Facilities Maintenance Operative

Dubizzle Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global commodities firm is seeking a Facilities professional to maintain an efficient office environment at their London Victoria location. The ideal candidate will handle daily building maintenance, act as the main contact for facilities issues, and support both soft and hard FM services. Key responsibilities include ensuring health and safety compliance, conducting audits, and training new joiners. This role requires hands-on experience in maintenance and excellent organization and communication skills. A competitive benefits package including an annual bonus and private medical scheme is offered.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Private medical scheme

Travel insurance

Income protection

Life insurance

Bike2Work scheme

Season ticket loan

Onsite gym

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar Facilities role.
• Understanding of both Soft and Hard FM services.
• In-depth knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out building maintenance and repairs.
• Act as main point of contact for building issues.
• Conduct health and safety audits and checks.

Skills

Hands on experience with maintenance

Excellent organisation

Team playing skills

Communication skills

Proactive solution-oriented approach

Education

IOSH or equivalent H&S certification

Maintenance qualification e.g. PAT testing

Job description

About Javelin

Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in New York, Dallas, San Diego, St Louis, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, Dubai, India, Singapore, China and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, agriculture, and renewables.

Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 200 people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.

Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas. Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a ‘give as you earn’ scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities. Our London office has on-site gym facilities and a golf/sports simulator. Discover more at http://www.javelincommodities.com/.

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on Facilities professional to help maintain a safe, efficient and well-run office environment at our London Victoria site. This is a varied, practical role where you’ll take ownership of day-to-day building maintenance, act as the main point of contact for facilities issues, and support planned and reactive works across both soft and hard FM services. You’ll work closely with the Facilities Manager, Office Manager, IT and external contractors, playing a key role in health & safety, compliance, inductions, audits and emergency response, while building strong relationships with colleagues across the business.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Hands on facilities maintenance role, be confident to carry out repairs, completing maintenance tasks inhouse where possible
• Maintaining high standards of building fabric and associated works across the office
• Act as the main point of contact for any building issues via the Facilities Helpdesk
• Ongoing monitoring and proactive maintenance of facilities tasks including oversight of maintenance renovations, refurbishments, and building projects with external contractors, monitoring KPIs and SLAs
• Reviewing and organising scheduled works with external contractors, completing inhouse maintenance checks such as water management tasks
• Provide training to all new joiners, including a building tour
• Manging administrative tasks including completing work permits, updating PPM spreadsheets, closing completed actions, updating FM logbooks, recording worksheets
• Carry out building audits, including cleaning and H&S checks
• Maintain health and safety policies and procedures in the office, including acting as a fire marshal and first aider
• Provide cover in the absence of the Facilities Manager
• Support the Facilities Manager, Office Manager and Head of Infrastructure with all building requests
• Support IT department with any office moves and changes
• Respond quickly and effectively to building emergencies
• Liaise with landlord on building management and service charges
• Build strong relationships with all employees at Javelin

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in a similar role Facilities role
• Hands on experience with a background in one of the following areas: Maintenance, Electrician, Plumber, Carpentry, Decorator
• Understanding of both Soft and Hard FM services
• In depth knowledge of health and safety requirements, as well as, legislation and building maintenance regulations
• Experience managing challenging projects and suppliers
• Excellent organisation with a strong attention to details
• Excellent team playing and communication skills
• A proactive and solution orientated approach
• A “can do” attitude and able to work under pressure and comfortable with taking initiative
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage time effectively
• IOSH or equivalent H&S certification (desirable)
• Maintenance qualification – e.g PAT testing (desirable)

Successful candidate will be required to

• Work from the London Victoria office 5 days per week
• Work flexibly to ensure that emergency situations can be dealt with immediately.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension scheme (10% company contribution)
• Private medical scheme with a range of additional wellbeing benefits
• Travel insurance
• Income protection
• Life insurance (5x salary)
• Bike2Work scheme including secure storage and showers
• Season ticket loan
• Onsite gym.