🌿 General Manager / Management Couple Opportunity – Regional New South Wales 🌿(4036012)
Job Description
🌿 General Manager / Management Couple Opportunity – Regional New South Wales 🌿
An outstanding opportunity is now available for an experienced hospitality professional or management couple (with part-time work for a partner) to take the lead at a beautifully presented accommodation property in regional New South Wales. This role is ideally suited to operators with strong motel, hotel or accommodation management experience who are confident overseeing daily operations, leading small teams and delivering exceptional guest experiences in a highly hands-on environment.
Located in a thriving regional area, this well-established accommodation property offers the perfect balance of operational involvement, lifestyle and long-term stability. You’ll become part of a welcoming local community while managing a respected guest-focused business with excellent facilities, onsite accommodation and genuine support from ownership.
📅 COMMENCEMENT
Ideally commencing around 22 June 2026, however flexibility will be offered around notice periods and relocation for the right candidate/s.
✨ PACKAGE & BENEFITS
🔹 SINGLE GENERAL MANAGER
- $80K + Super + Accommodation
- Combined package of $120K + Super + Accommodation
🔹 MANAGEMENT COUPLE OPTION Please note — the management couple structure consists of:
- One full-time General Manager role, and
- One smaller part-time/casual support role averaging approximately 15–25 hours per week.
The secondary role is ideal for someone happy assisting with lighter operational duties rather than full senior management responsibilities and may include:
- Basic maintenance / handyman tasks
- Gardening & grounds upkeep
- Housekeeping assistance
- Front office support
- Guest breakfast preparation
This arrangement suits couples where one partner is the primary hospitality operator, while the second partner is seeking flexible hours and a more supportive operational role.
✨ THE ROLE
This is a highly operational, guest-facing position suited to a proactive leader who enjoys being involved in all aspects of day-to-day property operations.
Key Responsibilities:
✔ Front office & reception operations
✔ Housekeeping oversight & quality control
✔ Revenue management
✔ Guest breakfast preparation as required
✔ Team leadership & staff support
✔ Maintenance coordination & refurbishment projects
✔ Delivering exceptional guest experiences
✔ Building strong local community relationships
We are seeking someone with:
- Previous motel, hotel or accommodation management experience
- Strong leadership and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and guest service abilities
- A hands-on and solutions-focused approach
- Financial and operational management capability
- A genuine passion for hospitality and regional living
🎁 ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
✔ Incentive bonus structure
✔ 1 tank of fuel per month
✔ Paid birthday leave
✔ Employer-funded health & wellbeing program for employees & immediate family
✔ Accommodation included
✨ ABOUT THE PROPERTY
This is a well-maintained accommodation-focused motel property featuring:
🏨 Guest rooms including deluxe, executive & premier suites
🏡 Spacious 2-bedroom manager’s residence with large office attached to reception
🏊 Swimming pool
🍳 Small commercial kitchen for guest breakfasts
🧺 Commercial laundry facilities
🚗 Onsite car parks
📍 Meeting room & guest facilities
This opportunity is perfect for experienced motel managers, hospitality professionals seeking greater lifestyle balance, or management couples looking for a stable and rewarding long-term regional role with accommodation included.
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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