212 – Maintenance Assistant

Maintenance Assistant

Based in Bracknell

£22,000 – £24,500 – Pension Scheme, Life Assurance – 4 times annual gross reference salary (after confirmation), 26 Annual Holidays

42 hours per week, Mon – Thursday 8.30am-6pm and on Friday 8.30am-5.30pm

Our client is a non-profit distributing, member-based association promoting knowledge and providing specialist services for construction and building services stakeholders.

The Maintenance Assistant will provide support to the Facilities Manager in the construction, repair, operations, maintenance, and security of all company owned buildings and will assist with the commissioning and removal of test rigs(mechanical and electrical).

The  Maintenance Assistant main duties will be to:

• Carry out day-to-day facilities services including inspection and compliance measurements to ensure smooth running for the business.
• Support the development of processes and facilitate enhanced performance across the entire estate.
• Be fully conversant with operation and control of building energy management systems.
• Assist with ongoing improvements to the estate.
• Ensure prompt response to assist with out of hours working and emergencies, as they arise.
• Respond to service requests through Facilities Helpdesk.
• Assist with continued conformity with ISO 9001 requirements.
• Pursue continued personal development within the role, maintaining good technical and professional knowledge.
• Provide support to other departments when testing various equipment.
• Be the designated fire marshal
• Deputise for Facilities Manager as and when required.

To be successful as the Maintenance Assistant you will possess the following skills & knowledge:

• Experience in service delivery and facilities management
• Good practical knowledge of electrical, carpentry and plumbing skills
• Good understanding of Health & Safety
• Ability to undertake repairs of plant and equipment under supervision
• Good understanding of Quality Management (ISO 9001) policies
• Good communication and interpersonal skill
• Computer literate, with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Full clean driving licence
• Trained/certified in Forklift, MEWP, IPAF, WAH, PASMA desirable