Front of House - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Portico

Portico

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our Front Of House team member will leave all guests and colleagues with a positive and lasting impression of the client as the market leader in visitor experience and service excellence.

The role of Front Of House is to ensure that the highest level of customer care and personal service is provided to all stakeholders in the clients' business.

This includes but is not limited to; employees, colleagues, visitors, event delegates and VIPs.

Passion and service are integral to everything we do at Portico.

We don't just offer a great welcome, we take care of all the little things that make a real difference to the experiences people have.

People make companies and we want all of us at Portico to be the most positively engaged, working together in supportive teams and always evolving to provide the best service.

The foundation of our culture is to build trusted partnerships with our people and our clients.

The role is defined the by Portico values: Love, Immersive and Experience.

Love
Our people culture is part of our DNA.

Our culture empowers our people to flourish by adding their own unique personality into the heart of the service they deliver to our customers and clients and their colleagues.

We strive to ensure our people are happy, have autonomy, showcase their unique individuality, work with pride, are flexible and empowered.

Immersive
"Immersive" can mean many things. For us, it's about understanding the individuality of our clients so that we can become the custodians of their brand. We get to know our clients' business on a much deeper level which allows us to promote ideas, to adapt quickly and to seek solutions before challenges arise.

Experience
Our purpose at Portico is to make a difference through the experiences provided by our Portico people. Our people are equipped to react to every client's need, no matter how large or small.

We believe in recognising a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet with a personal approach.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Act as an ambassador to the Portico brands.
Take ownership and follow up on Client requests, striving to exceed expectations.
Foster genuine relationships with Clients and Supply Partners as the Front of House point of contact.
Maintain uptodate signage, displayed on appropriate approved Portico templates only.
Liaise with the property management team and service teams when required to log and follow up on jobs. Embrace a 'See it, Own it, Solve it' approach to your work.
Escalate relevant feedback and any complaints to your line manager.
Adhere to all building policies, local instructions and security procedures.
Maintain a highlevel of security awareness, remaining vigilant for any activity which could create a security concern or risk.
Be conversant with all relevant site and team operating procedures, whilst embracing and implementing new processes swiftly.
Follow HSE guidelines, immediately reporting hazards, accidents and near misses to your Line Manager.
Complete general paperwork, administrative duties and necessary collation of statistics.
Assist with monthly and adhoc report writing as directed by your Line Manager.
Keep FOH and BOH records and standard operating procedures accurate and up to date.
Provide accurate handovers at the end of shifts and when communicating with colleagues and service partners.
Support onsite training activities, including inducting new starters, training support team and sharing your knowledge and best practices with the wider team.
Attend required training to continuously improve and develop the service delivered.
Attend regular team meetings, to receive key business messages and updates.
Provide flexible support across all areas of the Portico service.
Support colleagues and partners within the wider team to achieve service delivery goals and objectives, with a "One Team" approach and attitude.
Proactively support and participate in site engagement, Team activities, volunteering and charity events wherever possible.
Perform any other reasonable duties as required by the client or Front of House Management.

Front of House Duties

Warmly welcome all guests and employees to the building; promptly and efficiently offering assistance where required.
Have a good awareness of regular visitors to the building and VIPs.
Proactively manage reception queues, liaising with and identifying priority guests and fast tracking where appropriate.
Complete guest registration and host notification promptly and courteously.
Follow sign in and out procedures accurately and consistently, issuing access passes as per the procedure.
Inform all visitors of the relevant health and safety arrangements upon entering the building.
Communicate regularly with waiting visitors, keeping them informed of any delays and updates, whilst monitoring their comfort levels.
Knowledgeable of the building, the loca