Facilities Officer

Simply Recruiting Ltd; Shepton Mallet; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Facilities Officer for a temporary role in Shepton Mallet. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that corporate buildings meet Health and Safety standards, conducting compliance checks, and providing customer service. Key qualifications include good GCSEs and experience in a similar role. This position involves working independently and managing contractors.

Benefits

Weekly Pay

Holiday Accrual

Qualifications

• 6 months experience in a similar health and safety-related role.
• Current driving licence (Car) is required.
• Experience managing compliance checks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct compliance checks in corporate and commercial buildings.
• Maintain and update records for statutory compliance.
• Identify and address Health and Safety issues on site.
• Provide customer service on behalf of the FM function.

Skills

Health and Safety awareness

Customer Service

Record keeping

Problem Solving

Education

Good GCSE Grades (A-C) in Maths and English

IOSH Qualification or NEBOSH General Certificate

Certification NVQ2/3 in Administration

IWFM Level 3 Facilities Management or equivalent

Job description

Simple Recruitment are looking for a Facilities Officer for a temporary opportunity with our client in Shepton Mallet.

Week 1 - 7.00am until 3.00pm
Week 2 - 12.00noon until 7.30pm (or end of last meeting)
Week 3 - 8.30am until 5.00pm

Some teams require the following pattern:
6.30am to 3pm Monday to Thursday, 6.30am to 2.30pm Friday
11.00am to 7.30pm Monday to Thursday, 11.30am to 7.30pm Friday
Post room cover between 8.00am to 5.00pm daily
Back-office reception covers 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday

Weekly Pay
Holiday Accrual

The Job

This role is part of a team of staff responsible for ensuring that the buildings managed as part of the Corporate Landlord function (currently in excess of 140 buildings) are fit for purpose and meet minimum legal and corporate requirements in terms of Health and Safety. This is a technical role and are required to be the eyes and ears on the ground for the Strategic Asset Management Service ensuring the safe keeping of premises and equipment, which includes Health and Safety related checks and the accurate recording of results and remedial actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance Checks – Undertakes statutory compliance checks in all corporate and commercial multi-let buildings
• Record keeping – Maintains and updates records to ensure statutory compliance. Enters compliance data on systems
• Health and Safety – Identifies and appropriately addresses Health and Safety issues discovered on site
• Incident Control – Acts as Chief Fire Marshall/Incident Control Officer in the absence of the Facilities
• Security and Key management – Undertakes physical building inductions for new users at all sites
• Financial Management – Raises Purchase Orders, GRN goods, delivery notes and passing invoices/credit notes for payment, ensuring correct cost codes and nominals are used
• Complex Problem Solving – Dealing with/finding cause of alarm activations (fire and intruder), heating system problems, contractor issues, dealing with water leaks/break in and knowing who to contact to deal with urgent issues affecting building safety and continued operation
• Lone working – Will be working alone for a reasonable amount of working week, when unlocking/locking buildings, travelling to sites, checking empty buildings
• Contractor Management – Responsible for facilitating access and meeting contractors on site, signing in and ensuring that RAMS and Work Permits are in place before works commences
• Customer Service – Provides the front facing (face to face, telephone or email) customer service on behalf of the FM function, deals with staff queries at all levels
• Central internal support – Deals with staff queries in relation to stationery requests, DSE/home working requests, meeting room bookings, desk allocation and bookings, corporate refreshments, open and distribution of post as required, collection and delivery to the mail room as required.
• Liaises with stakeholder/ tenants – Liaises with a range of landlords, work colleagues, building users and contractors concerning the progress and outcomes of a range of issues

About You

• Good GCSE Grades (A-C) in Maths and English
• 6 months experience in similar health and safety related role
• Current driving licence (Car)
• IOSH Qualification and/or NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• Certificate NVQ2/3 in Administration
• IWFM Level 3 Facilities Management or equivalent

Our brief: Simple Recruitment are acting as an employment business on behalf of our client, based in Shepton Mallet, who are seeking a Facilities Officer to join their team on a temporary basis.

Alternatively, please call Miriam
at our Somerset team