Assistant Security and Health & Safety Manager

Job Summary

Responsibilities:

Security Area

• Assist in various tasks related to the department such as assigning duties to the Security Officers, preparing weekly rosters and timesheets, allocating annual leave, substituting sick leave, and seeing to any other departmental requirement
• Assist in ensuring that all employees clock in and out according to the hotel’s procedure
• Assist in ensuring that the staff entrance is not obstructed
• Assist in ensuring that random employee body searches are being conducted and that all employees’ bags are being checked
• Assist in ensuring that all unauthorised entries of persons are barred through the staff entrance
• Assist in the key control to all stores and other secure-risk areas and only allow entrance to these areas in accordance with established policy procedures
• Assist in the preparation of follow-up of all reports of thefts and misdoings by hotel guests and employees
• Liaise with the local police whenever necessary
• Assist in maintaining and daily upkeep of logbooks for the security day-to-day handover, vehicles, lost and found items, and the Security (Manager’s) Store
• Assist in maintaining an effective staff locker system, including conducting spot checks when needed and ensuring that lockers are being kept clean and in a good state
• Assisting in the control of the hotel's CCTV system to ensure that all cameras in the hotel are always functioning and in a good state
• Assist in assessing the security needs at all special functions organised by the hotel, delegate the necessary staff to ensure security requirements, and oversee the activities to ensure the safety of the guests and employees.

Health & Safety Area

• Be well-averse and take responsibility for all the firefighting equipment available at the hotel
• Oversee the hotel alarm systems and effect monthly checks on the alarm systems in collaboration with the Fire Safety Consultant
• Assist in organising fire drills and staff training in the hotel evacuation, firefighting, and first aid in collaboration with the Fire Safety Consultant
• Fire Aid box spot checks – assist in ensuring that First Aid Boxes are duly equipped and that no items are outdated
• Assist in organising the service of the hotel’s firefighting equipment in liaison with the local supplier
• Assist in the liaison with the CPD services in preventive checks on the hotel property
• Assist in the upkeeping and updating of all hotel emergency signs
• Assist in the liaison with Tour Operator representatives regarding their requirements on health and safety measures.

Requirements:

• Work experience in a similar environment
• ​Excellent organisational and communication skills and ability to multitask
• Be fluent in the English language (both written and spoken)
• Ability to work and perform under pressure
• Be computer literate and able to prepare monthly audits and reports
• Must hold a valid security license.
• Must be confident in Health and safety legislation and able to apply at the workplace.