Job Description
Facilities Assistant
We are delighted to be recruiting for a Facilities Assistant to come and join CRM Students, to work across 2 of their properties in Wembley, supporting over the busy summer turnaround period.
This role is to provide a pro-active and responsive repairs and maintenance service to ensure that faults in properties, including household equipment and fittings are dealt with in a timely fashion.
This is a full time, permanent position, working 9:30am - 6pm, Monday - Friday.
Key Tasks:
- To carry out initial inspection of faults reported
- To make repairs where appropriate
- To assess problems that require professional attention and to provide an adequate description in order that contractors are properly instructed
- To assemble and install furniture
- To maintain a clean site, including the removal of graffiti upon discovery
- To fix shelving, curtain rails, pictures etc., in a safe and proper manner
- To carry out redecorations that are required
- To clean carpets where required
- To keep a log of reported defects and remedial actions undertaken and escalate requests for external contractors to attend to repairs
- To ensure that all tools and equipment are maintained in safe working order and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions
- Maintain and order suitable replenishment stock of spares
- To carry out all duties with due regard for safe working practices, Health and Safety Regulations and COSHH and at all times safeguard yourself, tenants, staff and members of the public
- Carry out regular testing of fire alarm and emergency lighting systems
- To ensure the security of the properties, including fitting new locks and fixing/adjusting doors and windows. To make safe broken glazing
- Carry out Portable Appliance Testing as required
- To carry out minor electrical maintenance, such as bulb replacement changing plugs and fuses on electrical fittings and ensuring that the correct fuse rating is used
- To regularly inspect utilities supplies and provide meter readings for the purposes of monitoring consumption
- To change batteries in smoke detectors, phones etc.
- To attend relevant training to post
- Any other duties commensurate with the post as required by the Accommodation Manager
Personal Specification
- Results orientated and to take ownership of responsibilities and displays pride in work carried out
- Able to work to instruction and also to use own initiative to solve problems
- Excellent communication skills
- Client focused
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Salary: £11.43 per hour
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 3658
Expected start date: 05/06/2023