REPORTING TO: Deputy Manager
LOCATION: Edinburgh Airport
CONTRACT: Permanent
HOURS: 42 per week
SHIFT PATTERN: 3 on 3 off
PAY RATE: £ per hour
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ROLE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE
The Duty Manager role is a key management role to assist with managing the cleaning operation across the campus at Edinburgh Airport ensuring a world class cleaning service. Overseeing the daily running of EDI from a cleaning perspective to ensure a welcoming, clean, and safe environment whilst working closely with all teams. The Duty Manager is responsible for the daily cleaning operations on site, supporting the operational delivery including enhanced clean regimes and more importantly engaging the cleaning team with a focus on enhancing passenger experience. The Duty Manager must be a leader and a role model to the cleaning team on site ensuring an engaged and positive culture while maintaining a well-run effective and innovate cleaning operation.
Main Duties
The job holder will support the Management to ensure a high-quality service is delivered and maintained at all times focused on innovation, service excellence, enhanced cleaning, and team morale. Working within the framework of Edinburgh Airport initiatives and guidelines, the Duty Manager will ensure the cleaning operation achieves the high standards and positive interactions with customers as the global flagship Edinburgh Airport deserves.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
Lead the Supervisory and Cleaning team to ensure there is a positive, motivational, supportive working environment.
Ensure advanced planning of all cleaning operations including periodic tasks with clear schedules and sign off all duties and tasks complete.
Manage the day-to-day cleaning schedules supporting the operational team to ensure delivery.
A focus on training and development of the team to establish good working practices with a vision and focus on both cleaning operation and creating meaningful positive stakeholder interactions ensuring regular training topics are delivered to the teams.
Assist with the recruitment process.
Ensure high standards are always achieved, being flexible to meet the changing operational needs on a continual basis and to suggest new initiatives to ensure continuous improvement and best practice are continually delivered.
Conduct daily audits of standards and provide feedback to the teams daily.
To manage and supervise the delivery of colleague’s rosters ensuring operational demands are met and advance planning.
Lead and advise the team in managing absence and holiday records including sickness and annual leave for all colleagues.
Support in the delivery and meeting of all KPI’s/SLA’s ensuring the team are aware of performance and action plans implemented and managed.
Deliver excellent leadership, communication and motivation to the site-based team including communicating daily so that sound communication channels exist in order that team goals can be achieved.
General Responsibilities
Be continuously on the look-out for new world-class services and systems that would enhance our
cleaning operation and in turn the passenger experience offering at Edinburgh Airport
Lead the cleaning and presentation standards throughout the estate ensuring daily delivery and forward planning.
Ensure that Standards of Excellence are consistent in all our cleaning and presentation standards.
Set the example of being a Best-in-Class Services representative within Edinburgh Airport in behaviour, presentation and in all means of communications.
Requirements – Personal Characteristics
Able to work weekends/late nights if required, shift cover to ensure full management of our operation.
Able to have difficult conversations, clearly explains initiatives in sufficient detail to gain understanding, and the support of internal and external customers and partners.
Considered a ‘go to’ person for the internal cleaning team on site providing daily direction and support.
Credible across service areas, creates positive working environments, manages conflict.
Demonstrates high personal standards, able to identify positive behaviours in others.
Develops knowledge and skills of others to deliver objectives.
Experienced in training, coaching, and developing others.
Self - aware, positive people skills yet determined. Bounces back after setbacks.
Essential requirements:
1. To successfully pass extensive screening and vetting (photo ID and 5-year UK work history required).
2. Knowledge of cleaning methods.
3. High attention to detail.
4. This is an active role that requires you to be physically fit.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
6. Proven record of experience within cleaning operations.
7. Great attention to detail.
Benefits
We’re proud to offer a great range of benefits including:
8. 24/7 GP: Both you and your immediate family can speak to a UK-based GP from the comfort of your own home
9. Mental Health support and Life Event Counseling
10. Get Fit Programme
11. Financial and legal support
12. Cycle to work scheme
13. Access Perks at Work, our innovative employee app where you can find:
14. Perks: discounts, gift cards, cashback, and exclusive offers
15. Life: Search for resources and tools on topics ranging from family and life to health, money and work
16. Support: Online chat or telephone service for urgent support in a crisis
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ABOUT US
ABM is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility services. A driving force for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world, ABM provides essential services that improve the spaces and places that matter most. ABM offers a comprehensive array of facility services that includes cleaning, engineering, parking, electrical & lighting, energy solutions, HVAC & mechanical, security, and mission critical solutions. ABM delivers these custom facility solutions to properties across a wide range of industries – from commercial office buildings to schools, airports, hospitals, data centres, manufacturing plants and distribution centres, entertainment venues and more. In the UK we’re proud to service icon sites across the country with more than 10,000 team members. For more information, visit
ABM are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. We are proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme.