About SPRING BAY MILL:

Located on Tasmania’s East Coast, Spring Bay Mill is a unique events venue that combines state-of-the-art event facilities with a breathtaking natural backdrop, a mere 80-minute drive from Hobart. Spanning 43-hectares, this waterfront site offers captivating sea views towards wukaluwikiwayna/Maria Island National Park and a rich historical heritage as the former world’s largest wood chip mill built on the unceded lands of the paredarerme people.

Today the venue is managed by a passionate team committed to making a positive impact on the world. They have transformed rusting industrial buildings into award-winning event spaces, regenerated the natural landscape and curated expansive organic kitchen gardens. Spring Bay Mill offers diverse onsite accommodation options and serves garden-to-plate goodness, all with the goal of revitalising this once destructive site through the restorative powers of nature. A purpose-driven business connecting locally and globally with leaders and like-minded companies and organisations. Spring Bay Mill is more than just a venue for hire, it’s a place for big ideas to flourish and a chance to make a real difference.

About you:

This General Manager role is unique and requires enthusiasm, commercial acumen and creative thinking.

Playing a pivotal role in developing and implementing the strategy to attract local and international clients to our event driven waterfront site. You will be genuinely passionate about changing the world for the better, while charting a sustainable path to growth and profitability.

The successful candidate will drive the commercial performance of the business by being a strategic forward thinker and using your team leadership and management experience to its fullest.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver the Board’s vision for Spring Bay Mill
• Manage daily operations of the business and provide necessary direction to achieve objectives and increase profit
• Oversee the winning, operations, planning and budget of key events
• Manage costs, revenue targets and financial performance
• Effectively prioritise competing demands between clients and staff
• Manage workflow and work collaboratively with the team and direct them as required
• Provide leadership and direction to the team
• Regularly and accurately report to and communicate with the Board

Key Skills, Experience and Attributes:

• At least 5 years of General Management experience in tourism and hospitality
• Hands-on approach with strong leadership skills and the ability to successfully train, guide and mentor staff
• Proven record of delivering a high level of customer satisfaction
• Ability to collate and present data for use in a business context
• High-level of commercial acumen
• A love of the environment, the arts and having fun highly desirable!

We understand your skills, knowledge, attitude and experience will be rare, and we will negotiate to ensure you are adequately remunerated. Relocation assistance will be considered.