Cape Town: Hospitality & Environmental Services Manager posted by Deka Minas (Pty) Ltd

Please note that this position is based in The Middle East, relocation, accommodation and additional benefits apply.

A trusted and well established client of ours in The Middle East is seeking an experienced Hospitality & Environmental Services Manager.

The function of Hospitality & Environmental Services Manager is to oversee the hospital’s support services departments in line with the organization’s mission, vision and values. Areas supervised include laundry, housekeeping, housing/accommodation, food services, security services, transportation, safety, facilities, and maintenance.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and foster effective collaboration between departments and other affiliated services to ensure integrated approach to providing services.
• Participates in the development and applications of standards of quality and productivity for the Support Services.
• Monitors departmental personnel matters to include interviewing and the hiring of new staff, training,evaluating work performance, promotion, counseling, discipline and termination.
• Develops, evaluates and implements: departmental policies and procedures, goals and objectives, and standards of work for the sections under his/her supervision.
• Negotiates priorities, plans work schedules, makes job assignments, orders needed materials, supplies and parts. Recommends use of outside specialty contractors as circumstances indicate.
• Responsible for the selection and coordination of all Support Services contractors and ensures all contractual provisions are met along with established codes.
• Responsible for developing the annual operating budget, which includes personnel, equipment, materials and supply needs. Continues to monitor budget after adoption.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Oversees the daily performance and grounds care of the hospital to assure a uniform and satisfactory landscaped appearance.
• Ensure consistent cleanliness of the entire organization in compliance with the infection prevention and control guidelines.
• Ensure sound facility (building, water, electricity) performance by ensuring timely implementation of the approved preventive maintenance program.
• Ensures that all approved clinical equipment preventive maintenance is performed in a timely manner following the approved clinical equipment preventive maintenance program.
• Ensure that provision of transportation services are timely; vehicles are safe by ensuring that vehicle preventive maintenance is performed in a timely manner.
• Ensure adequate number of security staff is in place to maintain the safety of the patient, visitor and staff of the organization.
• Responsible in ensuring that all security services staff is competent to perform assigned duties and task.
• Ensure that food services staff and contracted services are following the approved policies and procedures .i.e.
• Hard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).
• Participates in performance improvement information management programs.
• Demonstrates knowledge and is able to identify each patient’s age-specific needs to promote a safe environment needed by the patient group.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Specialized Knowledge/Skills:

• Ability to think and plan strategically.
• Good understanding of principles and practice of managing staff performance.
• Knowledge of change management and organizational development processes.
• Ability to relate effective and build productive relationships at all levels of a complex organisation.
• Ability to handle a diverse and challenging workload.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and develop practical solutions.
• Experience of managing significant budgets.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint Presentations, Outlook and Word.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak and write clearly and concisely in both Arabic and English.
• Strong understanding of healthcare safety, operations and programs.

Education/Licensure:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering from a well-recognized and accredited University.
• Formal training/certification in Facility and Safety.

Professional Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in the same position in healthcare setting.

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