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.
- 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
- 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
The 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 that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.
At AHDB, we are committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion, to include flexible working opportunities. This applies to both our workforce and the practices we follow.
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