrao you will be responsible for managing the restaurant and providing great leadership and coaching to the team. You will aim for operational excellence and strive to exceed customer expectations, by delivering delicious products to our customers whilst maintaining food safety standards. You'll also be responsible for keeping our Nandocas and customers safe at work!

Skills & Experience Required:

• Minimum 3 years experience in retail or service related industry essential. Experience in a hospitality restaurant related industry preferred;

• Minimum 2 years supervisory experience essential;

• Track record in achieving KPIs, particularly sales and profit essential. Balanced scorecard environment (or equivalent) preferred;  

• Proven ability to engage, lead and motivate others essential;

• Ability to work shifts essential;

• Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills essential; 

• A positive, punctual and professional approach essential; and

• Strict adherence to all company policies including all food handling and safety procedures.

Pride, Passion, Courage, Integrity and Family – these are the values we live by at Nando's. Above everything, we have fun. Our work hard, play hard attitude keeps our Nandocas fired up for action! It makes for a sizzling experience and we can't wait for you to join our table – Because if there's one thing we love as much as Peri Peri, Its big happy gatherings!

It seems our ads are as popular as our chicken and due to the high volume of applications we receive - only successful candidates will be contacted.

Nando's Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek to ensure that people are employed, trained and promoted fairly, based on merit without discrimination and harassment which reflects the diverse nature of the Nando's family. We support the diversity of our people through policy and practice and encourage applications from both women and men.