Facilities Assistant

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Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Facilities Assistant to join their head office team in Wellingborough. In this physical role, responsibilities include general maintenance of the office and garden, along with support tasks involving health and safety checks, and post handling. Candidates should be proactive with good DIY skills and flexibility in their approach to working hours.

Benefits

Discounted shopping at Tesco

Pension scheme with contributions matched

Health and Well-being support

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Great holiday package

Qualifications

• Good knowledge and experience of DIY.
• Basic knowledge of building maintenance.
• Literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• General building and site maintenance.
• Undertaking minor repairs and office moves.
• Health and Safety checks.

Skills

DIY

Building maintenance

Customer service

Communication

Job description

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

About the role

Booker Group are recruiting for a Facilities Assistant to work in our head office in Wellingborough. In this varied and interesting role, you will work within a small and friendly team to support the business. Key duties in this role are the maintenance and repair of the office building and site. As well as post room and picking duties.

This role is a physical role which involves being on your feet most of the day coupled with heavy lifting, so you need to be physically fit with the ability to get stuck into any task required.

Weekly working hours are 38 per week Monday to Friday with half an hour unpaid lunch break each day.

Hours to be confirmed but will be within our open hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm, flexibility is essential, we are a small team and all shifts must be covered.

You will be responsible for

• General building and site maintenance for the office building, gardens and car park
• Undertaking minor repairs, office moves as required
• Rubbish collections and vending replenishment
• Health and Safety checks
• Support fire testing
• Picking, Packing and Dispatch of Orders
• Post collection, distribution & dispatch
• General gardening
• Ad hoc duties as required

You will need

• Good knowledge and experience of DIY
• Basic knowledge of building maintenance
• Down to earth and level-headed with a can-do attitude
• To be flexible in your approach and your working hours with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Great customer service skills
• Good communication skills
• Literacy and numeracy skills
• PC Skills - Spreadsheets, Email, Online forms & training - Full training will be provided