Facilities Assistant — Grow Your Career with Great Benefits

Chartwells Independent; Northampton; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash healthcare benefits

Aviva Digicare health check

Perks at Work

Entertainment discounts

Gym/health discounts

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Birthday leave

Training & development

Subsidised meals

Job summary

Compass Group UK&I is recruiting a Facilities Assistant to support the venues division in managing day-to-day facilities tasks across our venues. You will perform minor repairs, help maintain exterior areas, and support the facilities team with contractor coordination, while upholding site policies and safety standards.

The role requires strong communication, reliability, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar facilities role.
• Adaptable with changing priorities.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Reliable with excellent timekeeping.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking minor repairs and maintenance tasks.
• Responsible for ensuring the exterior of the site is in a clean, tidy and reasonable state of repair, inclusive of general external maintenance tasks.
• Assisting the facilities team with the control of contractor's process, inclusive of ensuring contractors are signed in correctly, and signed out, and that everyone is adhering to site policies and rules.
• Responsible for opening and/or closing the building where required.
• Representing Compass Group UK&I and maintaining a positive brand image.
• Complying with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Brilliant communicator

Relationship building

Initiative

Reliability

Time management

Adaptable

Job description

Compass Group UK&I is recruiting a Facilities Assistant to support the venues division in managing day-to-day facilities tasks across our venues. You will perform minor repairs, help maintain exterior areas, and support the facilities team with contractor coordination, while upholding site policies and safety standards.

The role requires strong communication, reliability, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.