Virgin Active was born in 1999. With 45 health clubs in the UK (8,500 employees!) and almost 250 globally, were one of the fastest-growing businesses within the Virgin Group. Were renowned for our outstanding customer service and helping our member be their personal best. Everyones welcome at Virgin Active. Young or old. Fit or unfit. Its all good. We set...
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Job Description
Your Purpose...
- To inspire people to live active lives
- This role is responsible for all aspects of the operational and financial performance of the club, including income statements, sales retention, and brand standards and people management.
Your Duties and Responsibilities...
Financial Management
- Ensuring that the club operates as a profitable business unit
- Control income and expenses against budget
- Manage according to company standards in order to reduce risk (salary requirements, Audit reports, etc)
Facility Management
- Manage Operations and Health and Safety and ensure procedures are followed according to the standards
People Management
- Responsible for the recruitment, development and training of staff
- Ensure all information is communicated effectively to all club staff
- Implement and ensure the adherence to required policies, procedures and systems
Customer Experience
- Implement and sustain a strong member focus
- Provide solutions to members on queries and complaints in line with the company policy
- Ensure excellent customer service according to the brand standards
Competitor Analysis
- Understand how to mitigate competitor risk
- Conduct regular analysis of the competitor landscape
- Notify senior management of potential risk
Our Minimum Requirements...
We can't live without...
- Matric or equivalent NQF level 4 is essential.
- Previous managerial experience at Club General Manager level with a successful track record coupled with strong leadership skills.
- Or must have been the 2IC to a Club General Manager
- Must have successfully completed the internal Learn to Fly programme.
- Must be financially proficient and have a good financial acumen.
- Must have a business owner approach.
- Must have a solid understanding of the market, with good insight into the completion.
- Must be able to manage multiple priorities.
- Good customer relations and interpersonal skills
- A solid understanding of People/HR procedures which includes recruitment, people development, people relations, performance management and coaching skills.
- Proven track record working within an ever changing and pressurized environment
We'd like you to have...
- Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
- Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
- Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
- Must be motivated to achieve success.
- A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
- A Growth mindset
- The ability to work independently.
- Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
- A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
- The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
- Action orientation
We’d love you to have…
- Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
- The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
- The ability to be agile.
- The ability to be collaborative.
- High Interpersonal skills (EQ)
Closing Date 26 August 2025
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Job Description
Your Purpose...
- To change peoples, lives for the better through wellness, through delivering on OUR PROMISE, which is to welcome and know our members. Be the host whilst owning every interaction and make the member experience memorable
- To drive a social wellness club by having a natural service orientation with a deep passion for wellness and desire to make a positive difference every day
- The Club Experience Manager is a dynamic and customer experienced focused person who will be responsible for ensuring an exceptional experience at Virgin Active. The role involves leading customer experiences, executing strategies that will enhance members satisfaction, and leading a team dedicated to providing outstanding service.
Your Duties and Responsibilities...
Member Experience Management:
- Monitor and enhance all aspects of the member experience, ensuring they meet established business standards.
- Analysing member feedback and ensuring corrective action plans are put in place to enhance member experience
- Address member feedback proactively to continuously improve service delivery, actively managing complaints and resolutions times in club.
- Manage access and usage of the facilities in all areas
Support and Interaction with Members:
- Be the custodian of escalated member queries and complaints, and ensure that queries and complaints are dealt with effectively and timeously, keeping in mind Our Promise pillar of "own every interaction"
- Facilitate effective communication channels for member inquiries and concerns.
- Ensure collaboration across all functions within the club and regional support teams to ensure effective resolution of delivery of club experience expectations.
Execution of Wellness Vision:
- Implement the established wellness philosophy and ensure all member experiences reflect this vision.
- Communicate the importance of wellness to both staff and members, promoting a culture of health and vitality.
Enhancement of Physical Spaces:
- Oversee the maintenance and presentation of physical spaces and facilities, ensuring they are welcoming and conducive to wellness activities.
- Collaborate with facilities management to address any issues affecting member experience.
Social Wellness Program Implementation:
- Execute wellness programs, events, and initiatives that engage members and promote healthy lifestyles whilst ensuring this drives member retention.
- Collaborate with facilities management to address any issues affecting member experience.
Community Engagement:
- Encourage social interaction among members to build a strong community within the club.
- Identify opportunities for partnerships with local wellness organizations to enhance member offerings.
Performance Monitoring:
- Monitor Service delivery through setting performance standards.
- Track member satisfaction and engagement metrics, using data to inform continuous improvement efforts.
- Report regularly on the success of implemented initiatives to leadership.
People Management:
- Recruit, develop and foster a culture of community and service by ensuring everyone has exceptional service and hosting skills.
- Onboarding and retention of people.
- Create an engaging and inspiring environment by living our People Promise (Be Yourself, Go Together, Work Hard, & Dream Big) as a leader.
Our Minimum Requirements...
We can't live without...
- Matric\grade 12 qualification
- Qualification in sports management, health and wellness, business administration or related field advantageous
- Minimum of 2-4 years in a management role with the health and fitness industry or customer focused environment
- Proven experience in digital engagement platforms
- Proven experience in managing member experiences, activations and events
- Background in wellness programs, community engagement or similar initiatives
- VASA Product Academy or Product Qualification
- Proactive Solution orientation
- Train the Trainer VASA
We’d like you to have...
- Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
- Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
- Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
- Must be motivated to achieve success.
- A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
- A Growth mindset
- The ability to work independently.
- Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
- A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
- The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
- Action orientation
We'd love you to have...
- Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
- The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
- The ability to be agile.
- The ability to be collaborative.
- High Interpersonal skills (EQ)
Closing Date 27 August 2025
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Job Description
Your Purpose...
- Managing the preventative maintenance and state of repair to equipment and facilities
- Managing action plans/projects to the required standard.
- Managing maintenance plans & suppliers to within budget.
- Managing the maintenance team to achieve desired results
Your Duties and Responsibilities...
MANAGING THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND STATE OF REPAIR TO EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Maintain and repair plant
- Follow preventative schedule for HVAC
- Communicate faults and action plans to CGM/Ops and Regional MM
- Use maintenance log in system on intranet for faults
- Adhere to downtime as stipulated on intranet
- Be hands on and repair faults where possible
Maintain and repair premises
- Liaise with landlord/contractors on issues/repairs
- Be hands on and repair and maintain where possible according to brand standards.
Maintain and repair gym equipment
- Complete and fax/email downtime reports to relevant contractors.
- Ensure completion of preventative maintenance as per contractor stipulations
- Maintain a history of equipment maintenance and preventative schedules
- Be hands on, repair and maintain equipment according to brand standards
Inspect club to establish daily maintenance tasks
- Do visual inspection via walkabout.
- Check job book, MOD checklists and fitness checklists.
- Check pool and enter results on pool log.
- Action tasks as per brand standards RAP sheet.
- Follow up all maintenance related issues on the Hey Manager cards.
- Schedule tasks from preventative maintenance schedule.
- Liaise with CGM/Ops Manager on affects to operations in club.
Ensure pool maintenance completed.
- Ensure pool checked and pool key readings recorded according to operating standards.
- Ensure inspection of weirs conducted.
- Ensure pool dosed according to readings.
- Ensure backwashing falls within pressure parameters.
- Ensure pool internal and external maintained and repaired to brand standards.
- Ensure temperatures displayed.
- Liaise with Ops/CGM and RMM as required.
- Ensure dosing systems do not run dry
Manage health & safety requirements in the club
- Manage your department to work within the health & safety requirements.
- Familiarise yourself with the OSH Act.
MANAGING ACTION PLANS/PROJECTS TO THE REQUIRED STANDARD
Assist in ensuring that brand standards are maintained
- Conduct regular brand standard checks.
- Assist in developing RAP.
- Assist GM/Ops to manage the RAP to conclusion.
Manage projects to conclusion
- Ensure compliance to job specs.
- Ensure work areas left in condition found.
- Manage contractor to adhere to health and safety standards.
- Liaise with relevant parties.
- Sign off contractors job card on completion if satisfactory and quality checked.
- Follow up on snag lists.Refer snags/issues to Regional Maintenance Manager.
MANAGING MAINTENANCE PLANS & SUPPLIERS TO WITHIN BUDGET
Ensure maintenance of Club is within budget.
- Liaise with CGM on budget constraints/availability.
- Ensure all repairs/costs/quotes to within budget.
Control and maintain stock levels
- Ensure there is sufficient stock available at all times.
- Follow e-procurement system with the assistance from CGM/Ops using preferred suppliers and authorisation systems.
- Check quality and delivery of orders.
- Ensure stock control systems in place.
MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TO ACHIEVE DESIRED RESULTS
Manage team to achieve scheduled tasks
- Priorities and set timelines for team with tasks.
- Adhere to quality control standards.
- Follow up and check completed tasks.
- Establish understanding of task and correct tool application.
- Distribute tasks equitably in team including tasks to yourself.
Manage staffing compliment
- Ensure staff adequately trained to deliver on functional/operational needs.
- Ensure communication on all company initiatives/launches.
- Manage shift rosters/leave cycles.
- Induct staff on operational needs
- Have a succession plan.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Be available for call outs/ telephonic assistance.
- Assist and comply with any lawful and reasonable requests from manager.
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Job Description
Your Purpose...
- To inspire people to live active lives shall be responsible for completing maintenance plans and tasks.
- Assisting with maintenance administration.
- The Maintenance Operator is hands on in their position completing maintenance plans and tasks, to the Regional standards and at all times delivering service excellence.
Your Duties and Responsibilities...
COMPLETING MAINTENANCE PLANS AND TASKS AS INSTRUCTED
- Check job book, fitness checklist and open/close MOD checklist for faults.
- Complete tasks from RAP sheet of brand standards and within time constraints.
- Attend to breakdowns/incidents as required and within turn around time.
- Receive instructions from daily meeting with Maintenance Technician/Manager.
- Carry out preventative maintenance and service plans.
- Be hands on in repair of all equipment, and premises (including outside of premises).
Complete daily tasks according to timelines and standards.
Work within all health & safety requirements.
- Good general housekeeping.
- Ensure cleanliness, hygienic, safe, tidy work areas.
- Correct storage of tools, consumables and equipment.
- To familiarise self with OSH Act.
- To seek advice if unclear on the correct usage/storage of any equipment/consumable in terms of health & safety.
Assisting with Maintenance Administration
Complete stock control
- Monitor regularly used consumables
- Report need for replacement to management.
Assist with reports
- Complete pool logs.
- Complete downtime reports.
- Mark off completed tasks in job books.
- Complete standard checklists for preventative maintenance.
Our Minimum Requirements...
We can't live without...
- Matric
- 1-2 years experience in a similar role
We'd like you to have...
- Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
- Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
- Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
- Must be motivated to achieve success.
- A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
- A Growth mindset
- The ability to work independently.
- Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
- A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
- The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
- Action orientation
We'd love you to have...
- Wellness knowledge, beyond the health club
- The ability to make quick and bold decisions.
- The ability to be agile.
- The ability to be collaborative.
- High Interpersonal skills (EQ)
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