Assistant Safety and Security Manager - Maternity Cover
Security & Safety
The Langham, London; Europe’s first Grand Hotel and Forbes 5* rated property, is currently recruiting for Assistant Security / Safety Manager (Maternity Cover) to join our talented Security department. We are looking for a true hospitality professional, with the flair to deliver service at the highest level.
In the role of Assistant Security / Safety Manager, your key focus will be to:
- carry out / ensure investigations are completed (relating to security, loss prevention, safety, criminal and civil matters)
- be involved in reporting and investigation of health and food safety related incidents, and recommendation and monitoring of matters arising from these
- deliver training sessions to hotel colleagues relating to security, health and safety, food hygiene and environmental issues, or as reasonably required
- manage the team eg provide timely feedback, appraisals, performance management, recruitment activities, roster, updating of time and attendance system, coaching, support and mentoring
- ensure effective control of issuing of staff lockers and locker keys and maintaining of updated logs.
- liaise with police, security organisations and institutes and security managers of other hotels and neighbouring businesses to ensure that employees in the hotel are fully aware of the security issues that affect them and the guests and maintain vigilance. This includes attending of meetings, including IHSM, and distribution of security circulations in a prompt manner
- assist with VIP visits or special events and liaise with personal security and close protection officers and police where appropriate and make additional security arrangements when required, including extra security staff
Do you have? -
- previous experience of working in a similar or a supervisory role within hotels/hospitality industry
- great managerial and leadership skills with a proven track record ofcoaching, mentoring and motivating staff
- strong investigation and problem solving skills
- good organisation skills, administratively strong and ability to prioritise and multi-task
- ability to handle stressful and challenging situations
- First Aid, Personal Licencing, Health and Safety or Food Safety (Level 2 or 3), Teaching or Training qualifications are preferable
Apart from a competitive salary, we also offer an excellent range of colleague benefits; such as:
- 28 days of holiday inclusive of bank holidays
- discretionary service charge
- meals on duty
- uniform supplied and laundered or if non-uniform colleague, a complimentary valet service of work attire provided
- complimentary accommodation at other Langham Hotels
- discounted accommodation at The Langham, London
- discounts for you and your friends and family in our food and beverage outlets and on Spa treatments
- a subsidised taxi journey (£20) for any shift you are scheduled to work between 00:00 and 05:00hrs
- pension plan
- life insurance
- eye test vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- season travelcard loan
- colleague recognition system - being recognised and rewarded for positive guest comments or when you go the extra mile
- learning and development opportunities, which also include paid and unpaid cross departmental training opportunities
- two staff parties per year and a number of colleague social and community events
Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) is a global hotel company with properties located in major cities and four continents under The Langham Hotels and Resorts and Cordis Hotels and Resorts brands. It is the hospitality arm of Great Eagle Holdings, a leading property development company in Hong Kong.
The Langham, London is an equal opportunities employer. We recruit and develop our colleagues without reference to age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage/civil partnership status or pregnancy and maternity status. Our workplace is inclusive and we invite qualified applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds to join us and develop rewarding careers with us.
The Langham London, London’s Original Grand Hotel and flagship of the international Langham Hospitality Group comprises 380 luxury bedrooms and suites, the acclaimed Roux at The Landau and Palm Court restaurants, the Artesian Bar and Wigmore Tavern, extensive Meeting & Events facilities, Europe’s first Chuan Body + Soul Spa and Sauce by The Langham, our cookery school. The team at the hotel prides itself on creating enchanting encounters for our guests and we’ve been doing so since 1865.
Would you like to be a Assistant Safety and Security Manager in such an iconic hotel? Then go ahead, apply!