Maintenance Assistant

Emedia Investments; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Emedia Investments seeks a General Facilities Maintenance person to support multiple company facilities with repairs, basic electrical and plumbing tasks, painting, and asset movement. Responsibilities include inspections, safety, and upkeep of furniture and fixtures in a dynamic office environment.

The role covers repairs, relocation support, inventory, and adherence to health and safety guidelines to ensure safe, functional workspaces across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in general facilities or building maintenance.
• Basic electrical and plumbing knowledge.
• Ability to perform minor repairs and upkeep of furniture.
• Safety-first approach and PPE awareness.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections to identify maintenance requirements and hazards.
• Perform repairs to desks, chairs, doors, shelving, fixtures and office infrastructure.
• Maintain clean, safe, functional work areas.
• Respond to logged maintenance requests and report progress.
• Replace lamps, tubes and minor electrical components within safety limits.
• Identify faults and escalate to qualified electricians when needed.
• Repair leaks, blocked drains, taps and washbasins.
• Touch-up painting and minor wall repairs; escalate major defects.
• Inspect and repair company furniture and equipment; keep repair records.
• Assist with movement and relocation of furniture and assets.
• Ensure items are protected and handled to prevent damage.
• Support office setups, reconfigurations, events and training.
• Maintain tools and maintenance equipment in safe condition.
• Inspect tools for wear and report replacements.
• Maintain stock of maintenance consumables and record usage.
• Keep records of tools issued and returned.
• Follow safety procedures and report hazards.
• Assist with emergency maintenance and safety inspections.

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To provide reliable general maintenance support across allocated company facilities, including general repairs, basic electrical and plumbing work, painting and minor building repairs, asset and furniture maintenance, and the safe movement and setup of equipment and assets.

. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

General Facilities Maintenance

• Conduct routine inspections to identify maintenance requirements and potential hazards.
• Perform general repairs to desks, chairs, doors, shelving, fixtures and other office infrastructure.
• Maintain clean, safe, functional and presentable work areas.
• Respond to logged maintenance requests and provide feedback on completed or outstanding work.

Electrical, Plumbing & Building Repairs

• Perform basic electrical maintenance such as replacing lamps, tubes, plug points and minor components within approved safety limits.
• Identify electrical faults and elevate work requiring a suitably qualified/certified electrician.
• Perform basic plumbing repairs including leaks, blocked drains, taps, toilets and washbasins.
• Complete touch-up painting, patching and minor wall repairs; elevate major defects to management/service providers.

Assets, Furniture & Relocations

• Inspect and perform minor repairs to company furniture and equipment and maintain repair records.
• Assist with internal/external movement, loading, transport and offloading of furniture, equipment and other assets.
• Ensure items are protected, secured and handled to prevent damage.
• Support office setups, reconfigurations, events and training requirements.

Tools, Materials & Inventory

• Maintain tools and maintenance equipment in clean, safe and serviceable condition.
• Inspect tools for wear or damage and report repair/replacement requirements.
• Maintain adequate stocks of maintenance consumables and report shortages timeously.
• Maintain accurate records for tools issued, returned, repaired or replaced and follow authorised sign-out procedures.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Perform all work in accordance with company health and safety requirements and applicable procedures.
• Use appropriate PPE and safe work practices at all times.
• Immediately report hazards, damaged infrastructure, incidents and work outside the role's authorised scope.
• Assist with emergency maintenance situations and safety inspections as required.

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Routine inspections and preventative maintenance completed according to schedule.
• Maintenance requests acknowledged and actioned within agreed service levels; urgent issues appropriately prioritised.
• Repairs are completed safely, correctly and to an acceptable standard, with minimal repeat call-outs or rework.
• Issues outside the role's scope are identified and escalated promptly.
• Maintenance records and asset repair information are accurate and kept up to date.
• No avoidable damage to company assets during maintenance, movement or setup activities.
• Tools and consumables are controlled, accounted for and available to support maintenance work.
• Health and safety requirements, PPE and reporting procedures are consistently followed.