Facilities Operative
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health, and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
Our Estates & Facilities are responsible for all the services required to make our campuses pleasant and positive places to work and study. Our services include estate development, cleaning and maintenance, environmental management and travel services, timetabling, space management, catering, conference services and residential services.
Our Facilities Management team are seeking a new Facilities Operative (FACOP) on a shift rota basis to join our friendly, professional and customer focused colleagues based at our Chelsmsford Campus. In this varied role, you will be responsible for the provision of a range of day-to-day services including porterage, room layouts and collection/deliveries across campuses for which a vehicle will be provided.
You may also be required to undertake general maintenance and cleaning such as changing lightbulbs/batteries, gully clearing, snow and ice clearance, gritting, basic gardening duties and assisting with our waste removal and recycling programme. You will carry out building inspections in line with written procedures, report defects and monitor resolutions with our Help Desk.
This role involves a substantial amount of manual handling and working on your own initiative requiring an open and flexible approach. You will be an effective team player and have the ability to evaluate priorities. You will be educated to GCSE level A-C or hold a vocational qualification at NVQ level 2 or equivalent, preferably with some previous relevant experience in a service-related field, ideally working within a large multi-site organisation, and have a basic understanding of Health and Safety issues.
Participation in the shift rota is essential for this role, the rota will cover shifts between 7am and up to 9pm (but usually 7pm) to ensure adequate cover during each working day. Some weekend working may be required for large events - advance notice will normally be given. Shifts are usually earlies 7am – 3.30pm and lates 10.30 am – 7.00pm, Monday – Friday (finishing 30 mins earlier on a Friday) with an hour break to ensure adequate cover during each working day.
Informal enquiries can be made to Head of Facilities Management, Mark Brett at mark.brett@aru.ac.uk
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.
In accordance with the UK Government’s immigration points-based system, this post does not meet the characteristics of a skilled job including salary criteria to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.