Area Manager - Edmonton

United Services Group; Canada; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established Canadian facility maintenance company is seeking a dedicated leader to manage janitorial services across multiple locations. This role involves overseeing customer experience, managing budgets, and ensuring quality standards are met. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the janitorial industry, excellent communication skills, and the ability to lead and motivate a team. Join this forward-thinking organization and make a significant impact on customer satisfaction and operational success while enjoying a competitive compensation package that includes health benefits and a pension plan after one year.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Pension Plan after 1 year

Qualifications

• Degree in business administration or related field required.
• 5 years in janitorial industry or operational experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage janitorial services across multiple locations.
• Build strong customer relationships and ensure service quality.
• Manage budgets and financial activities at store level.

Skills

Customer Experience Management

Budget Management

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Performance Management

Education

Degree in Business Administration

5+ years in Janitorial Industry

3-5 years in Supervisory Role

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Programs

Job description

Posted Friday, April 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM

About Us

We are an established Canadian facility maintenance company. We provide a variety of services to large retail and commercial businesses nationally.

We have a competitive compensation & benefits plan including health, dental and vision, and a pension plan after 1 year.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for leading, managing, coordinating, and implementing daily the Janitorial Services scope of works at all store or site locations within the designated area or territory, across multiple customer banners.

The key focus areas of this role are in managing:

• Customer Experience & Retention
• Performance of our Partners & Cleaners
• Overall Store Operations (Including store budgets, profitability & KPI’s)
• Quality Standards & Audits
• Training
• Increasing Revenue & Profits per Store and Customer Banners
• United & Customer Processes, Policies & Guidelines
• Support to other Area Managers as required

Planning & Budgeting:

• Responsible for participation in the development and implementation of annual plans by customer banners (annual waxing schedules, budgets, potential add-on sales opportunities).
• Implement store level budgets.
• Create and develop short and long-term strategies at store level to secure sustainability and profitability of all operations.

Customer Relationships & Communication:

• Build strong relationships with customers and business partners at store level (cross-selling, building trust, delivering good service, consistency, follow through, be a United brand ambassador and represent the brand positively).
• Single point of contact at store level with customer for the communication between United and the customer for all services (nights, day porters, outside services, etc.) & various departments within United.
• Address store level customer concerns and provide timely and effective solutions to problems.
• Support Regional Management on all face-to-face meetings or touchpoints with key customer stakeholders (e.g., Customer District Managers (DM's) & Customer V.P level).
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly meetings with customer banners on store audits, case management & action plans, periodic schedules, scope of works.
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly reporting on issues & escalations, action plans, including access issues, to customer.
• Weekly or as required, store compliance walks with customers.
• Lead or participate in store transition meetings with new customers and partners about expectations around scope of works and set expectations.

Internal Communication:

Lead and coordinate all store level communication with United Partners daily on issues and actions.

• Set expectations with Partners, provide training, coaching & mentoring.
• Participate in cross-functional weekly & monthly meetings with Regional & Support Teams (e.g., L & D, Partner Relations, Equipment Services).

Process Compliance:

• Lead all process initiatives/implementation at store level; Work with Sr. management on identifying store level trends and process gaps.
• Lead store level customer store/calibration walks.
• Lead process adoption in Salesforce.
• Responsible for managing business using United technologies provided (e.g., Salesforce/Outlook).
• Lead and or support key United operational processes and KPI’s: As per Retention Priority Framework, to name a few.
• Support Partner Change Overs (PCO) with Partnership team.
• Material Ordering.
• In-Store Specials.
• Conduct Visitation Audits & manage Case management for issues and escalations.
• Create and implement Periodic Schedules.
• A.R.I and H & S Compliance.
• I.D Badging & uniform compliance for all Partners & cleaners.
• In Store Partner Training and support Partner Effectiveness in Partner training Program.
• Support Partner Effectiveness team in Hiring/Recruitment/Termination of Partners.
• Collection of Annexes or any other types of Inspections/reporting required by Customers for Billing purposes.

Cost Management & Controls:

• Responsible at store level for Revenue + Cost per Store; Budget Vs Actual + Gross margins.
• Responsible for the store level financial activities related to billing, invoicing, store budgets, customers, suppliers and sub-contractors’ expenses, employee hours, material costs over budget, equipment repair costs.
• Support Sr. Management for operational costing for new & existing business.
• Monitor asset inventory, including but not limited to, equipment, supplies at store level.

Implement transitions of new business in stores in compliance with customer transition process.

• Lead growth of In-store business by upselling Special services.

Workforce & Performance Management:

• Co-Lead Performance Management for Partners with Partner Effectiveness team as per United reports (Monthly inspections, escalation reports, attendance reports, visitation reports).

Recruitment, Training & Development:

• Support Partner Effectiveness team in Hiring/Recruitment/Termination of Partners and Partner management (e.g., Partner Change Overs (PCO); Group Echo; Insurance, Contract signing, ID Badging for all staff and Partners; Material Ordering; Invoicing).
• Lead In-Store Partner Training (Scope + Equipment + Material Ordering) and support Partner Effectiveness & L & D in overall Partner training program.
• Lead daily/weekly mentoring and coaching of Partners on store performance and customer scope of works.
• Monitoring performance of reporting Partners and apply performance improvement plans to improve Partner engagement and productivity in conjunction with Partner Effectiveness team.
• Responsible for managing business using United technologies provided (e.g. Salesforce & Microsoft Programs). Responsible for asset management.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform daily functions in alignment with company mission, vision, and values.
• Work in compliance with all United, legal & health & safety policies and protocols.
• Protect company assets from damage and misuse.
• Perform other related duties as may be required from time to time.

Other Job Requirements and Expectations:

• Available to address customer and Partner needs and concerns in a timely manner.
• Willing to travel frequently within the designated territory or outside the province as may be required from time to time.
• Ability to deal with high level of stress and solve problems as they arise.
• Ability to work flexible shifts on a rotation basis.

Education/Experience:

• Degree in business administration or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Janitorial industry or any other operational environment experience.
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in a supervisory role.