Maintenance & Facilities Assistant

Norse Group; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A facilities management company based in Exeter is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Assistant to assist with general maintenance queries. The role includes performing repairs, supervising contractors, and ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines. Candidates should have experience in building maintenance and demonstrate strong customer service and communication skills. This is a full-time position offering a salary of £29,556.80 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in building maintenance or facilities management.
• Ability to deliver good customer service.
• Comfortable engaging with the public.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Health and Safety guidelines are adhered to.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance tasks.
• Supervise on-site contractors for major works.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Self-motivated

Job description

Overview

Facilities Maintenance Assistant – South West Norse, Exeter based. Salary: £29,556.80 pro rata (£14.21/hour). 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

South West Norse represents the joint venture partnership between Norse Group and Devon County Council, providing facilities management and contract services across the South West. We are recruiting a Facilities Maintenance Assistant to join our fast-paced team in Exeter on a permanent basis to assist with general maintenance queries.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring Health and Safety guidelines, policies and procedures are adhered to
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance tasks, both on a pre-planned and reactive basis
• Visiting sites for compliance checks and remedial repairs
• Supervise on-site contractors for major works
• General site maintenance duties including cleaning and hygiene services when required
• Provide efficient portering services within a timely manner under the direction of the Facilities Manager

Our Successful Candidate

We are looking for someone with previous experience across a building maintenance, caretaking or facilities management role. Ideally, this includes delivering a range of minor repairs and site maintenance duties. We will be looking for you to demonstrate:

• Ability to deliver a good level of customer service
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, comfortable engaging with members of the public
• Self-motivated, with the ability to use your own initiative and work effectively under minimal supervision as well as part of a team

Additional Information

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, with the employer covering the cost. We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and/or unfair discrimination. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.