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Deputy General Services Manager

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

 

 

Role Responsibility

  • Management of the cleaning, reception, security and postal and operations to ensure effective and efficient service delivery through compliance with legislation to Sodexo and contractual requirements within defined budgets, ensuring that the standards of Cleaning, Hygiene, Security and Postal measures are to the Company and Client standards.
  • To actively implement and enforce relevant statutory, company and site H&S compliance together with the monitoring of related equipment.
  • To be responsible for scheduling of work within the specified details of the contract to include effective Human Resource and payroll administrative tasks.
  • To motivate, lead and develop employees to perform their roles to a high standard and in alignment with Sodexo policies and procedures.
  • To accurately manage and account for all financial and inventory activities associated with the delivery of Soft Services to contract requirements 
 

 

The Ideal Candidate

 

  • Proven experience in working and leading within a team.
  • Industry acumen and knowledge of cleaning services ideally within the pharmaceutical industry or within a standards/compliance environment.
  • Strong people management and development.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities with a hands-on, practical attitude.
  • Good attention to detail.
  • Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
  • Excellent interpersonal, customer service & communication skills.
  • Experienced in adhering to and driving company initiatives.
  • Good use of the English language (written and spoken).
  • Computer literacy to include Micro-Soft applications.

 

Desirable:

  • H&S qualification – IOSH or similar.
  • Experience using payroll or HR systems.
  • Good understanding of budget management.
  • Experience of the Security industry
 

 

 

 

Package Description

  • 20 days annual leave increasing to 25 with service
  • Free GP service
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Company pension scheme
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Employee assistance program with counselling and life advice supports
  • Family leave options
  • Shopping vouchers
  • Training, development, and progression opportunities

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process

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