Venue Manager

We’re looking for a hands-on Venue Manager to lead Slipstream Brewing Social House, the Sunshine Coast home of award-winning independent brewery Slipstream Brewing Co.

Slipstream Brewing Social House is our 300-seat restaurant, bar and dedicated function and entertainment space in Birtinya. It brings together craft beer, quality food, functions, live entertainment and larger venue events in a relaxed, customer-led hospitality environment.

This isn’t a role for someone who wants to manage from an office. We’re looking for an experienced, visible leader who enjoys being part of the action, sets the standard on the floor and knows how to bring out the best in a hospitality team.

Why you’ll like this job

Slipstream Brewing Social House is built around craft beer, great food and memorable experiences. We’re always looking for fresh ways to give people another reason to visit. From new beer releases and special menus to functions, live entertainment and larger venue events, we want to make every visit memorable for the right reasons.

You’ll enjoy:

• A creative environment where new ideas are encouraged

• The opportunity to talk about new beers, flavours and food pairings

• A collaborative team that works together across the business

• Supportive leadership that listens and values your input

• Hospitality hours without the late-night finishes

What you’ll be responsible for

You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day performance of the venue while remaining present and involved with your team and customers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading from the front during service

• Delivering consistently strong and genuine customer experiences

• Motivating, training and developing the front-of-house team

• Creating a welcoming environment for regulars and first-time visitors

• Managing labour, cost of goods, stock and other key financial measures

• Identifying opportunities to grow revenue and improve venue performance

• Supporting the delivery of functions, promotions and special events

• Solving problems calmly and taking initiative when challenges arise

• Maintaining strong working relationships across the venue and wider Slipstream team

• Building a positive, accountable and high-performing team culture

• Maintaining venue compliance and consistently high operational standards

What a great shift looks like

Our regulars leave happy. New customers feel genuinely welcome and want to return. The team finishes the shift feeling motivated, supported and proud to be part of a gun hospitality crew.

You’ll understand how to make that happen while keeping a close eye on service standards, team performance and the numbers behind the business.

What you’ll bring

Along with the right leadership style, you’ll ideally have:

• At least three years’ experience in a senior venue management role

• Experience leading a high-volume restaurant, bar or function venue

• Proven responsibility for labour costs, COGS, stock control, budgets and venue performance

• Experience recruiting, training, motivating and performance-managing front-of-house teams

• Strong knowledge of hospitality operations, compliance and service standards

• A current RMLV certificate and Queensland Approved Manager licence, or the ability and willingness to obtain them before commencing

• Availability to work across the venue’s trading week, including weekends

• Confidence using rostering, POS, booking and venue management systems

• A genuine customer-first approach and confidence working alongside your team

• The initiative to identify problems and find practical solutions

• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships

• The ability to listen, take feedback on board and work collaboratively

• Creative ideas balanced by sound commercial judgement

• A genuine interest in craft beer and enthusiasm for learning about new beers, flavours and food pairings

Formal hospitality or business management qualifications will be highly regarded but are not essential. Practical leadership experience, commercial understanding and the ability to build a strong team matter most to us.

This role is not for you if…

• You’re looking for a role that keeps you behind a desk

• You prefer to direct a team without getting involved on the floor

• You struggle to accept feedback or work collaboratively

• You avoid accountability for financial or operational performance

• You don’t genuinely enjoy customers, people and the energy of hospitality

About Slipstream Brewing

Slipstream Brewing Co. is an independent brewery established in 2017, with brewery operations in Yeerongpilly, Brisbane, and hospitality venues in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast.

Our focus is simple: brewing accessible, flavour-driven beer and creating the kind of hospitality experiences that keep people coming back. Across our venues, we bring the Slipstream brand to life through great food, knowledgeable service, functions, live entertainment, beer releases and memorable events.

We’re proud to have been named Australia’s Champion Small Brewery in 2025, Queensland’s Champion Brewery in 2024 and 2025. Our Brisbane venue was also named Queensland’s Best Pub in 2025.

Joining Slipstream means becoming part of an established independent brewery that continues to grow, evolve and look for new ways to deliver flowing good times.

Ready to lead the team at Slipstream Brewing Social House?

If you’re ready to take the next step in hospitality leadership and play a key role in the future of Slipstream Brewing Social House, we’d like to hear from you.

Send us your résumé and a cover letter explaining why you’re the right person to lead the venue. Don’t delay, we’ll be reviewing applications and contacting suitable candidates as they’re received.