Facilities Maintenance Operative

Arnold Clark Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Flexible leave

Private healthcare

Workplace pension

Job summary

The Arnold Clark Group is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Operative at our GTG Training centre in Edinburgh. You will join a small, focused team and have opportunities to learn and progress within the facilities function.

Typical duties include setting up rooms for events, maintaining premises to a high standard, and occasional evening/weekend work. You will work in a role that values safety, compliance with risk assessments and good communication with guests.

Qualifications

• Be enthusiastic, driven and highly motivated with a desire to go the extra mile to make an event successful.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Able to cope with fast pace and pressure while maintaining high standards.

Responsibilities

• Set up function and meeting rooms to a high standard for guests.
• Maintain the facility to ensure everything runs to a high standard.
• Open and lock up the centre in the evening.
• Occasional evening and weekend work.
• Ensure all work follows risk assessments.
• Comply with Working at Heights, COSHH and Manual Handling regulations.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Customer service

Adaptable

Job description

We’re currently recruiting for a Facilities Maintenance Operative based at our GTG Training centre in Edinburgh.

We offer:

• 33 days’ annual leave
• Flexible leave
• Generous employee discounts
• Private healthcare
• Workplace pension
• …and much more

Hours

Full time: Monday – Friday 7am – 4pm.

The role

You’ll be working as part of a small but perfectly formed team,with plenty of opportunities to learn and progress yourcareer.

The facilities team requires a mix of semi-skilled relevant experienceor previous trade experience in the following areas.

• Semi-skilled premises maintenance
• General building
• Carpenter or joiner
• Decorator

Day-to-day duties

• Setting up function and meeting rooms to a high standard to give a fantastic first impression to our guests
• Looking after the maintenance of the facility – generally ensuring everything’s run to a high standard
• Opening and locking up the centre in the evening
• Occasional evening and weekend work
• Ensuring all work is conducted in line with risk assessments
• Relevant regulations are following - Working at heights, COSSH and Manual handling

Essential skills

• You’ll be enthusiastic, driven and highly motivated, with a desire to go the extra mile to make an event successful
• You’ll have excellent communication and customer service skills that will shine through
• You’ll be able to adapt to a fast pace and pressure, always maintaining your high standards and a great sense of humour

Our Culture

Arnold Clark is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, unique perspectives and multiple approaches are celebrated. We care about our employees and our communities, we nurture talent and encourage ambition, and we are passionate about people who take pride in their work. Our employees are at the heart of everything we do – diverse in our make-up, united in our goals.

To find out more about Life at Arnold Clark, visit our website.

Employment within the Arnold Clark Group is offered subject to satisfactory reference and disclosure check.