Assistant General Manager Healthcare

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion! Our Health & Care Division has an exciting new opportunity to join the Sodexo team as our next Assistant General Manager  located in Lethbridge, AB.

Salary: $65000.00 - $75,000.00

At Sodexo, we do more than support healthcare - we help shape it. From retail food service and patient nutrition to environmental services and facilities management, our teams work behind the scenes to create safe, welcoming, and healing environments.

Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, 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.

Job Description

How You’ll Make an Impact:   

• Assist the General Manager with staff supervision and overall operations of the Environmental Services, Janitorial department ensuring workflows are efficient and all standards are met for Alberta Health.
• Provide direct supervision daily in order to monitor processes and client satisfaction.
• Manage staffing functions including training, education and development of front line and supervisory employees. 
• Provide coaching, performance management and discipline as required. 
• Schedule to determine appropriate staffing levels to maintain level of service and efficiency according to the collective agreement.
• Participate in company and stakeholder meetings, leadership calls and labour management.
• Perform inventory and complete month end reports
• Report new processes, improvements and innovative ideas to the company and client.
• Participate in maintenance and submissions of reports and records as required for Ministry or other stakeholders.
• Plan, execute and maintain annual fiscal budgetary expectations.

Qualifications

What You’ll Need to Succeed: 

• Post-secondary education in management, business or related field (or comparative experience in lieu)
• 2 years’ minimum experience in front line operations, preferably within an Acute Care Healthcare environment
• 2 years minimum Management experience of a similar business portfolio, preferably within a Healthcare environment
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Experience leading in a Unionized environment
• Must have the ability to complete First Aid certification within a short period of time of hire
• Immunization requirements prior to beginning work and Vulnerable sector criminal background search
• Demonstrated commitment to Health and Safety
• Commitment to customer experience, client relations and service excellence
• Proficiency with financial reporting applications including labour management systems
• Experience with employee management: recruitment, training, performance management, recognition development of employees, team building
• Strong communication skills including written, oral and interpersonal communications
• Strong computer skills and experience with MS Office products
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking (multi-tasking and organizational skills

Additional Information

What Makes Sodexo Different:  

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. You  belong  in a company that allows you to  act  with purpose and  thrive  in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work environment  
• Competitive compensation & great employee benefits 
• Training and development programs  
• Countless opportunities for growth  
• Corporate responsibility & sustainability  
• An award-winning employer for Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and much more. View Sodexo’s latest awards  here
• And so much more!

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other federal, provincial or local protected class.  

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members, customers, clients, contractors, business partners, guests, and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. We require that all new hires in hospitals, long term care facilities, and senior homes to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and may require any other new hires to be fully vaccinated based on the location and scope of their employment.

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.  

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