Supervisor - Food, Linen & Environmental Services

at  Alberta Health Services

Your Opportunity:
Do you like the blend of leading, building, and inspiring teams to achieve goals and have the skillset and ability to focus on the details needed to create a successful operation? Join our Rural Calgary leadership team! Reporting to the Manager, the Supervisor has direct responsibility for maintaining operations at the site level, aligning AHS, Nutrition, Food, Linen and Environmental Services (NFLES), and site priorities with the delivery of Food, Linen and Environmental Services (FLES). Responsibilities and accountabilities include: Operational leadership and human resource management for frontline FLES employees, to ensure service levels and priorities are achieved and the development and maintenance of a positive workplace environment Effective communication and engagement Ensures site compliance to guidelines, standards and regulatory directives as it relates to FLES Key contact to site administration and patient care for matters relating to FLES Participates and promotes FLES quality improvement activities and workplace health and safety. Ensures safe work practice and conditions Monitors, analyzes and manages supply, food and labor expenses to achieve financial targets Patient Food, Linen and Environmental Services Supervisors in Rural areas can be responsible for multi- sites, travelling to each in accordance with a pre set schedule for the work week. Given site meetings or urgent matters, the need to travel to more than one site in a day may be required. This casual supervisor position requires ongoing flexibility and provides primarily coverage M-F during regular business hours. You will be providing support primarily for Claresholm, High River sites, however you may be called upon to support Vulcan, Okotoks, Diamond Valley, Canmore, Strathmore and Didsbury sites.
Description:

The position is responsible and accountable for: Human Resource management (recruitment, retention, probationary and annual performance reviews, and performance management). Ensure that appropriate quality and safety measures are in place and are compatible with IPC and WHS industry and Provincial standards. Making unit-level decisions and having direct leadership responsibility for contributing to the achievement of all goals of FLES. Assisting in monitoring, planning and organization of Patient Food Services and Housekeeping demands, setting staffing levels, development of work routines and maintaining accurate records within FLES. The supervisor promotes leadership in the identification of FLES issues and assists in recommending and implementing solutions to those issues. Meets regularly with clinical customers to maintain sound relationships, reviews performance and manages escalated issues. Ensures the Manager as appropriate are informed of and aware of significant events and/or activities within facilities. The Supervisor is also responsible for: Ensuring Quality Audits are conducted at the specified frequency and that recommendations and follow up actions are taken. Implementation of the waste management program and practices. Overseeing the cleaning of facility furnishings and any required project work.

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Supervisor
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Food, Linen and Environmental Services
• Primary Location: High River
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Supervisor
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Food, Linen and Environmental Services
• Primary Location: High River
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
• Employee Class: Casual/Relie