Venue Manager

seek.com.au; Darwin; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Autonomy

Strong operations team

Competitive salary

Job summary

seek.com.au is seeking an experienced Hospitality Manager to own a new venue and lead a strong team. This hands-on role drives results and takes charge of overall performance.

The role covers day-to-day operations, rostering, budgeting, and delivering an exceptional customer experience; you will coach managers and drive high performance.

This position offers autonomy, career progression, and strong support from an operations team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of management experience within hospitality, QSR, restaurants, pubs, cafés, retail or another high‑volume environment.
• Confident managing all aspects of venue operations, including rostering, labour, stock, compliance, sales and costs.
• Comfortable working towards budgets, KPIs and performance targets.
• Proven experience managing and developing large teams, including coaching other managers and emerging leaders.

Responsibilities

• 3+ years of management experience within hospitality, QSR, restaurants, pubs, cafés, retail or another high‑volume environment.
• Confident managing all aspects of venue operations, including rostering, labour, stock, compliance, sales and costs.
• Comfortable working towards budgets, KPIs and performance targets.
• Proven experience managing and developing large teams, including coaching other managers and emerging leaders.
• Hands‑On: lead from the front during busy periods.

Skills

High-Volume Ops

Team Leadership

Budgeting & KPIs

Customer Experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Hospitality Manager to take ownership of a new venue and lead a strong team.

This role would suit an established hospitality leader who enjoys being hands‑on, driving results and taking charge of the overall performance of their venue.

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Hospitality Manager to take ownership of a new venue and lead a strong team.

This role would suit an established hospitality leader who enjoys being hands‑on, driving results and taking charge of the overall performance of their venue.

The Role

• Lead a High-Volume Operation: Take responsibility for the day-to-day running and overall performance of a busy venue.
• Drive Commercial Results: Manage sales, labour, costs, budgets and key operational targets to deliver strong results.
• Lead a Large Team: Build an engaged and high‑performing team through strong leadership, coaching and clear expectations.
• Own the Customer Experience: Maintain high standards across service, quality and overall venue presentation.

Responsibilities

• Experienced Manager: 3+ years of management experience within hospitality, QSR, restaurants, pubs, cafés, retail or another high‑volume environment.
• Strong Operator: Confident managing all aspects of venue operations, including rostering, labour, stock, compliance, sales and costs.
• Commercially Focused: Comfortable working towards budgets, KPIs and performance targets.
• People Leader: Proven experience managing and developing large teams, including coaching other managers and emerging leaders.
• Hands‑On Approach: Comfortable working alongside the team and leading from the front during busy periods.
• Strong Leadership Skills: Organised, resilient and confident making decisions in a fast‑paced environment.

Benefits

• Career Progression: Opportunities to develop into more senior leadership roles.
• Autonomy: Take ownership of your venue how you want too.
• Strong Support: Work alongside an experienced operations team while having the independence to run your venue.
• Highly competitive salary: Be compensated properly for your efforts in your Venue.