Area Supervisor
Location: North Walsham Hospital, Yarmouth road, North Walsham, NR28 9AP
Travel to cover sites across Holt, North Walsham, Aylsham, and Fakenham will be required.
Pay Rate: £27,130.95 per annum
Hours: Permanent. 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.
About the Role
G4S Facilities Management is seeking an Area Supervisor to join our team supporting Norfolk (NHS). The outline of the role is to supervise and co-ordinate the Soft Services facilities staff. The post will require a hands-on approach to activities in order to meet G4S' contractual service requirements and to the satisfaction of both G4S IS and the Client.
Key Responsibilities
- General Duties: Undertake cleaning duties as necessary, maintain patient dignity, travel to various Norfolk NHS sites, and ensure the team wears appropriate uniforms to protect the company image.
- Operational Readiness: Ensure all staff work safely, equipment is available and electrically tested annually, and any maintenance requirements or structural defects are immediately reported.
- Team Supervision: Supervise, assist, and provide cover for cleaning, portering, and catering staff while managing schedules, rotas, and timesheet information.
- Performance & Development: Implement operational plans to meet SLAs, handle staff training plans, control recruitment within budget, and conduct informal coaching to maintain high morale and performance.
- Operational Compliance: Ensure staff adhere to colour-coding protocols, utilize correct PPE, allocate all tasks appropriately, and maintain absolute confidentiality regarding patients.
- Health & Safety Compliance: Comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act, log accidents or "Near Misses," disseminate theft reports, and apply firm knowledge of COSHH and food hygiene regulations.
- Quality Management & Audits: Produce SLA monitoring reports, conduct regular service audits across catering, cleaning, and portering, and maintain accurate records for ad-hoc quality audits.
- Stock & Resource Control: Monitor, manage, and complete administrative tracking for stock levels of cleaning consumables to order supplies directly as needed.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Walk around sites regularly to communicate with employees and Trust staff, attend divisional meetings, and design programs to optimize equipment, materials, and labor.
What We Are Looking For
Essential:
- Excellent ability to follow instructions.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Good interpersonal and customer service skills relevant to consumer contact.
- Measured movement speed.
- Must have a clean driving license.
- Good organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
Desirable:
- Maths and English GCSEs or equivalent.
- Food Handlers Certificate / Food Hygiene knowledge.
- Basic Health and Safety Certificate.
- Use of a car.
Benefits
While working for G4S, you are entitled to a number of benefits and offers from G4S partners and other organisations, from employee assistance provided through SPARK, to RAC cover and so much more, including the below;
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Progression, training and development catered to you.
- Refer A Friend incentives.
- Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
- G4S Life Assurance Scheme.
- Subsidised healthcare plan.
- Charity work - Match-IT and Payroll Giving.
- Confidential Counselling Services.
- 24/7 support specialising in health and medical.
- Discounts on high street shops and brands including several leading high street brands, retailers and travel suppliers.
G4S is the International business of Allied Universal, the world's leading security and facility services provider and trusted partner to more than 400 of the Fortune 500. Allied Universal delivers unparalleled customer relationships, innovative solutions, cutting-edge smart technologies and tailored services that enable clients to focus on their core businesses. With operations in over 100 countries and territories, Allied Universal is the third largest private employer in North America and seventh in the world. Annual revenue is approximately $23 billion. There is no greater purpose and responsibility than serving and helping to safeguard customers, communities and people. For more information, visit g4s.com. In the UK, the company has an extensive network of offices and more than 31,000 employees.
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