Facilities Assistants (Central)
Facilities Operations
This permanent, full-time position is available, based on Streatham campus and supporting St Luke’s campus.
The current vacancy is for the operational working hours 12:00-20:00. Applicants must possess a clean driving license.
Summary of the role
You will be part of a team of operatives engaged to fulfil the operational needs of the University, delivering a robust and professional service to the Colleges, Professional Services and visitors. The central team operates between the hours of 7:00 and 20:00 Monday to Friday and very occasional weekends as required operationally, with optional overtime available.This role will include cover and other operational support within the Facilities Operations team.
Flexibility and adaptability are key components of this role as operational requirements may change at short notice. These are physically demanding positions, and you will be covering a wide range of duties including facilitating room and event set-up requirements, lifting and carrying large pieces of equipment, as well as participating in waste and recycling duties between the Exeter campuses.
Main purpose of the job:
To undertake, daily, various Facilities Operations tasks to provide a safe and suitable environment for staff, students and visitors to the University. There will be elements of driving, equipment moves, setting and resetting teaching rooms, event support, some security and assisting with incident support when required.
You will:
hold a clean driving license and will be required to drive University registered vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes as part of their normal daily processbe expected to carry out duties with minimal supervision and will liaise with a wide range of customers
be expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner during all activities
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
39 days leave per yearoptions for flexible working
onsite gyms and a cycle to work scheme
sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Anthony Partridge A.Partridge@exeter.ac.uk