Casual Venue Staff – Event Operations

About the role

Join the venue team at Te Puna Mahara | Cromwell Memorial Events Centre to help deliver smooth, safe and engaging events. This casual position involves front‑of‑house duties, event logistics and basic technical support across a variety of community and commercial functions.

Key responsibilities

• Open and close the venue, set up and pack down furniture, signage and basic AV, lighting and staging equipment.
• Assist with ushering, ticketing, guest flow and front‑of‑house enquiries.
• Support hospitality, cinema and bar services during events.
• Report maintenance issues, manage waste and consumables, and ensure spaces are reset to standard layouts.
• Maintain health and safety compliance, identify hazards and respond to incidents.
• Collaborate with organisers, contractors and internal teams, adapting to changing event needs.

Required profile

• Experience in events, hospitality, tourism or venue operations.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and public holidays.
• Physically capable of manual duties and event set‑up.
• Customer‑service focus; experience serving alcohol is a plus.

Required skills

• AV setup
• Lighting setup
• Staging setup
• Ticketing

What we offer

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Active social club and supportive team culture.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing programme and additional leave.