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Janitor

The Recruitment Co.
Posted 24 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Bedford, Bedfordshire MK40 1NU, England

Salary

£28,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Recruitment Co is seeking a Janitor/Handy person for a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Candidates should have experience in building maintenance, janitorial duties, and a good understanding of health and safety requirements.
  • The position requires physical fitness, manual handling ability, and flexibility in work hours for covering holidays and sickness absence.
  • The salary for this permanent role is £28,799.18, with a 39-hour work week from Monday to Friday.
  • Applicants must hold a full UK driver's license and be proactive in maintenance and building management.

The Recruitment Co is looking to recruit a Janitor / Handy person to work in a fast pace manufacturing environment.

Main Duties

  • Weekly & monthly planned maintenance tasks as scheduled (waste management, flushing of little used outlets / water temperature recording, emergency lighting tests, etc.).
  • First line response to reactive repairs.
  • Minor building fabric repairs and modifications.
  • Decorating tasks.
  • Basic plumbing.
  • Basic carpentry.
  • General office cleaning (by exception)
  • General cleaning or janitorial duties as requested (by exception).
  • Supporting external landscaping and cleaning as required
  • Ad hoc porterage duties (Moves & changes, furniture management & moves, etc.).
  • Stock management
  • Housekeeping of facilities plant rooms and workshop

Attributes

  • Physically fit with good dexterity.
  • Manual Handling ability.
  • Comfortable working at heights.
  • Able to work in a demanding and busy area.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of all assigned work orders.
  • Comply fully with Health, Safety & Environmental policies.
  • Completion of documentation as required, including RAMS and adhere to all associated permits.
  • Flexibility in work hours to provide cover if required for holidays and sickness absence.
  • To assist all trades within the team and through the correct training be able to complete tasks away from your core skills.
  • Provide excellent customer service to building occupants, ensuring they are made aware of work order progress in a timely manner
  • Proactively walk the floors, reporting any maintenance or H&S issues to the helpdesk and appropriate manager.

What we are looking for

  • Experience of building maintenance, handyperson, janitorial duties.
  • Ability to identify and select correct materials and tools for a job
  • Good understanding of health and safety requirements within a building environment.
  • Have a proactive approach to maintenance and building management.
  • Confident, driven, and pro-active.
  • Able to do the job right and do it right first time, within a pre-determined timescale.
  • Willingness to undertake further training.
  • Ability to provide a schedule of works for identified additional / remedial works.
  • Writing and following risk and method statements as required daily.
  • Provide excellent customer service to building occupants, ensuring they are made aware of work order progress in a timely manner.
  • Good knowledge of building Statutory Compliance.
  • Hold a full UK driver's license.

39-hour week, Monday - Thursday 8am to 5pm & Friday 8am - 13.30pm

Salary £28,799.18 - Permanent basis

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