(We're Hiring!)

Venue Manager

Wines of While (Boorloo/Perth) is searching for a Venue Manager to lead our small, passionate team.

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for the right candidate, offering the chance to position yourself at the forefront of our dynamic, award-winning hospitality project. We are looking for someone who wants to grow with the business and pursue new excellence in their hospitality career.

The ideal candidate will have several years of experience in restaurant or high-end wine bar environments, and will have a deep passion for both food and beverage service. The successful applicant will be organised, independent, and have a broad skillset including:

  • The ability to maintain (and enhance) impeccable service standards across a team.
  • A commitment to offering genuine, warm hospitality.
  • An empathetic, kind, and inclusive managerial ethos.
  • Confidence in assisting with the management of a 500+ bottle wine program. 
  • A passion for food, farming, and provenance.
  • Strong communication skills, HR and training experience, and the ability to assist in managing operations systems and structures. 
  • A high level of personal competency in all aspects of hospitality service, a strong work ethic, and the ability to lead by example.

Previous experience leading preeminent hospitality venues is a prerequisite for the role. Experienced Venue Managers and Restaurant Managers are encouraged to apply, while we also welcome applications from passionate Assistant Managers looking for career progression. The successful candidate will work directly alongside Owner and Wine Director Tom Van Beem. 

This is a full-time position, with an ideal start date of January 3, 2025. Remuneration will be an attractive salary commensurate with experience level.

A little more about us, and what we do:

Wines of While is a multifaceted, wine-focused venue. We operate as a wine shop, wine bar, and small restaurant. Provenance is at the core of what we do: we take pride in sourcing the best possible produce for our kitchen, and we offer a nationally recognised collection of organic, biodynamic, and preservative-free wines.

We have a particularly close relationship with the great natural winemakers of Australia, and we regularly hold events and tastings with the farmers and vignerons whose work we are so proud to support.

Our team comprises leading professionals in the field. We have a wealth of experience in wine importing, distribution, restaurant service and operations. Our kitchen is led by head chef Jack Short – formerly of Bar Romantica and Manzé (Melbourne) and Franklin (Tasmania) – with an exciting residency program inviting accomplished cooks from around the country and the world to share new techniques and styles in our kitchen.

We love serving our vibrant, engaging and open community, and we strive to reflect the values of our suppliers and customers. We pride ourselves on our safe, inclusive, welcoming, and positive workplace culture. We strongly encourage people from diverse backgrounds, or those with deep cultural understanding, to apply.

If you think this sounds like you, please send a cover email and your CV to  hello@winesofwhile.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

We're Hiring!