Team Leader Facilities : Hard Services

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Job Description

This role will provide an efficient and effective building maintenance administration and technical service, thus contributing to departmental effectiveness and client satisfaction. Furthermore, it will provide cost efficient and effective building maintenance whilst providing a customer centric service to the department and the organisation.

Responsibilities include the following:

To provide Administrative and Coordination support to ensure processes, systems and policies for Facilities Department are administrated in such a way as to ensure optimal service delivery

• Conduct scheduled assessment of building maintenance requirements.

• Prepare and submit reports on building maintenance performance.

• Develop, maintain and improve internal and external stakeholder relationships and ensure service level agreements are maintained and queries are resolved as per SLA.

• Ensure that all systems (air-conditioning, water pumps, generator, sprinkler valves, lifts, fire hoses, electrical rooms, external lights, plumbing) are operational and maintained as required

• Ensure that general maintenance re furniture, lights, carpets, blinds, etc. are attended to as per customer SLA.

• Timeously inform supervisor re workshop stock levels

• Ensure that calls logged have been actioned, closed and that feedback is provided to stakeholders.

• Assist with evacuation procedures and to ensure that signage comply with regulations

• Ensure that meeting rooms are prepared as required

Continuous improvement to ensure effective service

• Adhere to agreed processes in order to deliver targeted operational results.

• Continuously strive to enhance and improve the Facilities & Corporate Procurement processes.

• Represent and market this process internally to peers and clients.

• Identify and report on Facilities & Corporate Procurement process issues

Service delivery to ensure customer satisfaction

• Provide customer services in line with quality and performance standards

• Build positive customer relations and solve or escalate customer queries and complaints

• Gather feedback on customer satisfaction and report to your line leader.

• Proactively suggest improvements in customer service and relations where applicable.

• Contribute to a service culture which builds rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service.

Cost control and governance adherence

• Proactively ensure use of time, of resources, money, materials, or equipment is in line with policies and procedures.

• Comply with corporate governance policies, procedures, and standards.

• Operate within agreed mandates.

Quality people practice

• Align own behaviour with the organisation culture and values.

• Share and transfer product, process and systems knowledge to colleagues.

• Collaborate and work with the Facilities & Corporate Procurement team to deliver required service levels.

• Actively participate in the Facilities & Corporate Procurement team to ensure functional balanced scorecard objectives are achieved.

• Ensure achievement of own performance objectives.

• Actively share information with other team members regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas.

• Actively participate in own professional development and career path.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

• 5 years relevant building maintenance experience

• 2 years relevant administration experience

• Computer literacy

• Grade 12

• Artisan qualification

Customer: Putting the customer at the heart of business decisions and driving to improve value for customers

Collaboration: Creates trust, respect and builds meaningful relationships. Able to handle a wide range of relational challenges to ensure collaboration across boundaries

Leading with Influence: Influences and rallies people behind common goals; actively supports growth and inspires others to exceed expectations.

Innovation: Generates creative/out of the box solutions. Challenges the status quo and/or demonstrates ability to relate to challenges from a range of diverse but relevant perspectives. Willing to take calculated risks when introducing novel ideas

Personal Mastery: Learns and actively works to build self-awareness; develop through experience and feedback from others. Copes effectively with stress and has the resilience to take on stretching and challenging assignments. Adjusts effectively to work within new work structures; processes; requirements and cultures

Executing: Displays consistent energy, drive and perseverance to deliver results. Demonstrates a willingness to take calculated risks to achieve stretch performance goals

The Recruitment Process:

• TA Interview: This will be a discussion with a member of the Talent Acquisition Team to give you an understanding of our business, our culture & values and more context on the role. It will also allow us the opportunity to get to know you more and ensure OMI can meet your career aspirations.

• Panel Interview: This will be with 2 members of the Senior Leadership of the Hiring Team and 1 member of the HC Leadership Team.

• Technical & Psychometric Assessments: These will depend on the role and will sometimes happen concurrently with Vetting through an external service provider & Internal Verification.

• Final Feedback.

All About OMI:

https://www.oldmutual.co.za/about/old-mutual-insure/

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Please note that, unfortunately, we cannot accept any applications after the closing date

Skills

Budget Management, Business Requirements Analysis, Change Management, Customer Satisfaction, Data Controls, Executing Plans, Financial Accounting, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Leadership, Managerial Accounting, Negotiation, Oral Communications, Policies & Procedures, Project Delivery Management, Property Operations, Servant Leadership

Competencies

Action Oriented

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Customer Focus

Drives Results

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Education

Bachelor Commerce: Business Administration (Required), NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date

18 January 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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