General Services Manager

1 month ago


Leyland, Lancashire, United Kingdom Sodexo Full time

General Services Manager

Location: Leyland

Salary: Up to £43,000 (depending on experience) & range of excellent employee benefits

Permanent - Onsite - Monday-Friday

Sodexo has a great opportunity for an experienced General Services Manager to join our established team working with our clients based in Leyland.

Joining our team at their manufacturing site, you will manage the catering contract and associated services, lead, develop, manage and motivate a high performing team, ensuring that the client receives services of the highest quality by driving innovation and continuous improvement of people, systems, processes and services.

The General Services Manager will develop strong working relationships with on-site clients & agents to operate proactively in line with the Clients for Life' Philosophy to enhance client retention and customer satisfaction, gain referrals for new business and attract new clients and customers whilst maintaining the standards and integrity of the service offers and Service Level Agreement at all times.

You will ensure that health and safety is given the number one priority by delivering all safeguard administration in advance of and during logistical operations, leading where appropriate and taking part in management and employee briefings to deliver safety information, including Food Safety, Health & Safety, Fire Safety, First Aid and any statutory, client or venue specific safety requirements.

Planning and prioritising workload and tasks effectively for the team to minimise reactivity, you will ensure the right number and calibre of personnel are allocated to logistics tasks and ensure continuous improvements are made to enhance the delivery of onsite services to exceed client's expectations whilst maintaining a work life balance.

About You

Experience and knowledge requirement for this role:

  • Previous experience of operational management in catering and/or catering in a similar environment and on a contract of similar size and scope of services
  • People management experience especially large teams operating across different shifts and services
  • Achieve set, standards and operate to performance criteria including health & safety and hygiene
  • Proven ability to work in a partnership and collaborative way with other service providers
  • Positive approach to learning in role and identifying own training needs as appropriate
  • Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment
  • Ability to interpret and utilise financial and commercial information
  • Manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities
  • Excellent communication skills at all levels
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Strategic planning experience
  • Attention to detail

Qualifications required:

  • IOSH Qualification (preferred)

What we offer

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater. You'll belong in a company and team that values you for you.

In addition, we offer:

  • Up to 10% Annual Bonus
  • Flexible and dynamic work environment
  • Competitive compensation
  • Wide range of Employee benefits
  • Access to ongoing training and development programs
  • Countless opportunities to grow within the company
  • Employees can opt to increase their employer contribution up to a maximum of 6% with an equal employee match
  • Life Assurance Coverage of 1x annual salary

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. We operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities.

We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We are 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 run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

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