Flexible Grounds Maintenance/Facilities Team Member - Manchester Region

Bruntwood; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Birthday off work

volunteer time 24 hours a year

Sabbatical of up to 12 months

Healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

8% pension match

Discounts & cashback

Enhanced maternity / shared parental

Interest free learning loans

Job summary

Bruntwood is recruiting a Flexible Grounds Maintenance/Facilities Team Member for the Manchester region. The role carries 40 hours per week, Monday to Sunday, with a base at Valo, Lumina Village and flexible coverage across Manchester region.

A valid UK driving license is required as an automatic van is provided. You will uphold high standards of external presentation, support PPMs and safety checks, and collaborate with the building team and clients while remaining adaptable to varying daily

Qualifications

• Can-do attitude and flexibility
• Comfortable in UK weather
• enjoys team and independent work
• Training provided on role

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of presentation to external grounds (mowing, weeding, litter picking)
• Support PPMs such as fire testing and water temperature checks
• Assist building team and build positive working relationships with colleagues and clients
• Be flexible to support any reasonably requested task
• Open/lock buildings as required
• Complete regular building standard checks and inspections
• Align all activities with Bruntwood’s Service Mission
• Address health and safety concerns during interventions

Job description

Flexible Grounds Maintenance/Facilities Team Member - Manchester Region

The Facilities Team Member works across a group of buildings, carrying out grounds maintenance and caretaker duties to uphold the highest standards as part of Bruntwood’s service to their clients.

This role is advertised for 40 hours per week worked Monday to Sunday with a base at our lovely Valo, Lumina Village but working flexibly across our Manchester region buildings. An automatic van will be provided so it's crucial that you hold a valid UK driver's license.

At Bruntwood, we're committed to offering more than just outstanding office, coworking, retail and lab spaces. Everything we do is tied into our vision of building vibrant communities, whilst providing businesses with the support and expertise they need to grow. We’re commercial property specialists operating across the UK.

Bruntwood own, develop, manage and maintain properties across England. Our focus is on 'Creating Thriving Cities' which is evident across our website, so have a look to gain more of a perspective on what we do, and how we operate.

What you will be doing:

• Maintain high standards of presentation to the external grounds, including mowing, weeding, litter picking.
• Supporting PPMs such as fire testing, Water temperature Checks and Emergency lighting, compliance checks, cleaning, reactive repairs.
• Support the Bruntwood building team when required, networking and building positive working relationships with all team members and customers.
• Be flexible to support any task that may arise and is reasonably requested.
• Open and lock up of buildings where required
• Complete regular building standard checks and inspections
• Everything you do should link back to our Service Mission.
• Positive Intervention - Health and safety immediate concerns. (training to be given)

What we are looking for:

• Ultimately we are looking for a ‘can-do’ attitude. Someone who is enthusiastic and flexible, adapting to a role where no day is the same
• Comfortable working in any of Manchester's weather seasons as all four usually come in one day.
• Someone who enjoys working as part of a small team as well as independently, we have a great working environment here at Bruntwood and therefore we are keen for people to join who want to be part of a collaborative, positive working environment
• Training will be provided on the role but any experience in maintenance would be beneficial but not a must

In addition to the salary shown you will be entitled to a number of other excellent benefits including:

• 28 days holiday plus you get your Birthday off work - and if that’s not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
• 24 hours a year volunteer time - there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
• Sabbatical of up to 12 months so you can take a career break after five years with us
• Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy. We also offer private healthcare cover on an opt in basis too
• Life assurance cover for all colleagues
• Up to 8% matched pension scheme
• Discounts & cashback at leading retailers
• Enhanced maternity / shared parental leave - 26 weeks fully paid leave
• Interest free learning loans to help you develop new skills

In addition to what to expect within the role and your benefits, it’s good to know that you’ll be working for a business that gives back - The Oglesby Charitable Trust has donated more than £25m since it started out in 2001. Supporting charities across Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Medical Research and Social & Health Inequality.

Our operations team make up a huge part of our workforce. Therefore it's incredibly important to us that we recruit from diverse backgrounds to reflect the communities we operate in, and ultimately achieve our goal of creating thriving cities that are completely inclusive.

We're keen to see applications from diverse backgrounds and actively drive our selection process to be as inclusive as possible for interview.

We'll always do our best to accommodate any adjustments you need at interview. So please highlight this in your application form. If selected, we will get in touch and discuss this before your interview.