Facilities Supervisor – Show/Event

Adelaide Festival Centre Trust

Job reference: 707386

Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE

Job status: Ongoing

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- Permanent, full-time position

- Exclusively afternoon, evening and weekend work

- $108,000 per annum plus 12% superannuation and uniform provided

- Commencing 5 January 2026 unless otherwise negotiated

About Adelaide Festival Centre

Established in 1973, Adelaide Festival Centre is South Australia’s principal performing arts venue and a leading Asia Pacific cultural centre. Adelaide Festival Centre produces a bold, exciting and extensive program of festivals, events and performances all year round, to inspire, educate and entertain audiences from a variety of ages and cultures. Adelaide Festival Centre prides itself on providing support and development and maintaining a positive work environment for all employees. As the home of performing arts in South Australia, we aim to uphold exceptional customer service to external organisations and patrons.

Adelaide Festival Centre operates four theatres in the Adelaide CBD – the Festival Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse, Space Theatre and the newly redeveloped Her Majesty’s Theatre.

About the vacancy

The Facilities Supervisor – Show/Event manages the Facilities employees who work during the evenings and weekends, to ensure all facilities services at Adelaide Festival Centre and Her Majesty’s are available and operating effectively in direct contribution to meeting the organisation’s business needs.

The Facilities Supervisor – Show/Event liaises closely with other Facilities leadership to ensure repairs and maintenance to all plant, equipment and services of Adelaide Festival Centre and Her Majesty’s Theatre is actioned, including organising and managing minor work requests.

Responsibilities

- Effectively lead show and event-based Facilities staff ensuring adequate staff coverage, prompt performance of duties, regular and open communication and that issues are identified and rectified in a pro‑active manner.

- Rostering show and event-based Facilities staff and electronic timesheet management and approval.

- Attend to urgent matters relating to the fire panel, emergency warning and intercommunication system (EWIS), and hot water, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) as required while our theatres are in performance mode and while there is an audience in attendance.

- Attend to the fire/EWIS panel during emergency procedures if and when required, including schedule evacuation trials and tests.

- Repair, report or isolate faults to plant in machinery and power points to the required standard. This may include the cooling towers, chillers, air handling units, compressors, pneumatic electrical/ controls, exhaust fans, fire systems, FIPS and associated motors, valves and pumps & irrigation system and the public address system.

- Conduct routine and ad‑hoc inspections of plant and equipment and fix and/or report issues and actions as appropriate including arranging quotes for works as required.

- Monitor and action Facilities Services Job Requests and delegate work to Facilities Services staff as appropriate.

- Assist in the input and management of preventative and breakdown maintenance programs and budgets that ensure business outcomes are achieved.

Competencies and Skills

- Experience in leading a team of maintenance / operations staff.

- Demonstrated understanding of asset management issues and associated operating processes.

- Experience in coordinating maintenance and minor works activities whilst achieving positive results.

- Experience in defining tasks, determining priorities and coordinating and scheduling activities.

- Awareness of Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements and regulations and the application of WHS management systems in the workplace.

- Highly developed customer service skills.

Benefits and Culture

Adelaide Festival Centre employs over 350 people in Lighting, Sound, Staging, Wardrobe, Production Management, Patron Services, Hospitality, Merchandise, Marketing, Programming, Education, Sponsorship, Philanthropy and Corporate Services.

Joining our team means sharing our ambition to be the arts and entertainment heart of the festival state, to entertain, engage, educate and inspire, and to be a national and international cultural leader and collaborator.

At Adelaide Festival Centre, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits which include:

- Access to $15 staff tickets to performances in all our venues

- Access to 10% staff discount in all our food and beverage outlets

- Participation in our biannual Bring Your Dog to Work Day

- Taking advantage of our voluntary, flexible working arrangements

- Having a free annual flu vaccination

- Accessing our free Employee Assistance Program

- Working in a breastfeeding‑friendly workplace

- Working in an approved Child Safe Environment

Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yarta. We respect First Nations people around Australia and acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We honour their spiritual relationship with their country, and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation. Adelaide Festival Centre has an ambitious Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan in place approved by Reconciliation Australia and is committed to being an inclusive, supportive workplace and an employer of choice for First Nations people.

The public sector is diverse and desires to increase diversity and to create opportunities for more South Australians. Adelaide Festival Centre is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.

Applications

All applications will be treated in strict confidence and must include a cover letter stating your potential contribution to this role, the relevant skills and experience you can offer Adelaide Festival Centre, together with a current resume identifying relevant career, personal and educational achievements.

For more information about Adelaide Festival Centre and a copy of the position description, please visit the employment page on our website: https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au. Inquiries can be directed to Mark Cullen, Manager, Facilities via email at mark.cullen@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au.

Please submit all applications via SEEK by 4:00 pm Wednesday 5 November 2025.

Applications close: 05/11/2025 4:00 PM

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‑time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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