Facilities Caretaker

Oxford Pharmagenesis Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd is seeking a Facilities Caretaker to keep our offices safe, secure, and well maintained. You will open buildings, perform routine site checks, report maintenance and safety concerns, and support day‑to‑day facilities operations for colleagues and visitors.

You will liaise with contractors, assist with safety compliance, set up meeting rooms, and help with mail runs and office tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities, property or grounds maintenance.
• Basic repair skills and ability to perform small maintenance tasks.
• Proactive, reliable and friendly attitude.
• Awareness of building security and health & safety issues (training provided).

Responsibilities

• Open and prepare buildings at start of day.
• Carry out regular site inspections and report issues.
• Support health, safety and compliance activities.
• Liaise with external contractors and suppliers.
• Set up meeting rooms, training spaces and event areas.
• Assist Office Coordinator during busy periods and handle mail runs.

Skills

Facilities maintenance

Health & safety

Contractor liaison

Maintenance tasks

Job description

As a Facilities Caretaker, you will help to ensure that our office buildings are safe, secure, well maintained, and ready for colleagues and visitors each day. This will include opening and preparing buildings at the start of the working day, carrying out regular site inspections, reporting any maintenance, safety or security concerns, and supporting the smooth day-to-day running of office facilities and communal areas.

In this varied role, you’ll undertake routine maintenance and minor repairs, liaise with external contractors and suppliers, and support planned preventative maintenance of buildings, fixtures and equipment.

You will support health, safety and compliance activities, office and building services, and grounds and housekeeping, including fire alarm testing, emergency lighting checks, fire safety inspections and portable appliance testing (once trained).

You will also help to set up meeting rooms, training spaces and event areas, support the Office Coordinator during busy periods, oversee supplier deliveries, complete postal runs and carry out general site support activities, including watering plants and walkarounds of shared spaces.

Some heavy lifting and occasional travel to other offices will be required.
Working hours: 30 hours per week, ideally 07:30-14:30; however, these hours are somewhat flexible.
Requirements: a personal vehicle with business insurance (mileage paid).

We are looking for a talented Facilities Caretaker who has:

• experience in facilities, property or grounds maintenance
• basic repair skills and confidence with carrying out small maintenance tasks
• a proactive, reliable and friendly attitude
• awareness of building security and health and safety issues (full training will be provided).

About us

What if you could make a real difference to the lives of patients?
We are an independent HealthScience consultancy, working with global healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies to help healthcare professionals make better decisions for patients.

What if you could grow and achieve more than you dreamt possible?
We value eternal curiosity and provide exceptional learning opportunities to enable you to flourish.

What if you worked with over 500 exceptionally talented colleagues?
We bring out the best in each other by empowering and supporting each other in a truly inclusive environment.

What if your employer was socially responsible?
We are committed to offering matched charitable fundraising, and to supporting charities that are working towards the betterment of health, society and/or people. We supported more than 40 good causes last year.

What if you joined Oxford PharmaGenesis?You could have it all.

At Oxford PharmaGenesis, we believe that our connection to each other is one of our key strengths, and rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid working approach. Bringing colleagues together in person up to 3 days per week helps us to build and strengthen relationships and collaborate on important work.