Vacant Jobs at Empact Group

Education and Experience required:

• Matric / Grade 12
• Maintenance & Storeman qualifications is required.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in similar roll

 Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent organizational, numeric and administrative skills
• Ability to multitask and priorities effectively whilst working in a stressful environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
• Well-groomed and professional
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work flexible hours
• Ability to adhere to deadlines

 Key areas of responsibility:

Warehouse

• Housekeeping: Storeroom must always be neat & tidy (Cleaning & Hygiene).
• Perform stock picking.
• Complete monthly stock take.
• Receive stock and equipment.
• Ensure variance reports are checked and maintained.
• Receive and check hygiene mats and issue similar replacements.
• Ensure stock delivery to the Port Elizabeth office.
• Respond to mechanical breakdowns.
• Inspect & repair faulty equipment when required.
• Manage equipment repair books with suppliers.
• Submit all maintenance quotes to the Regional Manager for approval.
• Report site issues to the Regional Manager.
• Report warehouse issues to the Warehouse Manager.
• Perform weekly spot checks on fleet vehicles and report damages to the Regional Manager.

 Operations

• Attend a monthly meeting with Area Managers.
• Ensure a copy of a job card is available at sites.
• Complete equipment replacement documentation when removing any equipment from a site.

Inspections

•  Conduct equipment inspections and report faults or breakages.

 HSE Compliance

• Keep abreast and comply with the clients HSE requirements.
• Maintain HSE awareness on site.
• File all necessary HSE supporting documents on site.

 Equipment

•  Ensure equipment is kept neat and clean.
• Maintain an asset register for all equipment on site.
• Oversee maintenance and proper storage of equipment on site.

 Communication

•  Communicate daily activities with the Regional Manager and Warehouse Manager.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• OTTC, ACRA or N-Stream Qualification.
• Aircon Trade Test
• Safe handling of refrigerants (SAQCC Certificate)
• Valid Driver’s license
• Electrical and controls would be an advantage
• Safety training

Minimum Experience / Skills and Competency Required:

• 3 years’ experience in HVAC & R systems
• Installation of HVAC & R systems
• Repairs of HVAC & R Systems.
• Including, chilled water systems, cooling towers, pumps, split units, cold rooms, freezer rooms and VRF/VRV.
• Must have experience in computer / server room cooling, packaged units, air handling units, multistage evaporative cooling, and ventilation systems. 
• Must be willing to travel and work long hours when necessary
• Maintenance of HVAC & R systems

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintenance, installation, and repairs
• Maintaining and repairing the heating systems
• Installation and maintenance of ventilators
• Installation, repairing and maintenance of air conditioners
• Installation, repairing and maintenance of refrigerators
• Identifying defects in components, wiring, and finding solutions to solve these defects
• Testing electrical circuits for continuity
• Inspecting various electrical systems used for heating, cooling, ventilation, and refrigeration
• assembling required equipment to repair
• Complying with all the appliance regulations and standards
• Assist with identifying and locating local HVAC & R manufacturers for skills transfer and repair assistance where needed
• Conduct regular inspections on the HVAC & R equipment to identify possible malfunctions
•  Ensuring that all safety processes and procedures are followed
• Ensuring that all systems are compliant as per plans and specifications
• Conduct job inspections and observations on subcontractors
• Check the job quality and advice on value for money

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 Education and Experience required:

• Grade 12
• Minimum 5 Years’ experience in cleaning and Health Care is compulsory
• A valid driver’s license
• Experience in highly commercial and sensitive markets is compulsory
• Project Management experience in cleaning would be an advantage

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of the relevant cleaning, hygiene, and pest sector
• Knowledge of South African and industry-specific laws
• Knowledge of MS Office; specifically excel and word
• Proactive
• Professional
• Customer service skills
• Management skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to balance the budget and save on soft costs
• Ability to draft and extract reports
• Attention to detail

 Competencies required:

• Problem solving & decision making, Customer Relationship Building, Communication, Team Leadership, Financial & Business acumen, Assertiveness; Negotiation; Analytical Thinking; Tolerance for Stress; Resilience.

 Key areas of responsibility:

Employee Management

• Manage all subordinates in accordance with sector strategy, contract specification, and statutory regulations
• Ensure that all subordinates adhere to working standards as per the respective service level agreement and Business Standards
• Ensure that company image and reputation is upheld, and employees adhere to uniform regulations
• Arrange counselling and effect wellness campaigns within each site
• Monitor and verify employee time schedules as per shift agreements
• Employees leave management
• Regularly communicate changes and general information to all employees per site

Industrial Relations Support

• Maintain discipline by using the company’s disciplinary code and procedure, as well as attending to grievances.
• Preparation of contingency plan for strikes and stay away.
• Appraising staff by way of verbal direction and performance appraisal for supervisory level and above.
• Adherence to company policy and procedure
• Manage Union relationships

Recruitment

• Efficiently source temporary employees in accordance with labour legislation and internal process and policy
• Ensure that employee head count on site is in line with the agreed head count costing
• Approval process to be followed when hiring new staff
• To ensure that staff members sign their engagement contract before they start work on site
• To ensure that all onboarding forms are submitted to payroll on time

Systems and Process

• Ensure that PRP hours are approved on time
• Adhere to on time salary payments

Site management

• Ensure that correct resources and employees are transported to site
• To carry out regular inspections
• To be responsible for the prompt attention to the communications book procedure.
• To attend certain regular meeting with clients, where minutes need to be taken.
• All problems to receive prompt action
• Usage of the AM tool for each site
• Audits and inspections
• Site inspections on regular basis
• Maintain overall client expenses on site

Business development

• Work with Contract managers to upsell clients
• Build and maintain client relationships
• Have an in-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition

Training & development

• Annual training for staff
• On the job training
• Statutory training for the staff
• Learnerships
• Talent and Incubation nuclease

Health & Safety

• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments are completed
• Equipment is in good working order.
• Uniforms are sufficient and in good condition.
• Personal Protective Equipment is supplied as per site and scope hazards identified.
• Toolbox talks are done twice a week by the Contract Manager.
• Current Safety Data Sheets are available on chemicals used on site.
• Staff medicals where necessary are available.
• Waste Management Procedures.

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Education and Experience required:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Service Industry – preferably from a solution contract sales industry
• Tertiary qualification (preferred)
• Valid SA driver’s license is compulsory
• Experience in selling soft services /similar services would be an advantage
• Experience in selling soft services /similar services would be an advantage
• Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:
• Knowledge of the relevant cleaning sector
• Knowledge of South African and industry-specific laws
• Knowledge of MS Office; specifically Excel and Word
• Knowledge of HSE
• Proactive approach and attention to detail
• Professional
• Customer service skills
• Management skills
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Service Industry – preferably from a solution contract sales industry
• Tertiary qualification (preferred)
• Valid SA driver’s license is compulsory
• Experience in selling soft services /similar services would be an advantage
• Experience in selling soft services /similar services would be an advantage
• Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

Communication skills

• Ability to manage and ensure cost remain within the budget and promote costs saving where achievable
• Ability to draft, extract and analyze reports
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Sound administration skills
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and prioritise effectively
• Ability to work flexible hours when required

 Key areas of responsibility:

• Maximize the utilization of workforce, supplies and equipment
• Ensure financial performance achieves targets in revenue and margin growth
• Managing the cost and quality for labour, materials, supplies and subcontracted service

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Education and Experience required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in food and beverage services or hospitality or culinary arts is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years hospital catering experience is vital
• Experience in highly commercial and sensitive markets is compulsory
• Project Management experience in a hospitality/catering industry would be an advantage
• Implementation of change programmes, unit mobilization experience is advantageous
• Experience of working within brand guidelines to deliver results 
• Experience in costing, budgets, forecasts and invoicing is advantageous
• Proven experience in managing successful departments/teams
• Driver’s License is required

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of the catering environment
• Knowledge of South African and industry-specific laws
• Customer service skills
• Management skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to arrange exceptional functions
• Ability to balance the budget and save on soft costs
• Ability to draft and extract reports
• Profit improvement skills an absolute must

 Key areas of responsibility:

• Managing daily operations of the assigned unit in accordance with sector strategy, contract specifications, and statutory regulations
• Implementation of the food production process
• Provide great quality service to clients
• Manage the execution of creative functions
• Menu planning, standardisation, adoption and costing
• Monitor the kitchen to ensure the cooks are using standardized recipes and quality of food is of the highest standard
• Managing the Food GP’s as per the budgeted targets
• Managing the unit’s budgets to ensure that the budgeted targets are met monthly
• Implementation of minimum & maximum stock levels to controls stock days
• Managing the HSE daily to ensure all records are up to date
• Managing People (i.e. staffing – workforce planning, payroll administration, leave management, performance management)
• Managing Customer Experience (through surveys and using data to improve the service offering)
• Strict management of service levels to client SLA

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 Education and Experience required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in food and beverage services or hospitality or culinary arts is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years hospital catering experience is vital
• Experience in highly commercial and sensitive markets is compulsory
• Project Management experience in a hospitality/catering industry would be an advantage
• Implementation of change programmes, unit mobilization experience is advantageous
• Experience of working within brand guidelines to deliver results 
• Experience in costing, budgets, forecasts and invoicing is advantageous
• Proven experience in managing successful departments/teams
• Driver’s License is required

 Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• In depth knowledge of the catering environment
• Knowledge of South African and industry-specific laws
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Excellent operations and people management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Ability to arrange exceptional functions
• Ability to balance the budget and save on soft costs
• Ability to draft and analyse reports
• Profit improvement skills an absolute must
• Ability to be innovative and creative

 Key areas of responsibility:

• Manage daily operations of the assigned unit in accordance with sector strategy, contract specifications, and statutory regulations
• Implement an effective and efficient food production process
• Provide great quality service to clients
• Manage the execution of creative functions
• Execute menu planning, standardisation, adoption and costing
• Monitor the kitchen to ensure the cooks are using standardized recipes and quality of food is of the highest standard
• Oversee daily bookkeeping procedures including capturing of issues, sales, stock, banking, etc.
• Effectively manage and monitor gross profit as per the budgeted targets
• Ensure minimum & maximum stock levels are maintained
• Ensure the electronic meal ordering system is fully functional and utilised optimally
• Effectively manage HSE daily to ensure all records are up to date
• Effectively manage people (i.e. staffing – workforce planning, payroll administration, leave management, performance management)
• Effectively manage the Customer Experience (through surveys and using data to improve the service offering)
• Ensure strict adherence of service levels according to the client service level agreement

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 Education and Experience required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in food and beverage services or hospitality or culinary arts is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years hospital catering experience is vital
• Experience in highly commercial and sensitive markets is compulsory
• Project Management experience in a hospitality/catering industry would be an advantage
• Implementation of change programmes, unit mobilization experience is advantageous
• Experience of working within brand guidelines to deliver results 
• Experience in costing, budgets, forecasts and invoicing is advantageous
• Proven experience in managing successful departments/teams
• Driver’s License is required

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of the hospital catering environment
• Knowledge of South African and industry-specific laws
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Excellent operations and people management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to arrange exceptional functions
• Ability to balance the budget and save on soft costs
• Ability to draft and analyse reports
• Profit improvement skills an absolute must

 Key areas of responsibility:

• Manage daily operations of the assigned unit in accordance with sector strategy, contract specifications, and statutory regulations
• Implement an effective and efficient food production process
• Provide great quality service to clients
• Manage the execution of creative functions
• Execute menu planning, standardisation, adoption and costing
• Monitor the kitchen to ensure the cooks are using standardized recipes and quality of food is of the highest standard
• Oversee daily bookkeeping procedures including capturing of issues, sales, stock, banking, etc.
• Effectively manage and monitor gross profit as per the budgeted targets
• Ensure minimum & maximum stock levels are maintained
• Ensure the electronic meal ordering system is fully functional and utilised optimally
• Effectively manage HSE daily to ensure all records are up to date
• Effectively manage people (i.e. staffing – workforce planning, payroll administration, leave management, performance management)
• Effectively manage the Customer Experience (through surveys and using data to improve the service offering)
• Ensure strict adherence of service levels according to the client service level agreement