Hijinx Hotel Surfers Paradise Venue Manager

Funlab is an Australian out of home entertainment company, home to brands including Strike, Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq and Holey Moley. Based in Melbourne, Funlab provides a fun and positive work environment with the goal of ensuring every guest to one of our venues has a memorable experience.
We believe Fun is Infectious. It’s important. It’s not just for kids. That’s why Funlab is a leader in the amusement and entertainment industry. We’re dedicated to the creation, development, operation and management of directional entertainment concepts.

Who Are We?
Funlab provides a fun and positive work environment with the goal of making sure every human has a safe place to be themselves. Investing in our people is one of our Core Values and we aim to develop our people during their journey with us, whilst allowing them to create memorable experiences for our guests.

With nearly 50 venues across eight brands in Australia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) & America, our growing family is on the lookout for a passionate, professional and fun Venue Manager for our Hijinx Hotel inside our Entertainment Precinct in Surfers Paradise, QLD

Why Work With Us?
- You get to join an innovative and people focused company;
- You'll have access to a personalised development program and opportunities to work alongside and learn from industry experts;
- You'll get to immerse yourself in a people-first culture - focused on upskilling and developing our Motherfunners (team members) to future success;
- Focus on wellbeing and mental health support; partnership with Headspace, EAP access, Inclusiveness initiatives, Pride, Women and Neurodiversity Employee network groups as well as access to gender affirmation leave
- Free activities for yourself at ANY and ALL of our Funlab brands;
- But mainly...just because we're AWESOME

What You'll Do
- Be a hands-on, guest obsessed leader, motivating and driving your team to provide memorable guest experiences;
- Drive revenues by running killer shifts and going above and beyond for our guests;
- Create WOW spaces where you and the team can take FUN to the next level;
- Support and inspire an energetic team of hospitality superstars.;
- Manage Front of House & Back of House operations, including but not limited to rosters, training, P&L management, forecasting, casual recruitment, COGs, and labour - gotta keep that brain ticking
- Continue to build an amazing, collaborative, and inclusive culture;
- Mentor, develop and upskill your team members;
- Learn the ropes of managing all aspects of a busy, multi-faceted entertainment venue... and we mean ALL aspects

What You've Got
- Energy, enthusiasm, positivity - and bucketloads of it
- Proven hands-on management experience (minimum 2-3 years) in charge of a busy hospitality/entertainment venue
- A valid RSA and approved managers license
- Ability to pass a National Police Check
- An ability to work nights and weekends. After all, that's where the action's at...
- An obsession with providing the best guest experiences
- Proven experience in all areas of a hospitality venue (bar, kitchen, functions etc)
- Strong time management skills and high level of experience in administrative tasks - being able to balance these with being a hands-on front of house manager
- A burning desire to show what you've got and what heights you can take the business

Keen?
At Funlab, we believe it's this unique and enthusiastic culture that makes us great to work with If you're a hard worker who's passionate about people and willing to go above and beyond to show us what you've got, then get in touch already We can't wait to hear from you

Funlab is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants.