General Manager, Facilities

Company Description
**Grow your career with a company that shares your passion** Our Corporate Division has an exciting opportunity to join the Sodexo team as our next **General Manager **for one of our Pharmaceutical accounts in Toronto.

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

**Job Description**:
**How You’ll Make an Impact**:
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Create and maintain superior client service practices for this Integrated Facility Management (IFM) account
- Manage multiple service lines including food, facilities, and maintenance management
- Develop and manage annual operating and capital expense budgets
- Manage a staff of diverse skilled trades and professionals
- Coordinate the operational aspects of the property in a manner which protects, maintains, and improves the value of the client’s assets
- Ensure all site management and operations practices are in compliance with company and client standards
- Perform monthly reporting, forecasting and asset management on all sites
- Implement preventive, ongoing and anticipated maintenance/repair programs
- Participate in training related to GxP and regulatory requirements
- Monitor all technical activities of the group with a focus on maintaining GxP compliance and respecting industry standards
- Participate in and/or lead investigations into non-conformances, audit findings or other incidents occurring on site
- Develop multi-year capital improvement project plans and manage the process to complete the capital projects
- Manage third-party vendor contracted services as required, including periodic bidding and insurance updates
- Coordinate and lead governance and other client meetings
- Hire, train, coach, develop and evaluate team members
- Monitor performance per scopes of work and contractual agreements
- Conduct regular EHS meetings and audits within the group

**Qualifications**:
**What You’ll Need to Succeed**:

- Bachelor's degree with minimum 10 years experience preferred
- Pharmaceutical experience in manufacturing and facilities operations preferred
- Professional license or certification is desired but not required
- Superior people management skills
- Superior client realtionship management skills
- Entreprenurial spirit
- Ability to plan and manage within budget and time constraints
- Experience with managing multiple vendors and small capital projects
- Experience with building and utility systems
- Experience with PMs and CMMS systems (experience with EAMS is a significant asset)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook and Time & Attendance programs
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Understanding commercial leases, routine accounting methods, and trade union protocols
- Ability to work without direct supervision

Additional Information
**What Makes Sodexo Different**:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater because we believe our everyday actions have a big impact. You **belong** in a company that allows you to **act** with purpose and **thrive** in your own way. In addition, we offer:

- Flexible work environment
- Competitive compensation & great employee benefits
- Training and development programs
- Countless opportunities for growth
- Corporate responsibility & sustainability
- An award-winning employer for Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility, and much more. View Sodexo’s latest awards here
- And so much more

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other federal, provincial or local protected class.

Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members, customers, clients, contractors, business partners, guests, and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. We require that all new hires in hospitals, long term care facilities, and senior homes to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and may require any other new hires to be fully vaccinated based on the location and scope of their employment.

**_ Thank you for your interest in Sodexo._**

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