Environmental Services Manager

Compass Group; Newcastle; On-site; ZAR 35 000 - 50 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare service provider in Newcastle is looking for an Environmental Services Support Manager to oversee cleaning operations within a healthcare environment. The ideal candidate should have strong team management skills, experience in cleaning operations, and a proactive leadership mentality. This full-time position offers a Monday to Friday schedule, providing a supportive work environment dedicated to excellence.

Benefits

Monday to Friday schedule

Onsite parking

Health and wellbeing employee benefits

Qualifications

• Strong team management skills with experience in cleaning operations in a healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated experience at management level.
• Ability to connect with key stakeholders and deliver superior service levels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth operations of the Environmental Services team.
• Manage daily cleaning and waste management operations.
• Monitor financial activities against budget.

Skills

Strong team management skills

Experience in cleaning operations

Strong commercial acumen

Intermediate to advanced Excel skills

Proactive leadership

Education

Qualifications/experience in healthcare or business management

Job description

Medirest provides specialist cleaning services under contractual arrangements throughout the hospital compliant with infection control policies and safety procedures in a Healthcare environment. We are passionate about ensuring our patients, visitors and staff are well cared for, valued and safe. Our services come from the heart and are served with a smile.

Are you passionate about customer service and ensuring high standards of service in a fast paced and ever-changing environment whilst fostering a positive team culture? Join our dynamic team as an Environmental Services Support Manager within our Hospital.

The Position

• This is a 6 month fixed term full-time position that will be supporting the General Services Manager to ensure the smooth operations of the Environmental Services team.
• The Environmental Services Support Manager will be responsible for daily cleaning and waste management operations to ensure Compass meets the Public Private Partnership (PPP) contractual service delivery outcomes, ensuring that all tasks are completed in compliance with the contractual requirements of the site.
• Manage the delivery of safe and efficient cleaning operations across the hospital (including clinical & non-clinical areas, public areas, infectious cleaning, public areas routine & non routine cleaning).
• Compliance with Audits.
• Lead, develop and manage an effective team including but not limited to rostering and managing client requests and feedback.
• Monitor financial activities against budget and allocate budget resources.
• Purchase and manage stock to minimise product wastage.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships.
• Manage compliance of infection control policies and procedures following Compass Group Health Safety and Security procedures.

The Person

• Strong team management skills with experience in cleaning operations in a healthcare or aged care environment.
• Demonstrated experience at management level; qualifications / experience in healthcare or business management will be highly valued.
• Strong commercial acumen is essential with intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to connect with key stakeholders and deliver superior service levels.
• Proactive leader who is professional, positive, supportive and motivated with experience in recruiting, mentoring, training and developing a team of hospital assistants.

The Benefits

• Enjoy a desirable work-life balance with a Monday to Friday schedule.
• Work alongside a supportive and dedicated team committed to excellence.
• Onsite parking.
• Health and wellbeing employee benefits to help look after you.

Our people’s unique backgrounds, experience and abilities are at the heart of our vibrant workforce. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the diverse communities that we serve, where everyone feels empowered and valued. By building diverse teams we are creating inclusive environments for all our people and also those we connect with through our day-to-day operation. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, gender expressions, gender identity and people with disability.

Join us in making a difference in healthcare through Environmental Services management!

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We thank you for your interest.

Required Experience: Manager

Key Skills

Fire Protection, Graphic Designing, Academics, Apparel Merchandising, Adobe Flash, Client Services

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1