Full Time

🌊 Duty Manager – North Queensland (4066268)

Posted 9 hours ago

Job Description

MLKA Live In Duty Manager Vacancy - North Queensland

🌊 Duty Manager – North Queensland

Experienced Duty Manager | Busy Coastal Hotel | $80,000 + Super | Accommodation Provided

Are you an experienced Duty Manager or senior hospitality professional with strong pub operations, gaming and team leadership skills? Join a popular coastal hotel in North Queensland, where you’ll play a key role in the day-to-day operation of a busy, high-volume venue overlooking the water.

With a strong local following, live entertainment and a diverse range of hospitality services, this is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on hospitality leader who enjoys variety and a fast-paced environment.

The hotel operates 7 days a week and includes a busy bar, bistro, bottleshop, gaming facilities and live entertainment, offering plenty of variety across every shift.

💰 THE PACKAGE

  • $80,000 + Super
  • Onsite accommodation provided
  • Single room with shared facilities

🍻 THE ROLE

As Duty Manager, you’ll be an integral part of the hotel’s leadership team, overseeing daily operations, supporting staff and ensuring guests receive an exceptional experience.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Supervising day-to-day shifts and venue operations
  • Leading, supervising, training and mentoring staff
  • Working hands-on across all areas of the venue
  • Overseeing gaming operations, including Pokies, TAB and Keno
  • Ensuring gaming compliance and managing payouts
  • Opening and closing the venue
  • Daily cash handling, balancing and cash-ups
  • Completing general administration duties
  • Maintaining high standards of customer service and presentation
  • Supporting the wider management team as required
  • Assisting with the smooth and efficient operation of the venue

👤 ABOUT YOU

We’re looking for a confident, capable and hands-on hospitality leader who knows how to keep a busy pub running smoothly and can lead a team by example.

You’ll ideally bring:

  • Previous Duty Manager, Supervisor or senior pub management experience
  • Strong experience across food & beverage, gaming and retail operations
  • Solid knowledge of general hotel and pub operations
  • Previous experience supervising, training and mentoring staff
  • Experience with TAB, Keno and gaming compliance
  • Strong cash-handling and reconciliation skills
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • A calm, practical approach in a busy environment
  • Current driver’s licence and own vehicle, as accommodation is offsite
  • Current QLD RMLV & Approved Managers, or the ability to obtain
  • Current Police Clearance, or the ability to obtain
  • A positive, reliable and team-focused attitude

🌴 WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT

This is a great opportunity to join an established North Queensland coastal venue where no two shifts are quite the same. You’ll be part of a friendly team, work across a genuinely diverse hospitality operation and enjoy the lifestyle that comes with living in a beautiful coastal region.

If you’re an experienced Duty Manager who enjoys being hands-on, leading a team and keeping a busy venue running at its best, we’d love to hear from you!

How to apply:

If you are ready to start your remote adventure and feel you are the right candidate for this role, we would love to hear from you – please forward your resume to jobs@mlkarecruitment.com.au or click ‘Apply Now’ above.

All applications are handled on a confidential basis.

Note, due to confidentiality on some roles, not all our positions are externally advertised.

Who We Are:

MLKA Hospitality Recruitment are industry leaders in remote, regional and outback hospitality employment Australia wide. Australian owned and operated since 2008.

Our roles offer an excellent opportunity for skilled hospitality staff to embark on an adventurous career, experiencing the REAL Australia. 

We recruit for equal opportunity employers.

Specific details of our roles, salary and locations are provided during the interview process. 

We recruit for the best hospitality employers in regional & remote Australia who can offer their employees a great work/life balance. Our service is 100% free for jobseekers.

Escape the high cost and stresses of city living with a fantastic live in role – accommodation packages are provided with all roles.

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