Building Facilities Operative - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Newcastle University

Newcastle University
Newcastle University
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Salary:
£23,162 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.

We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.


Closing Date: 10 April 2024

The Role

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

What's in it for you? Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.

We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.


Estates & Facilities are a very large multidisciplinary team that look after the development, maintenance, safety and security of over 150 buildings across various sites including a wide variety of world class teaching and research facilities, a range of diverse accommodation for over 3500 students across three student villages as well as caring for our beautifully landscaped grounds.

We are also the team at the University responsible for catered halls, great food and drink, conferences and events.


You will be Supporting the function of the Estates & Facilities office by providing a range of services to Academic, Administrative and Service departments as an individual or as part of a team, undertaking specified duties to service level standards and customer service standards.

We are responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of a large number of buildings in our beautiful campus.

Our team of over 200 colleagues are responsible for periodic cleaning routines, particularly around frequently touched services as well as deeper cleaning routines.

We are ideally looking for someone who has experience of working as part of a team in a customer focused environment.


We have hours available from hrs per week and really need our teams to have a flexible approach to working, working when required on a rota covering the hours of 7am to 11pm, all year round.

There are 15 positions available.

If this is you, we are really interested in hearing from you. Please call Jeanette Trewick, our Building Facilities Manager, on for more information.


Key Accountabilities Undertake general cleaning duties as required by the cleaning and portering Supervisors, including the use of floor maintenance equipment Portering duties will include removal of general and clinical waste and their correct disposal, distribution of deliveries throughout the facility, general removals, ensuring all stairways and fire corridors and exits are kept clear, removing the obstructions or reporting the problem to the appropriate personnel Contribute to the general security of the building, property and persons and reporting incidents and potential breaches of security Respond to emergency situations and taking appropriate action to minimise damage/distress.

Where possible taking action to assist in rectifying the situation e.g. flooding, lift failure with occupants Ensure safe working practices by observing and complying with Estate & Facilities, and Faculty/School health and safety procedures Provide cover for colleagues when necessary as directed by the Team Leader/Supervisor

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Experience of working in a customer focused environment
Experience of working as part of a team
Demonstratable experience of being able to plan and organise workloads
Numerate and literate
Desirable
Experience of working in an educational or large organisation
Ability to use rotary floor cleaning equipment

Attributes and Behaviour
Flexible approach to working
Demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills
Willing to help others and share workloads
Physically able to carry out the duties of the position - regular bending, lifting, moving around a large building or complex
Willing to undertake work pattern as required by the Service including overtime
Able to work unsocial hours


Qualifications:

Desirable
BICSc or COPC or similar cleaning qualification

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.


At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.

We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.

We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

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