Facilities Assistant - 18-month Fixed Term Contract
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Who are we?
We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.
What we’re looking for?
We are looking for a Facilities Assistant to be responsible for providing support to ensure facilities services are provided in an effective and efficient manner, as well as being an additional point of contact for the Facilities department.
You must also always demonstrate a high level of security awareness in Wales & West Utilities and have knowledge of emergency evacuation procedures (BCM) and Health & Safety requirements under the Health & Safety at Work Act.
We’ll trust you to:
- Ensure the delivery of Facilities Management (FM) services to a high standard, maintain all records, and update the in-house tracker. Discuss with Facilities colleagues that will continuously improve all aspects of FM operations
- Support WWU, responsible for all external contractors in the building and depots as and when required, Cleaning, (Soft Services), Catering, (Soft Services) Plant Maintenance (Hard Services) and Pest Control (Soft Services) ensuring all SLA’s and KPI’s are maintained.
- The ordering and upkeep of first aid stocks and eye wash in the building, liaise with NSM and depot clerks on their requirements. Liaise with SCC on all printer enquires and ordering the consumables, serving and up-keep of letter folder machine and ID card printer.
- Organise and maintain records for PPM’s (Planned Preventative Maintenance) also maintain records and rent, Council tax payments liaise with all other stakeholders to support.
- Assist with maintaining the property to an acceptable condition utilising the approved external M&E, cleaning, grounds & waste services, and security contractors respectively ensuring that the site / depots are always fully operational.
You can read a full job description here.
You’ll need to have:
- Excellent written and spoken communication abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to work under pressure.
- The drive to work pro-actively independently and as part of a team
- Collaborative working style
- The ability to multi-task effectively and manage workload with excellent attention to detail
- IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office (Especially Excel)
- Good understanding of M&E
- Demonstrable understanding of SAP, purchasing, invoicing & procurement processes.
We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!
As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive salary starting at £34,619 rising to £39,645
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working opportunities
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
- Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
- 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
- “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
- Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
- Enhanced pay for parental leave
- Retail discounts and cashback scheme
- Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
- Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
- Living Wage Accredited Employer
- Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
- Annual salary review
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Company Sick Pay
- In-house Occupational Health Team
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Comprehensive training
The way we do things
Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.
We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.
You can find out more here.
Interested?
If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!
To apply, click the link below.
If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982.
You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.