Grounds Maintenance Facilities Manager

Description:

The largest privately owned mid-sized provider of bereavement services in the UK is looking for a Facility Manager to join their team.

Hours per week: 37.5 per week, over a flexible working contract (may include weekends).
Location: Chislehurst
Salary: 38K-43K  (plus performance incentives).
Driving License: Full Licence Required 

Position Overview:

As the Grounds Facilities Manager, you will lead, motivate and develop the Grounds and Maintenance teams, to ensure that the park and Gardens are maintained to a high standard all year round, with a genuine enthusiasm to help our families.

Strong leadership skills are required to achieve and deliver park objectives. The Grounds Facilities Manager, will ideally be from a landscape or horticultural background who will champion and promote exceptional customer service, within the teams they are managing.

Diary management and effective planning around required works are essential. Plus, providing support and guidance to your teams to achieve high volume output and productivity.

Key Responsibilities:

 CUSTOMER SERVICE

Ensure the Grounds team consistently promotes the highest standard of professional customer service
All customer queries and complaints handled in a timely and compassionate manner and tracked via the operating system
Seek out opportunities to improve the parks environmental credentials
Ensure a 5-star first impression is created for customers through ensuring the park always looks its best 365 days a year
Ensure the effective delivery of services to Group standards and values GROUNDS

Ensure the Grounds team maintain the grounds to a prestige, distinctive and contemporary standard.
Lead the team to effectively perform all funeral – related duties to our WOW standards as expected by our customers, such as digging and backfilling of graves, preparing ash interments, maintenance of the park, and project work.
Manage facilities and maintain vehicles and site equipment.
Knowledge of industry trends and legislations ensuring that best practice is adopted.
Responsible for the development, coordination, and delivery of all ground’s projects in the park in conjunction with the Park Director. SALES AND MARKETING

Play a key role in delivering sales targets through effective delivery of all activities and landscaping projects.
Liaise with the Service Manager and Park Director to ensure that stock levels are maintained at an appropriate level.
Work closely with the Service Manager and Park Director to ensure all customer events are delivered successfully.
Deliver the community engagement strategy for long term growth.
Input into the continuous development of new products and services for the site. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

Play a key role to lead on our One Team One Group values and behaviours.
Effective calendar management to plan grounds team resourcing and activity.
Lead, motivate and develop the grounds team to deliver on KPIs.
Develop the team through coaching, training, e-learning and providing external training as required.
Meet regularly with the team supervisors to provide, guidance, support and training as required.  
Follow the annual appraisal process for all members of the grounds team and set SMART, aligned objectives for them.
Manage all grounds recruitment as required in conjunction with the Park Director and HR.
Ensure the retention of quality colleagues
Follow group policies and procedures as required for any Employee Relations cases. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Manage the grounds budget effectively including Purchase Order System and salary budget management.
Drive efficiencies within the operational areas to meet targets and manage costs.
Utilise available systems to create continuous efficiencies and ensure lean ways of working.
Adherence to all internal central and operational processes.
Lead on the effective use of operating system to map the site. Locate stock and allocate task. HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY

Ensure colleagues are adhering to all Health and Safety procedures
Responsible for internal audit compliance
Ensure overall security of the site
If required and trained deliver first aid and follow the correct health and safety procedures to ensure own safety. 

Qualifications:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Must be able to demonstrate people led management.
Experience working either in landscaping or horticultural (ideally with a horticultural qualification).
A passion for supporting our families and community, always showing empathy and respect.
Computer literate/data entry – (training will be provided on our internal systems).
Driving Licence required.Benefits include:

Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the bereavement services sector while promoting sustainability.
Supportive work environment and opportunities for professional growth.
Exceptional holiday entitlement of 33 days inclusive of bank holidays
Enhanced Pension 6% Employer & 3% Employee
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Healthcare Plan
Company Sick Pay
Bicycle to Work Scheme
Free parking on site
Annual Flu Jab Voucher
Me day, a day off for your Birthday 

Additional Criteria:

Eligibility to work in the UK.
Live within commuting distance