Facilities Maintenance General Assistant

An opportunity has arisen to join our client as the Facilities Maintenance General Assistant.

Location: This role is based at our client s principal venue in Westminster

Reports To: Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

Department: Facilities

About Our Client

Our client is owned by Trustees appointed by the Methodist Church. They conduct business in line with the Church s ethics and their own company values.

They are seeking a proactive Facilities Maintenance General Assistant to join their team and to support the smooth delivery of their maintenance services. You will help manage assets, maintain stock levels, and coordinate day-to-day maintenance tasks, ensuring information is shared effectively and workflows run efficiently.

About You:

Key responsibilities include supporting the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor with the day-to-day running of building maintenance, helping to deliver an effective facilities strategy, and staying updated on best practice and emerging trends. The role contributes to smooth building operations by assisting with clear procedures, compliance requirements, and coordination of maintenance activities across the site.

This role involves managing daily maintenance tasks to ensure over 90% PPM compliance, coordinating reactive works, and overseeing contractors through the facilities management system to maximise efficiency. Duties include PAT testing, water hygiene checks, basic electrical and plumbing tasks, painting and decorating, fire system support, record keeping, stock monitoring, and responding to client enquiries within required timeframes, along with attending operational and health and safety meetings.

You will have:

• Proven experience in maintenance.
• Communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations, building regulations, and environmental standards.
• Proficiency in maintenance software and tools.

The following skills and experience are desirable:

• Electrical and plumbing qualification.
• Painting and decoration experience.
• Water hygiene record keeping knowledge.

Benefits

As a member of our client s team, you will have access to a range of benefits, including:

• Generous pension
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Staff referral bonus
• Season ticket loan
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays and paid birthday leave
• 2 additional paid volunteering days each year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family leave
• Enhanced sick leave
• 50% discount at their in-house café and discounts to food and shopping places in local area

Our client welcomes applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds, skills and abilities. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please let them know.

Given their organisation s affiliation with the Methodist Church, an understanding and alignment with Methodist values are essential.