Facilities Technician

January 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Facilities Technician

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We are seeking a well organised facilities technician with good communication skills to support our facilities team to ensure FM services across the UK are performing to company, statutory and industry standards.

You would assist with planning and implementation of office moves including equipment and furniture for all of buildings under the LOR portfolio. Carry out regular maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards and industry codes.

What will the role look like?

  • Ensure that service delivery meets the requirements of performance targets, KPIs and Health & Safety
  • Support for all general handyman duties
  • Undertake minor works / alterations
  • Ensuring equipment is kept clean, in working order and sent for repair where necessary
  • Maintenance / repair to joinery
  • Maintenance / minor repair to building fabric Ad hoc painting / touching up to properties
  • Minor mechanical / electrical repairs
  • Minor repair to plumbing systems and clearing blockages
  • Gutter & gulley clearance
  • (PPM's) Planned Preventative Maintenance jobs assigned
  • Ensure all security standards are adhered to and maintained within the facility e.g., fire doors locked, alarms maintained, access control systems
  • Ensure that all visitors and sub-contractors are compliant with company standards
  • Out of Hours call out (on call)
  • Ensure actions from regular facilities inspections are carried out as required.
  • Take ownership of facilities requests coming into the department and action accordingly

What skills & experience are we looking for?

  • Well organised with the ability to prioritise
  • Numerate, Literate and accurate
  • Uses initiative and completes tasks from start to finish
  • Focused on meeting deadlines

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.