• 37 hours/week
• Permanent contract (Internal applicants are prioritised)
• Salary: £24,404 - £25,183 per annum
• Location: Shape Mendip Hub, Shepton Mallet

The Facilities Management Team provides premises management, health and safety statutory checks, assists with incident control, financial and procurement administration. We act as first point of contact for building users.

Your role will include weekly health & safety and statutory checks, assisting with buildings user requirements and the provision of general technical/ administration support.

These premises management tasks include weekly Health and Safety tours, fire extinguisher checks, and alarm testing, legionella testing, emergency lighting testing and panic alarm testing, inductions, monitoring building materials, fault reporting and auditing risk and CoSHH assessments.

You will be part of a team but will also be required to work alone when carrying out these duties at the FM managed premises in the East Somerset region including Glastonbury, Frome, Wells, Bruton, Wincanton, Burnham-on-Sea and Cheddar. This involves the travel to these premises on a regular basis and therefore you will need access to your own transport. You will also share the manning of the Hub helpdesk based in Shepton Mallet on a Rota basis, answering emails and enquiries from internal customers.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Experience in a similar role.

• Experience/knowledge of health and safety related tasks.

• Take pride in your work, have great work ethic, and want to play your part in creating a welcoming and safe environment.

• Have experience of using Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Have excellent Customer service skills and a are a natural problem solver.

• Are organised, flexible and adaptable.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.

• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave

• Staff discounts in gyms.

• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.

• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.

• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.

• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Experience in a health and safety environment or premises management role is preferred but not essential as training is provided. We are seeking people with transferable skills and backgrounds to join our team.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Rachael Selway via 0777401871 or Mick Guy via 07584175226.

The salary for this role is £24,404 - £25,183 per annum

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.

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