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 at High River! 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 asked to support other Rural Sites, requiring travelling to other towns/sites. This supervisor position is primarily Monday-Friday day shift but requires flexibility and occasion weekend coverage. This is multi-site position including Okotoks Urgent Care and Wellness Center Enviromental services.
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 LES. Assisting in monitoring, planning and organization of Portering and Housekeeping demands, setting staffing levels, development of work routines and maintaining accurate records within Central Portering and LES. The supervisor promotes leadership in the identification of environmental services and portering 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: Implementation of the waste management program and practices. Ensuring Quality Audits are conducted at the specified frequency and that recommendations and follow up actions are taken. Overseeing the cleaning of facility furnishings and any required project work, as well as shared patient clinical equipment, and any central pooled items.
- Classification: Supervisor
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: NFLES
- Primary Location: High River
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 21-JUL-2025
- Date Available: 25-AUG-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $26.64
- Maximum Salary: $45.77
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Post secondary degree, diploma or certificate in Nutrition, Business and/or Food Service Management. (High School Diploma, supplemented with leadership, management or supervisory courses will be considered). Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or leadership position. Ability to work independently Proficient computer skills (email, create documents using Word, update spreadsheets using Excel, collaboration virtually using teams or a similar platform). Must be able to function with a high degree of autonomy, demonstrate critical/analytical thinking skills and have the ability to motivate and inspire other to achieve common goals Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time. Physically capable to lift, push and pull 50lbs on a regular basis.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Demonstrates LEADs in a Caring Environment key skills, behaviors, and abilities. Client focused orientation and commitment to providing quality services within a team environment. Leadership skills, problem solving, planning, developing others, change management, time management and organizational skills are needed. Demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching, and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others. Previous accountability for people resource management, working within budgetary/financial objectives, and ensuring adherence to policy and guidelines in an operating environment. A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development. Effective leadership abilities combined with a strong commitment to operating within a team environment and the ability to motivate and inspire others to achieve common goals.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in managing unionized staff. Patient Food Services, Food Safety, Environmental Services, Infection prevention and control best practices and protocols (i.e., Surface cleaning and outbreak management, food safety) or similar experience.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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