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My Client have a year round visitor attraction and home to famous Cornish branded products. Since the company was founded, it has grown exponentially. With a multi-faceted production facility specialising in a range of market leading products, this business is thriving and has a very exciting future ahead.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead their Estates team. If successful in this role You will have overall responsibility for the groups assets – including buildings, grounds and all vehicles . This will include a planned, preventative, and emergency system for all properties ensuring safe, profitable, and well-maintained grounds, farm animals and other areas of the Estate. You will need to manage a diverse team as well as deliver on on expectations.
Salary: up to £50,000.00 depending on experience
Duties & Responsibilities
You will have overall responsibility for all group assets – including buildings, grounds and all vehicles.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Managing refurbishment, renovations, ongoing improvement projects
* Ensure proactive building maintenance and management plans are in place to maintain all buildings in superb condition
* Oversee the maintenance of all Company vehicles – including the collection of classic cars
* Electrical system management and compliance across the Estate – liaising with contractors as required
* Ensure the grounds are managed and presented in an appropriate way ensuring exceptional brand experience
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Take accountability for reviewing, updating and embedding policies, standard operating procedures and risk assessments, with a view towards eradicating preventable incidents.
* Making sure all facilities meets relevant health and safety standards, including routine servicing of all relevant items (boilers, kitchen equipment, fire extinguishers, PAT testing etc)
* Ensure all operations are completed with regards to health and safety requirements
* Managing cleaning, waste disposal, catering, parking and security
* Managing budgets
* Negotiating with contractors and suppliers
* Plan for future developments in line with business strategy
* Check that agreed work by staff or contractors has been completed satisfactorily and follow up on any deficiencies.
* Use performance management techniques to monitor and demonstrate achievement of agreed service levels and to lead on improvement
* Respond appropriately to emergencies or urgent issues as they arise and deal with the consequences.
* Ensure the farm animal welfare is of excellent standard, and the animal strategy is managed ensuring we have the right animals (and babies) at the right time of year
* Ensure the farm animals and enclosures are maintained, rotated and developed to give an exceptional brand experience
Experience
* Tourist attraction / Estate management / Site foreman experience
* Supervision and Management responsibility.
* Cross functional team activity.
* Staff Training and team motivation.
* Management of performance standards.
* Health & Safety at work experience and knowledge.
* Report writing and presentation skills.
Education / Qualification / Skills Required
Relevant Health & Safety qualification such as ISOH, NEBOSH
Able to prioritise, manage deadlines and make decisions
Have good problem solving skills, calm quick clear decisions
Flexible approach
Self confident, self reliant and decisive
Able to lead and motivate staff
Have good communication skills
Broad technical knowledge and understanding of scheduling/control problems
Be comfortable working under pressure
Be good with figures and information technology
Joining this business is not just about what you can bring to the business. they have a range of great benefits that they hope you will make full use of:
Private Healthcare with Bupa (for permanent staff)
50% discount on company products
50% discount on all food and drink on site
Cycle to Work Scheme (after probation pass)
Monthly breakfast club
Monthly employee recognition (FeelGoodFriday)
For more information contact the team at Anthony Marks Recruitment