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Service Supervisor- Days

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Full-timeOn-site6d ago
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Competitive salaryDiscretional bonus schemeCompany car or allowance25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, and an annual paid volunteering dayPension scheme with 6% company contributionComprehensive life assuranceEnhanced family leavePrivate medical cover with a trusted provider, plus 24/7 virtual GP accessEmployee Assistance Programme offering confidential supportFree eye tests and eyewear discountsAccess to a range of employee benefits, including Tech and Cycle to Work schemes, plus exclusive retailer discounts

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Company description: Location: Northfleet, England, United Kingdom Job ID: 89294 We Elevate... Quality of urban life Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you'll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all. We combine innovation, safety, and high ethical standards, ensuring respect both among colleagues and for the world around us. By joining us, you don't just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874. Join us as a Service Supervisor- Days We are looking for a Service Manager (Days) to ensure our customers satisfaction by meeting objectives, through effective management of resources (engineers), improvements in service delivery of planned, preventative maintenance, ready supply of materials/parts and timely communication. This role is based in the ,Transport Branch of Schindler, office at Northfleet, Kent with frequent site visits in London to meet our engineers and clients. Job description: Establishing and promoting a safe working environment for engineers and customers Establishing and maintaining a close professional working relationship with the customers Leading, managing and motivating a team of field employees Prioritising labour planning and engaging the services of Sub-contractors, as necessary, to ensure that there are sufficient employees to efficiently carry out the work to the required quality, cost effectively, whilst meeting contractual obligations To resolve any operational issues that arise by formulating and implementing an action plan Ensuring that the team are aware of and follow company policies Attending client meeting: regular monthly period meeting; weekly meetings to discuss callouts and agree actions to be carried out, including Day engineers, as appropriate; and ad hoc meetings to discuss specific issues. There will be a requirement for travel into London to meet the engineers and customers on a regular basis Providing reports to the customers on key performance indicators on a period by period basis Compile a maintenance schedule (working with the admin team on scheduling) to ensure that all contractual obligations are meet regarding planned preventative maintenances, joint inspections and other requirements Ad-hoc reporting following customer and client requests and analysis of results Holding regular team meetings to provide a company business status update and departmental update, communicate company initiatives and new policies Coach individuals on an on-going basis and identifies training & development needs where appropriate; as well as rewarding success and providing support to those who are not performing to the required standard Profile description: A dvantageous to have a Service engineering background with previous experience in managing a group of engineers. Working knowledge of how Transport Departments and public sector transport organisations / infrastructure organisations operate Must be commercially as well as quality and health and safety aware, and recognise the need to control costs, such as labour, materials and overhead costs Demonstrable planning and organisation skills Customer focused and driven to provide the customer with a timely response Excellent communication skills - both written and oral, at different levels Results focussed with an ability to analyse and solve problems and manage a heavy workload/work under pressure Good interpersonal skills and an ability to build relationships with employees and customers Good motivational and leadership skills - to motivate the team to work together and lead them to achieve the set objectives Flexible/adaptable approach Good IT Skills - Microsoft Office - Excel and Word; Customer Maximo portal, SAP, Fieldlink


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