Senior Facility Maintenance Assistant

Job summary

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Facility Maintenance Assistant to work on a full-time basis, Monday–Friday, from our headquarters in Coventry, Warwickshire, with occasional requirements for out-of-hours and weekend working. A full UK driving licence is essential.

This role plays a key part in ensuring the organisation has access to the facilities and services needed to support its day-to-day operations. This includes meeting spaces, storage, reception and equipment, all delivered within a safe and efficient working environment.

You will manage the maintenance and support workload, oversee the effective running of the HQ and stores unit, and work closely with the wider Facilities team to provide additional support where required.

We are looking for a proactive and reliable individual with experience in a facilities or warehouse environment. A good understanding of health and safety requirements is essential, along with first aid experience.

About AHDB

We are the independent, impartial public body that unlocks success in British agriculture. Funded by a levy from over 100,000 British producers in the beef, lamb, pork, dairy and cereals sectors, we support and champion farmers, growers and processors, often where no one else can or will.

We share the expert, evidence-based research and reports that inform on-farm decision making. We promote British produce to the UK public through domestic marketing campaigns, and we identify and open new global export opportunities to help farm businesses grow.

We help levy payers learn more, sell more and export more to remain sustainable and profitable. Together, we deliver the insights, the influence and the impact that farmers need.

Job description

• Manage and coordinate planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive works, including ordering materials and engaging subcontractors
• Ensure statutory servicing, testing and compliance requirements are delivered across AHDB buildings
• Work with the Facilities team to maintain accurate records, audits and compliance documentation
• Act as the main point of contact for contractors, ensuring all health and safety requirements, including RAMS and risk assessments, are in place
• Promote and maintain a safe working environment, ensuring adherence to health and safety and CoSHH regulations
• Support the delivery of building works and facilities projects across HQ and sites
• Participate in keyholder duties and the out-of-hours emergency call-out rota

Person specification

• Previous experience of working within a facilities department or a warehouse facility
• Good working knowledge of health and safety legislation for the workplace, including risk assessments, CoSHH, Legionella, asbestos and fire safety. IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent is also desirable
• Previous experience as a first aider
• Able to work to high service standards and with professionalism
• Good communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders
• Resilient and able to remain calm under pressure
• Good standard of numeracy, written and verbal, and IT literacy
• Full UK driving licence

Benefits

We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work, so we have a great mix of benefits and opportunities to give you the recognition you deserve:

• 35 hours per week, Monday–Friday
• 33 days of annual leave plus one privilege day (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Life assurance cover (4x salary)
• A market-leading defined contribution pension scheme with Legal & General
• Enhanced pay of 20 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, subject to length of service
• A paid day each year to volunteer and make a difference in your community
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training and development opportunities and an agreed development plan
• Recognition awards throughout the year
• Reward Gateway membership – this gives you a huge number of online discounts and savings

Please note if you are joining us on a Secondment your current terms and conditions will remain

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

To apply, simply upload your CV and Cover Letter via our careers portal by clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this page. Our hiring managers will review your application, and we’ll be in touch with the outcome shortly after the closing date.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial interview via MS Teams. If successful, a second-stage face-to-face interview will be held at our HQ in Coventry, Warwickshire, following our competency-based framework.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : recruitment@ahdb.org.uk
• Email : recruitment@ahdb.org.uk
• Telephone : 02476 935722

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@ahdb.org.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles of the Civil Service, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Head of HR via email: hr@ahdb.org.uk