Lodge Manager

Bring your skills as a Lodge Manager to Benoni and join a team that moves fast. This Gauteng role is one to watch.

About This Position

This Lodge Manager role sits within the hospitality jobs function in Benoni. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Gauteng.

The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Lodge Manager taking on this position.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the hospitality jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Benoni much easier.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the hospitality jobs group in Benoni.

Meet the Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the hospitality jobs side of the business inside out. The Benoni group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

In addition, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Benoni will be explained during the hiring process.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Why Join Us

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Benoni contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the hospitality jobs space in Gauteng.

On top of that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Notably, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

A Typical Day

Your shift usually starts with a brief from the duty manager, a quick station check and a look at the day’s bookings or specials. As guests arrive, you slip into a steady rhythm — warm welcomes, accurate orders and seamless coordination with the kitchen and bar. Service peaks demand calm focus and tight teamwork, and quieter moments are spent resetting tables, polishing glassware or training a new starter. When the last guest leaves happy, you know you have delivered a memorable hospitality experience.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Benoni.

Crucially, the Benoni office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng operations throw up the unexpected.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Benoni.

Crucially, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Gauteng.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

On top of that, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Benoni.

Daily Duties

• Take orders accurately and deliver food and beverages to standard
• Prepare and present food in line with kitchen recipes and standards
• Maintain cleanliness in front-of-house and back-of-house areas
• Maintain the required hygiene and uniform standards in line with safety and service policy during all shifts
• Operate point-of-sale systems and reconcile end-of-shift takings
• Drive guest satisfaction scores and online review ratings
• Set up rooms, function venues and outlets ahead of guest arrivals

Essential Criteria

• Ability to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Relevant hospitality qualification or culinary diploma (advantageous)
• Strong customer service orientation and warm guest interaction
• Contactable references may be requested during the hiring process
• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Willing to follow the company’s lawful uniform, hygiene and safety policy on shift

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.