Local Service Manager | Adelaide
- Operations / Technical Services
- Full-time
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Join our team and use your engaging leadership style to lead a team of service people to delivery high-quality service to our clients.
- Your chance to join a market-leading organisation
- Work within an experienced, supportive, and collaborative team environment
- Great package, onsite parking, and easy-to-reach location
Initial Hygiene has an excellent opportunity for a Service Manager to join our team.
Rentokil Initial has an exciting opportunity available for an expert to take the next step in their career or to continue working in their field of choice. You will have the opportunity to showcase your operational experience while balancing day-to-day responsibilities and developing our team to achieve their full potential.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for leading, managing and developing a team of Service Technicians to ensure quality delivery of service, effective stock management, compliance and customer satisfaction.
Female and indigenous candidates urged to apply
The main duties for this role will include but not be limited to:
- Supervise, develop and coach a team of Service Technicians with potential to further growth in service head count
- Manage all aspects of inventory control and warehouse area for Hygiene
- Maintain strong key stakeholder relationships within our customer portfolio
- Conduct & participate in monthly team and safety meetings
- Conduct regular site quality audits
- Conduct regular performance assessments with the team
- Inducting and training new staff members to the team
- Managing and reviewing service runs
- Administration related to servicing activities
- Managing customer feedback
- Covering service runs for Technicians when required
- Ongoing performance management
- Controlling service costs for your area
- Look after Pays eg: Kronos
The ideal candidate will possess and be able to demonstrate:
- Team Supervision
- Excellent customer service skills and negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent PC skills, report preparing and attention to detail
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet KPI's
- Time management skills
- Strong problem solving skills with the ability to think outside the box
- A current Australian Driver's licence is essential
About Rentokil Initial (Parent company of Initial Hygiene)
At Rentokil Initial, we are proud to be the global expert in pest, hygiene and indoor plant care. What sets us apart is our people. We are a friendly and supportive team driven by a passion to help protect people, enhance lives and preserve our planet, every day.
From washrooms, to aged care homes, to office plantscaping and classrooms – we're there, ready, bursting with passion and pride to make a positive difference for our customers and communities.
We operate three brands: Rentokil Pest Control, Initial Hygiene and Ambius Indoor Plants. Our parent company, Rentokil Initial plc, employs more than 56,000 people across more than 80 countries, supporting over 5 million customers.
You will receive a competitive salary package + bonus structure, fully maintained company vehicle, mobile phone and company uniform. If you're looking for a role where there are no two days the same then we want to hear from YOU!
Only candidates that meet the requirements of the role will be shortlisted and invited to attend the interview process.
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