The goal of facility management is not limited to cleaning the facilities of a workspace or an organisation. It extends to influencing the attitude employees have regarding their work. How it does this can be summarised in five main points.
1. A Safe and Healthy Environment
From the big bosses to the staff working in the mailroom, everyone in a company will be motivated to work more productively if health standards are upheld, followed and implemented. When employees feel that their safety needs are met, and health standards are kept for their benefit, they perform better at work.
2. Facility Management Takes Care of the Cleaning
The office space is where the work gets done, so it is just right to keep office areas clean. They are also places where employees gather and brainstorm new and innovative ideas that will benefit the company. These places, along with the bathrooms, communal tables, pantry, and other shared working space have to be regularly decluttered and sanitised. A clean working environment generates better ideas and keeps workers alert and more focused on work.
3. Facilities are Maintained
Of course, the quality of equipment matters, but in the long run, what will matter more is how these equipment are handled and given regular maintenance and care. From lightbulbs to cabinets, chairs, photocopy machines, and other office appliances – all these need to be inspected and monitored to ensure top performance with every use.
4. Catering Duties are Efficiently Managed
Not only does it have to be managed efficiently, the areas where food is made and served should also regularly be sanitised and must uphold the high standards of food safety and cleanliness.
5. All Operations are Supervised
A facilities manager can assume the role of a leader and head the processes and developments in an organisation. He/she assumes leadership and uses managerial skills to steer the direction of the company to where it envisions itself to be in. Under the supervision of a goals-driven leader, all the members of the team will be encouraged to follow and do their best.
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