Facilities Assistant

We have an exciting new role come in for Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Rescue. We are recruiting for a Facilities Assistant to work for them at their Headquarters in Northampton.

This is an exciting new role where you will be working on a permanent basis, Monday to Friday, 37 hours a week.

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO THE POLICE VETTING CRITERIA YOU MUST HAVE BEEN RESIDING WITHIN THE UK CONTINUOUSLY AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR 5 YEARS.

The purpose of this role: Working within Enabling Services as a Property Maintenance Technician to provide support to the Deputy Property Operations Manager, and the wider Property Operations team dealing with minor repairs and defects throughout both Police & Fire estates

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To provide a repair and maintenance service to police and fire premises. This may include some sourcing, pricing and purchasing of materials for repair and maintenance work.
2. Monitor the efficient day-to-day operation of on-site mechanical and electrical systems e.g. boilers and ventilation systems, generators (Police sites), compressors and security gates.
3. Carry out weekly fire alarm systems and being first point of testing of emergency and security gates and doors.
4. Provide information to contractors on site in relation to the location of all electrical and mechanical plant and related equipment. To escort unvetted contractors working on site to ensure security of buildings and information. Report any concerns or unsafe practices in relation to contractors promptly to a supervisor.
5. Assist with the porterage, transportation and delivery of supplies, furniture, equipment and property. Provide logistical support for external events.
6. Assist with office relocations/movement.
7. To keep site yard and outside surrounding areas, including car parks, in a clean and tidy condition and to maintain and keep in good order all garden areas.
8. Police sites only.Fuel. Assisting fuel deliveries. Taking fuel sample dips to determine stock levels aiding stock replenishing.
9. Police sites only. Vehicle sundries changes. To expedite operational deployments. Bulbs, wheel changes, arrange puncture repairs, liquid top ups, checking of operational contents.
10. To undertake H&S training and refresher training commensurate to the activities being asked to complete. Including manual handling, fuel deliveries, asbestos awareness, working at heights and equipment provided.
11. Portable appliance testing. Maintain competence to undertake portable appliance testing/records as part of scheme to meet codes of practice. Undertake testing for periodic reviews and during office moves.
12. Assist creating housekeeping rules. Provide feedback relating to conditions for reporting to supervisors, through workflow devices.
13. Use of workflow technology for both planned and reactive maintenance work. To be used for managing departmental workflow in relation to requests for service.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

1. Willingness to successfully undertake relevant Health & Safety training, i.e. Manual Handling/COSHH.
2. Comprehensive working knowledge of plumbing, painting/decorating, carpentry and electrical work, ideally gained from a trade background.
3. Ability to undertake physical demanding activity.
4. Good communication skills.
5. Flexibility regarding working hours and locations.
6. Holder of current driving license. Able to drive vehicle with a manual gear box and prepared to complete and successfully pass any organisational van driving or practical assessment and use an organisational van to transport to support the property function.

If you have the skills for this role, please apply. If your CV is shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail.

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