Vacancy: Soft Services Supervisor
Location: Regional covering: Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Bedfordshire & Essex
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Benefits: 25 days holidays + Bank holidays, Discount Shopping, Gym, Days Out, Learning & Development opportunities, Paid Volunteering Days, plus many more.
Job Purpose:
To assist the regional and senior soft service manager with the safe and efficient delivery of the soft service operation across the contract.
What you'll do:
- Assist in maintain and driving a good and safe working environment
- Liaison with key site customers to establish and build good working relationships
- To carry out regular welfare visits and deliver scheduled team talks
- To audit all site cleaning records and ensure all is updated on the CAFM system accordingly
- To schedule all training and ensure update record is kept of progress.
- To manage employees annual leave and arrange cover accordingly
- To ensure all soft service operatives are compliant with current health and safety regulations and personal protective equipment’ (PPE) – carrying out regular H&S audits
- To complete and submit accurate weekly timesheets to the Regional Manager for approval and processing
- Responsibility for the cleaning provision and periodic activities across the site.
- To monitor and replenish central stock levels accordingly
- Survey and schedule accordingly any ad hoc job requests
- Assist with sub-contractor engagement when surveying and completing ad hoc jobs
- To manage all overtime requirement
- To carry out employee inductions
- To complete employees PPP’s
- To complete employees return to works
- To manage employee performance issues
- To manage the completion of Eskillz
- Ad-hoc duties as required
- To escort and ensure compliant washroom service is complete as per schedule
- Assist with the control of car parking management as and when required
- Assist with the management of landscaping and porterage duties as when required
- To carry out cleaning audits and action plans respectively
- To assist with the provision of cover if and when required
- Assist and deal with disciplinary issues
Who you'll be:
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate successful service delivery within the industry.
- Knowledge of handheld technology.
Advantage
- Any Soft Service Qualifications i.e. BICSc, NVQ etc.
- Soft Service Training Knowledge
- H&S Qualification (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH)
Key Performance Indicators
- People Management – the ability to establish a clear sense of purpose and direction and win the commitment of others to implementing actions necessary to achieve contractual targets
- Communications – the ability to communicate clearly and positively all levels
- Performance Standards – the ability to establish, implement and monitor high standards of excellence in the areas of quality and safety within the area of responsibility
Resilience – the ability to maintain an objective and positive focus through periods of high and sustained work pressure
Benefits:
- 25 Days holidays + Bank holidays
- Holiday Buy Scheme - up to 5 days a year
- Industry leading Maternity & Paternity Policies
- Refer a Friend scheme – worth £500 per referral
- GEMS – Internal recognition scheme with vouchers for Amazon and retail/dining
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including opportunities for progression.
- Access to Flex Benefits: Discount Shopping, Gym, Mobile, Family Activities, Insurance, Dining Experience, Car Leasing and Breakdown Cover.
- Bike To Work Scheme
- Paid volunteering and charity days
- Medicash - Health cash plan - Benefits covered include dental, optical, physiotherapy and a health & wellbeing.
- Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal and Financial queries.
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