Caretaker

Sensori; Kells; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensori is recruiting a Caretaker to join the PPP Schools Team in Carlow. This full-time, permanent role requires Garda Vetting, with shifts covering evenings and weekends as needed to meet client requirements.

The Caretaker will support the FM Site Manager in daily operations across a portfolio of buildings and supervise facilities personnel. Responsibilities include maintaining high standards of customer service, supervising subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with health and safety

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role.
• Proven health and safety awareness and adherence to policies.
• Proficient and comfortable using IT software.

Responsibilities

• Support the FM Site Manager in promoting excellent customer service and client relationships.
• Assist in reviewing services, processes and quality control to improve efficiency.
• Identify building faults and liaise with contractors for immediate fixes.
• Manage subcontractors on site and adhere to contractor guidelines.
• Undertake regular site inspections and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Follow health and safety legislation and company policies, including Fire Warden/First Aider duties as required.
• Respond to client requests promptly with strong customer focus.
• Flexibility in shifts, including evenings, weekends, or early openings as required.

Skills

Customer service

Safety awareness

IT software

Experience 3+ years

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Caretaker to join our PPP Schools Team in Carlow. This is a full time, permanent role and will be subject to Garda Vetting whilst flexibility will be required as the successful candidate will work shifts in an effort to cover evenings and weekends.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To assist and support the FM Site Manager in providing day to day operational management for all services within a portfolio of buildings and to supervise facilities personnel as required. This is an active and visible role requiring excellent customer service skills. Working as part of a team, the Caretaker will be expected to positively contribute to the performance of the business and to develop relationships with both the client and their colleagues.

Principal Accountabilities

• Support the FM Site Manager in promoting a culture of excellent customer service and establishing excellent working relationships with the client
• Assist the FM Site Manager in reviewing existing services, specifications, processes, productivity levels and quality control to secure and increase the efficient use of resources
• Ability to be proactive and identify building faults by applying an immediate fix or making an area safe and contacting the appropriate contractor
• Management of subcontractors on site and adherence to company contractor management guidelines
• Assist the FM Site Manager in undertaking regular site and service inspection tours and identifying areas on non-adhered to quality standards as appropriate
• Ensure that all health and safety legislation and company policies are adhered to, within own level of responsibility (to include undertaking role of Fire Warden and/or First Aider, as required)
• Adhering to client requests in a timely manner with strong customer focus
• Flexibility in working shifts, with potential for late closing, early opening or weekend works, depending on the client's requirements

Additional Role Information

• Experienced Maintenance Technician is highly desirable, ideally with a mixed skillset
• Extensive maintenance experience within a busy environment, minimum of 3 years
• Adhere to the Garda Vetting process
• Proficient and comfortable using IT software
• Proven health and safety awareness with an understanding of quality systems
• Exposure to Facilities Management and/or Engineering environments ideal
• Detail orientated and highly organised
• The role requires a high volume of physical activity, covering large site grounds as well as a high volume of manual handling
• Proven experience in a similar role