Village Manager | FIFO | 8:6 | Labona, QLD

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Company Description Job Description Why Join Sodexo? At Sodexo, you’ll be part of a team that keeps operations running smoothly and helps communities thrive every day. From corporate workplaces to remote and mine-site operations, your work will have real, visible impact where it matters most. We offer meaningful careers and opportunities to grow, in a culture where safety, inclusion, wellbeing and purpose shape how we work, so you can truly belong, act to make an impact, and thrive. What’s the role? We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Village Manager to oversee the daily operations of a large remote village environment. This role is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of accommodation, catering, housekeeping, grounds, and support services while leading a diverse team and maintaining strong client relationships. As the leader of the village, you will drive operational excellence, foster a positive workplace culture, and ensure all services are delivered to the highest standards. Key Responsibilities Lead the day-to-day operations of the village, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality service delivery. Manage accommodation, catering, housekeeping, grounds, and village services teams. Build and maintain strong client, stakeholder, and employee relationships. Drive operational performance, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. Lead workforce planning, rostering, recruitment, training, and performance management. Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and company standards. Monitor budgets, costs, reporting, and financial performance. Conduct site inspections, audits, incident investigations, and safety meetings. Promote employee engagement, wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. Deliver exceptional customer experiences while meeting contractual and KPI requirements. About You Proven experience managing large-scale village, accommodation, hospitality, catering, or remote site operations. Strong leadership experience managing diverse operational teams. Demonstrated knowledge of food safety, HACCP, workplace health and safety, and environmental compliance. Experience managing client relationships and service delivery against key performance indicators. Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, reporting, and cost management. Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills. Ability to travel safely to and from work Physically fit and able to work long shifts (up to 11 hours) You will be required to obtain a National Police Check, should you not have one dated within the last 6 months Ability to endure remote environments in extreme weather conditions Must pass a pre-employment medical, including drug & alcohol screening Why Join Sodexo? Sodexo is a people business, employing over 400,000 people worldwide and thousands here in Australia. Our employees, who personify Sodexo's unique values of Service Spirit, Team Spirit and Spirit of Progress, are our greatest asset through their commitment and dedication.   We believe the more diverse we are, the stronger we are. No matter your background, we will do all we can to help you thrive. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities, valuing diversity, and creating an inclusive working environment for all our employees.     At Sodexo, we are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage applications from all applicants regardless of age, race, sex, ethnicity, religion and beliefs and people with disabilities.   We offer a competitive salary, many development opportunities and an outstanding benefits and recognition program!    How to apply? If you are interested in joining the Sodexo team and meet the minimum criteria outlined above, please apply with your resume detailing relevant employment experience and availability.    One of our friendly recruiters will contact shortlisted candidates for a phone interview. This is also your opportunity to ask any questions you may have.   What are you waiting for? Submit your application today and become part of the Sodexo family!   Qualifications Additional Information