Facilities Maintenance Operative

ENGINEERINGUK; Inverness; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Facilities Maintenance Operative, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective maintenance of essential assets. This position offers the chance to work closely with a dedicated team, managing maintenance activities and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders. With a commitment to sustainability and innovation, you will contribute to a greener future while enjoying a range of flexible benefits designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance. If you are passionate about facilities management and looking for a rewarding career, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Sharesave Scheme

34 days of annual leave

Option to purchase up to 10 days holiday

Interest-free technology loans

24/7 free and confidential employee counselling service

Private healthcare discounts

Subsidised gym memberships

21 weeks full pay maternity leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Interest-free salary advance for transport

Qualifications

• Experience in Facilities Management and use of CAFM systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance planning and execution of maintenance tasks.
• Ensure compliance with legal and insurance requirements.

Skills

Facilities Management

Communication Skills

Team Coordination

Customer Service

Education

Trade Qualification

Tools

CAFM Systems

Job description

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Base Location: Inverness

Salary: £28,072 - £32,605 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Onsite

The role

As a Facilities Maintenance Operative, you will be required to provide support to the Site Facilities Manager to ensure safe, cost-effective maintenance planning and execution of maintenance to SSE assets and equipment. Schedule and execute Plan-on maintenance activities, management of internal work request system, and generate and issue facilities maintenance plans.

You will

- Ensure all issued maintenance works are carried out in a timely and prioritised manner.

- Carry out general repairs to building fabric including, minor building work, woodwork, tiling and painting. As well as lifting and moving of furniture, equipment, and materials.

- Complete planned preventative maintenance works as well as co-ordinate maintenance activities and produce agreed plans to put procedures in place.

- Ensure all assets are maintained to minimum legal and statutory standards and meet insurance requirements, e.g. (lifting equipment, pressure systems and LEV).

- Assist the team in maintaining an excellent SHE record through observing all SSE and FM work processes and procedures. Display proactive safety management throughout delivery of daily duties to ensure compliance with all legislative and industry best-practice requirements.

- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with site stakeholders, operational FM teams and visitors. Recognise customer requirements and ensure time bound promises are delivered, contributing to FM being viewed as a value-added service.

You will have

- Experience in Facilities Management along with experience in the use of CAFM (Computer Aided Facilities Management) systems whilst working in conjunction with a Help Desk function.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to handle customer enquiries and resolve issues effectively.

- Experience in dealing with multiple stakeholders, across a number of business functions to support the delivery of their departmental goals.

- Team coordination skills and the ability to prioritise your own work schedule to enable delivery of planned work.

- Previous experience working within a Trade based role.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

At SSE, we own more than 500 property assets and several thousand land assets, which are located across the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland. Our Procurement & Commercial, Property and Facilities Management teams are responsible for helping the business to procure services and materials in a timely and cost-effective way, and for ensuring SSE offers a safe, modern, fit-for-purpose property portfolio. We work right across the SSE Group, ensuring our businesses gets the best possible service and value from our supplier network, as well as ensuring all service providers are compliant and continue to meet contractual obligations and business need.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Fran at [e-mail] / 01738 344763 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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Our Benefits

• Sharesave Scheme
• 34 days of annual leave
• Option to purchase up to 10 days holiday
• Interest-free technology loans
• 24/7 free and confidential employee counselling service
• Private healthcare discounts
• Subsidised gym memberships
• 21 weeks full pay maternity leave
• Cycle to Work scheme with generous £2500 limit
• Interest-free salary advance to cover transport season tickets

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