Assistant Safety and Security Manager

Assistant Safety and Security Manager (Job Number: HOT0CJ8N)

Location

Wirgan, Tapestry Collection Al Khansa Street, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Makkah 24238

Responsibilities

• Manage the internal and external guest accident/incident records by applying standard legal practices where necessary
• Guide the investigative process relative to criminal activities at the Property Level
• Manage health and safety, food safety, fire safety, security, trading standards, public health, housing, and disability within allocated hotels
• Assist in investigations at hotel level and provide advice for the protection of the company's owned and managed assets
• Liaise with local enforcement officials on statutory routine inspections and accident investigation
• Analyze statistical accident data to allocate resources for high risk areas at hotels
• Provide support to operations, statutory specialist training, supplier approval and crisis management
• Manage overall safety, fire safety, security
• Implement safety risk management practices in line with the company's safety policy
• Actively reduce guest complaints relating to safety and fire safety
• Audit the hotel to confirm Health and Safety/Food Hygiene compliance
• Train Safety issues to managers, supervisors and colleagues

Qualifications

• Five or more years in Security or related experience required within the hospitality industry
• Supervisory skills
• Good communication skills and people skills
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to deal effectively with all team members and guests, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact, and diplomacy
• Experience in Safety and Security Management
• Fire Safety Management/Risk Assessment
• Ability to make decisions independently, complete in-depth investigations and act as expert in Safety and Security within the hotels
• Communicate with team members to assist in personal development through identification of individual training needs and development or support
• Participate in necessary training and request training to meet development needs
• Ability to read, listen and communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing
• Thorough knowledge of the hotels floor plans and layout of the building(s), function rooms and working knowledge of the city and surrounding area
• Ability to use a variety of computer programs to prepare correspondence, produce reports and presentations, and communicate via email
• Ability to perform essential job functions for an eight-plus hour shift
• Visual ability to observe team members in the workplace, analyze operations and detect situations of concern regarding both team member and guest behaviors
• High school graduate or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• University degree in security and safety
• Knowledge of safety regulations
• Previous experience with Hilton Security and Safety standards