A Tameside businessman, who has invested £2m in an out of town workspace in Dukinfield, gave details today of the job opportunities he is set to create from the move.
Jason Dixon, Group CEO of Office Tech Holdings, said that a variety of job opportunities at Globe House, Globe Lane (the former Bardsley Building) will be available to meet the needs of an estimated 700 people who would work there.
Thoroughly committed to building a stylish, modern-day environment for a flexible working community, Jason is already using a team of locally-based building contractors and trades to complete the refurbishment work, which will be finished by November.
In addition he has now highlighted a diverse range of opportunities in building management, hospitality, sales and support as well as customer service and that would be up for grabs for people in the Tameside area.
Top of the agenda is an experienced Facilities Manager and a Chef, Food & Beverage Manager, as well as a number of part-time catering and bar staff for his 46 seat bistro and coffee shop, which will serve a range of healthy and nutritious meals.
An alliance with Tameside College’s catering department hopes to fill some of the roles.
There will also be jobs for a number of membership administrators and IT support staff as customers take advantage of everything on offer in the building, including a plug and play experience in the 82 hot desk facility available to book via the portal on the website.
The concept seems to be catching on as Jason reported an initial 250 memberships sold and another new tenant signed up. EVJ Training Academy, specialists in beauty and aesthetics courses, will join Unilever as first tenants in the property.
Jason has also set up a membership offer with Hyde-based gym, Ultimate Fitness, to give their customers a one day free pass and 20% off the cost of a membership at the offices with the reverse deal for gym customers.
Scott Gledhill, Founder of Ultimate Fitness, commented: “We have two facilities who would benefit from the collaboration – it’s a great way of introducing new customers.”
Jason said the vision was to meet the demands of a new, flexible workforce, but also provide career paths for locally based people. “I am Tameside born and bred and want to ensure that as many people as possible benefit from our ambitious plans for the building.”
“We plan to cut down expensive city centre commutes and parking for customers and employees alike – with the same focus on agile, collaborative working in an exciting fast-moving environment with great food options available.”
He also expects there to be opportunities in his Group businesses who have outgrown their current premises in Ashton and will make their home in the building.
Docutech Office Solutions, MPS Legal and Secure Hosted Solutions, specialist providers of outsourced print solutions, covering agile working, cyber security and e-document management systems, all expect to have roles available in the future for professional IT, coding and sales personnel.
Individual job specifications are currently in development and anyone who wants to be considered for roles at Globe House should register their interest here.