Post room & Facilities Assistant

Kurt Geiger; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury footwear retailer is looking for a Post and Facilities Assistant to support the facilities manager at their Head Office. The role involves managing deliveries, assisting with building maintenance, and ensuring a tidy work environment. The ideal candidate should be organized, communicate effectively, and possess a strong work ethic. The position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Pension and life assurance

Enviable discounts

Half day Pay Day Friday

Retail Trust Support

Responsibilities

• Manage building stationery supplies.
• Heavy lifting: Clearing boxes for sample sale and recycling.
• Unload and deliver 100+ boxes to canteen.
• Move heavy furniture and build/assemble office furniture.
• Manage deliveries and maintain the post room.
• Conduct weekly fire alarm testing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong work ethic

Proven organisation skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Job description

Overview

The Post and Facilities Assistant role is to support the facilities manager in maintaining the Head Office environment. Working as part of the wider Facilities Team, you are responsible for ensuring the smooth running of all ingoing and outgoing post within the office and to support the day-to-day of supplies and building equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manage building stationery supplies
• Heavy lifting: Clearing boxes for sample sale and bags of single samples for recycling
• Sample sale: Unload and deliver to canteen 100+ boxes. Remove from canteen and load warehouse lorry 100+ boxes
• Showroom setup: Quarterly updates/general setup and pack down, seating for 200+ people
• Office moves: Move heavy furniture and build/assemble office furniture
• DHL heavyweight delivery: Manage up to 50 heavy boxes incoming
• Logging/picture taking of all incoming parcels via phone or tracking sheet
• Clearing reception of deliveries, mainly press returns
• Building maintenance: Daily checks, checking and replacing lamps; toilet locks replacement; sink resealing; attend to small jobs around site
• Facilities Assistant: Early start, kitchen supply replenishment; coffee machine cleaning; floor walk-arounds; issuing access passes
• Showing contractors around building and providing them with access passes
• Weekly fire alarm testing
• Arrange and sort breakfast, biscuit and fruit deliveries
• End of day procedures: lock storeroom, lock garden gate, turn off showroom screen and lights
• Ensure meeting rooms set up as per HR/Training/PR requirements
• Effectively manage the Post room ensuring it is kept tidy and organised at all times
• Process all inbound and outbound FedEx, DHL, DPD and international packages

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong work ethic
• Proven organisation skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and identify areas for improvement

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Enviable discounts
• Half day Pay Day Friday (once per month)
• Retail Trust Support

We are a fast-paced business where no two days are the same. If you are successful, you will join a company that recognises that amazing people are key to driving our business forward and fulfilling our vision of being a leading multi-channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We will reward your hard work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and real opportunities for progression.