Facilities Assistant

Sonardyne International Ltd; Minley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonardyne International Ltd is seeking a hands-on Facilities Assistant to join our team at the Blackbushe site in Yateley on a fixed-term contract. You will support the day-to-day operation, assist with office moves, set up meeting spaces and coordinate contractors across UK locations.

You'll take pride in delivering service with a friendly, practical approach, uphold Health & Safety procedures and maintain accurate records.

Qualifications

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• A practical subject such as Design & Technology would be useful.

Responsibilities

• Keep coffee machines, refreshment points and canteen supplies clean and stocked.
• Help with office moves and relocations across the Blackbushe campus.
• Respond to tasks raised through the facilities maintenance request system and update jobs when complete.
• Set up meeting rooms and spaces for meetings and events across the site.
• Support routine facilities maintenance and basic housekeeping tasks inside and outside buildings.
• Assist with weekly fire alarm testing, water testing and emergency lighting checks.
• Assist with the management and disposal of site waste, including hazardous waste per procedures.
• Carry out site inductions for contractors and supervise where required.
• Support larger facilities projects under guidance of senior team members.
• Take company pool vehicles for servicing or repairs as needed.
• Occasionally travel to other Sonardyne UK locations to support facilities activities.
• Maintain accurate records and complete necessary facilities documentation.
• Ensure all tasks are performed safely and in line with health, safety, and administrative procedures.
• Demonstrate a proactive hands-on approach and a willingness to get involved.
• Show great customer service skills and a friendly, approachable manner.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders across the business.
• Organise and prioritise your own workload.
• Maintain attention to detail and commit to completing tasks properly.
• Use IT systems to record completed work.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Organise & prioritise workload

Attention to detail

IT basics

Health & Safety awareness

Manual handling awareness

Driving licence

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent)

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

We're looking for a hands-on Facilities Assistant to join our team at our Blackbushe headquarters in Yateley on a fixed-term contract. This is a varied role where no two days are likely to look quite the same. One day you could be helping with an office move or setting up a meeting space, the next you might be supporting routine site safety checks, coordinating contractors or helping with a larger Facilities project. You'll work with people right across Sonardyne, so we're looking for someone who enjoys getting stuck in, takes pride in doing a job properly and delivers great service with a friendly and helpful approach. What will you be doing? Working as part of our Facilities team, you'll help support the day-to-day operation of our Blackbushe site and, occasionally, our other UK locations. Your responsibilities will include:

• Keeping our coffee machines, refreshment points and canteen supplies clean, stocked and ready for use.
• Helping with office moves and relocations across our Blackbushe campus.
• Responding to tasks raised through our Facilities maintenance request system and updating jobs once work has been completed.
• Setting up meeting rooms and spaces for meetings and events around the site.
• Supporting routine Facilities maintenance and basic housekeeping tasks both inside and outside our buildings.
• Assisting with weekly fire alarm testing, water testing and emergency lighting checks.
• Supporting the management and disposal of site waste, including controlled and hazardous waste, in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
• Carrying out site inductions for contractors and, where required, supervising contractors while they are working on site.
• Supporting larger Facilities projects under the guidance of senior members of the team.
• Taking company pool vehicles for servicing or repairs when required.
• Occasionally travelling to other Sonardyne UK locations, including our Sparkford office, to support Facilities activities.
• Maintaining accurate records and completing the necessary Facilities documentation.
• Making sure everything you do is carried out safely and in accordance with Sonardyne's Health & Safety, quality and administrative procedures.
  A proactive, hands-on approach and a willingness to get stuck in.
• Great customer service skills and a friendly, approachable manner.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to work with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders across the business.
• The ability to organise and prioritise your own workload.
• Good attention to detail and a commitment to completing tasks properly.
• Basic IT skills and the confidence to use online systems to record completed work.
• A strong awareness of Health & Safety and the importance of maintaining a safe working environment.
• The ability to carry out physical tasks and lifting in accordance with Manual Handling guidelines.
• A full UK driving licence.
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English. A practical subject such as Design & Technology would also be useful.

It would be great if you also have: Previous Facilities or general maintenance experience would be advantageous, particularly if you have experience of:

• Routine Facilities maintenance activities such as emergency lighting, water or tank testing.
• Contractor management or Control of Contractors procedures.
• Planned maintenance systems (PMS).
• SharePoint and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Maintaining Facilities or asset records.
• Health, Safety and Environmental procedures.
• Supporting internal or external audits.

A little more about the role

This role is primarily based at our Blackbushe site in Yateley, although there may occasionally be a requirement to travel to other Sonardyne UK locations to support the wider Facilities team. You'll also need to be comfortable carrying out practical and physical tasks as part of your normal working day.

Our people design, engineer and manufacture technologies that are enabling our customers to discover, navigate, measure, detect and communicate in the toughest environment on earth: Our oceans. We've been actively developing the technology to make the oceans accessible for over 50 years and we're only just getting started… At Sonardyne, we value different ways of thinking. Whether you think in code, patterns, systems, or steps, your unique perspective is important to us.

Why Sonardyne?

For more than 50 years, Sonardyne has been developing pioneering underwater technology used around the world. From subsea navigation, positioning and communications to ocean science and marine robotics, our technology helps customers understand, navigate and operate in some of the world's most challenging environments. Behind that technology is a huge variety of people and teams - and our Facilities team makes sure they have a safe, well-maintained and enjoyable environment in which to do their best work. If you're someone who notices when something needs doing, enjoys helping people and would rather have a varied working day than sit behind a desk doing the same thing every day, we'd love to hear from you.