Fabric Engineer

ABM UK; Dartford; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in facilities management is looking for a Fabric Engineer to join their team at Amazon LCY2. The role involves providing maintenance services, ensuring quality and compliance while collaborating with the onsite team. Ideal candidates will have a background in building services, possess good communication skills, and be proactive in their approach.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in maintaining building services.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize workloads.
• Health and Safety training and awareness.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planned and reactive maintenance of building fabric.
• Undertake carpentry, repairs, and painting as needed.
• Collaborate with the team and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Maintenance

Communication

Teamwork

Health & Safety

IT Literate

Education

ONC or equivalent qualification in building fabric

Served an apprenticeship in building fabric discipline

Job description

JOB TITLE: Fabric Engineer

LOCATIONS: Amazon LCY2

SHIFT PATTERN: Mon-Fri, 07.00-15.30

SALARY: £38,000 per annum

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ROLE OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE

The fabric engineer will fulfil various key objectives within the onsite team, which will include:

• The provision of a customer orientated hard FM service with a fabric orientation.
• Repairs and maintenance to the building’s fabric, internal finishing’s, fixtures and fittings, this includes but not limited to carpentry & painting duties.
• Installation work including the building’s fabric, internal finishes, fixtures and fittings.
• Carry out periodical examination of the buildings’ fabric, internal finishes, fixtures and fittings.
• Ensuring health and safety compliance within the particular areas of responsibility.
• The delivery of a value-for-money service to the client.
• To collaborate with the onsite team to ensure a one team approach and attain high standards of customer service and to support on an ad-hoc basis LCY2 or LCY3 dependent on base.
• To assist and support third party contractors in the implementation of all the above.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to a designated team leader.

• To be accountable for the provision of planned and reactive maintenance works of all building fabric for the established areas of responsibility.
• To undertake minor carpentry work including erecting shelving, easing doors, small glazing repairs and repairs to ironmongery.
• To undertake repair, testing and inspection of simple building components, window mechanisms, door furniture, etc.
• To undertake painting to maintain and repair decorative finishes.
• To maintain and replace small sanitary items, including basin plugs, toilet roll holders, soap dispensers or holders, shower curtains, shower headsets etc.
• To undertake minor maintenance of plant and equipment, including cleaning and changing filters, cleaning air handling units and grilles.
• To undertake the clearance of gutters, downpipes, sanitary fittings and drainage.
• To conduct daily planned maintenance as directed.
• To ensure that all onsite procedures and installations meet all statutory obligations and requirements.
• To ensure personal Health & Safety Compliance within the team.
• To ensure compliance with Statutory Instruments (SI) and Approved Codes of Practice.
• To ensure that all maintenance operations are undertaken in a safe, efficient and timely manner.
• To provide information to enable the onsite records to be maintained with regard to stores ordering, trade staff worksheets, drawings, maintenance standards and policies.
• To assist other trade staff as and when required.
• To collaborate with the contract management team to deliver infrastructure projects.
• To collaborate with all colleagues ensuring best practice is shared and developed for the benefit of the site/client.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Significant experience maintaining and operating building services in a complex building.
• IT Literate.
• Awareness of individual responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and ability to identify and report any untoward accident, incident or potentially hazardous situation as necessary.
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, and ability to prioritise workloads.
• A good communicator with good interpersonal skills.
• Flexible attitude and a team player.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work without supervision.
• Physically able to cope with the demands of working at height, working in confined spaces, carrying tools and a considerable amount of walking.
• Articulate, tactful and diplomatic when dealing with staff at all levels.
• An organised and methodical approach to work.
• A dedicated and flexible attitude with the ability to work proactively towards the team’s and client’s objectives.
• Prepared to undertake any necessary training that may be required.
• Disclosure & Barring Service required

Desirable:

• Served a recognised apprenticeship in a relevant building fabric discipline.
• ONC or equivalent qualification in a building fabric related discipline
• Experience of environmental, energy and H&S management systems.
• Grades A –C In English and Math’s at GCSE (or equivalent) Level.
• Formal health and safety training.
• Can do attitude & committed to the delivery of excellent customer service.