Role Purpose
Soft-services specialist on-site at a data center facility; owns end-to-end delivery of housekeeping, front office, pantry, landscaping, and allied soft-services operations across the building and its support infrastructure. Single point of accountability for soft-services SLA performance, team governance, and vendor/consumable management.
Key Responsibilities
- Facility Upkeep & Housekeeping
- Own 24x7x365 housekeeping delivery across data halls, technical rooms, office areas, common areas, and building periphery
- Publish and enforce a 52-week cleaning and deep-cleaning calendar
- Ensure daily cleaning standards across workstations, lobbies, washrooms, staircases, and lifts
- Oversee periodic deep cleaning of critical/technical spaces, external areas, and water tanks
- Manage carpet, upholstery, and façade/glass cleaning per scheduled frequency
- Front Office & Hospitality Services
- Supervise front office/reception to ensure prompt, professional handling of visitor and occupant requests
- Oversee pantry hygiene, stocking, and cafeteria operations in line with food safety standards
- Coordinate periodic health checks for pantry staff
- Oversee landscaping/horticulture upkeep and general material movement support
- Environmental & Compliance Governance
- Ensure pest control and waste management services are delivered by vendors to agreed standards and statutory norms
- Oversee vendor compliance documentation for environmental and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate pre-monsoon and seasonal preventive readiness checks
- Support internal and external audit readiness for soft-services scope
- Staffing & Vendor Management
- Deploy and manage housekeeping, pantry, front office, and allied staff per agreed structure
- Fulfill additional staffing demand within agreed turnaround time; manage uniform issuance
- Ensure timely salary disbursal and labour law compliance for deployed staff
- Coordinate with landlord facility teams on routine matters and resolve occupant complaints
- Hold vendors accountable to SLA across all soft-services scope; verify invoicing against contracted terms
- Training & Safety
- Ensure mandatory training and certification are complete before staff deployment
- Conduct regular briefings on safety, grooming, and service standards
- Enforce PPE provisioning and usage; conduct periodic tool/equipment inspections
- Oversee background verification for all deployed staff prior to site access
- Administration & Reporting
- Manage petty cash for ad hoc material procurement, with site approval
- Coordinate event management support as required
- Maintain consumable inventory with minimum buffer stock at all times
- Submit periodic performance reports (daily/weekly/monthly) to Site Lead, covering SLA/KPI adherence, staffing, training, safety, and consumable status
- Support quarterly business reviews and vendor performance reviews
Requirements
- Graduate in any discipline, preferably Hospitality, Facilities Management, or Hotel Management, with 4-6 years' experience in soft-services/housekeeping management, ideally within a data center, critical facility, or hospitality environment
- Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary soft-services teams directly or through vendors
- Working knowledge of environmental and statutory compliance governance (waste, pest control)
- Strong vendor and inventory management skills
- Proficiency in MS Office and reporting tools
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Working knowledge of relevant ISO/safety compliance frameworks
- Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple concurrent priorities with minimal supervision
Location: On-site -Thane, MH
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 48
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