Work Assistant

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Works Assistant

We are looking for a Works Assistant to join the Direct Labour team (DLO) in the Estates department. Working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, you will be delivering an excellent maintenance service direct to our customers.

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for basic reactive repairs to the components and equipment (Internal & external) of the building fabric, civils and structural elements.
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks.
• Assist other staff within the department on reactive and planned maintenance.
• Act as 1st response to emergency situations to assist in roof leaks and basic repairs, clearing and cleaning areas that are subject to escape of water and flooding.
• Comply with all relevant health and safety legislation and safe systems of work.
• Assist with managing critical and essential material stock levels.
• Develop good working relationships with key customers to continually improve our service.

We’d like to hear from you if you:

• Are experienced in working within a reactive maintenance environment.
• Experienced in carrying out basic fabric, civils and structural repairs in a professional/commercial environment.
• Have a good understanding of job specific General Health and Safety in the workplace including risk assessments and method statements.
• Can work well as part of a team and independently.
• Can communicate and deliver excellent customer service.

We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with

great benefits

and opportunities for progression. We are a proud Living Wage supporter.

Benefits include: -

35 hour 8am-4pm working week.
32 Days leave plus Bank Holidays.
Generous employers’ contribution pension scheme.
Potential overtime earnings (dependent on there being a business need).
Bespoke training to your trade background.
Access to a company vehicle for travel between sites daily and ‘on-call’ to take home during the evening/weekend.
Company uniform/PPE.
Sick pay.

This role is site based, meaning that you will be spending all of your time working on campus. The University is committed to offering flexibility, wherever the role and business need allows, supporting work-life balance.
A valid driving license is necessary as it is a condition of employment so that all personnel are able to utilise the fleet of University vehicles to reach all University sites.

Please contact Tristan Marley ([email protected]) for an informal, confidential discussion about the role.

This post is full-time and open-ended.

Salary: £23,700 - £24,533 per annum (Grade 3)

Date advert posted: Friday, 26 April 2024

Closing date: Friday, 24 May 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job Description

Job Purpose

Works Assistants play an essential role within an enthusiastic and innovative direct labour organisation (DLO), delivering reactive maintenance activities, planned preventative maintenance and fault finding for all building fabric and civils systems across the Estate.

Duties and Responsibilities

Main duties

• Responsible for basic reactive repairs to the components and equipment (Internal & external) of the building fabric, civils and structural elements. This will include but not limited to:

The removal and installation of wall mounted fixtures/fittings (Notice/White marker boards, sanitary dispensers, key safe and signs etc.).

Carry out basic repairs to window and door components (that does not require the use of specialist power tools),

Inspection and replacement of ceiling tiles.

Dismantling and disposal of office furniture and other office storage items.

Collection and disposal of general waste across the estate i.e., wooden pallets, timber, metal etc.

Act as 1st response to emergency situations to assist in roof leaks and basic repairs, clearing and cleaning areas that are subject to escape of water and flooding.

Deliver and set up air cooling equipment as directed by the department i.e circulating fans, A/C units and dehumidifiers.

General cleaning to wood working workshop (not including specialist machinery and or plant)

Managing deliveries and the stocking of general building materials

• To carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks. This will include but not limited to:-

Cleaning and undertaking temporary repairs of roofs, rainwater outlets, gullies and downpipes.

Cleaning of roads, gullies, lightwells and building access/entrance areas to ensure safe passage.

Defibrillator inspections which will require the recording of findings/results.

Undertaking working at height inspections to the departments Aluminum platforms, ladders, steps, hop ups whilst maintaining safety records of findings.

Wood working extraction unit inspections whilst maintaining safety records of findings.

Undertake tasks on designated days for the flying of flags to university buildings.

• Work generally unsupervised to undertake the majority of tasks and repair work using own judgement to effect repairs/solutions within capability.
• Assist other staff within the department on reactive and planned maintenance.
• Comply with all relevant health and safety legislation and procedures, including task specific risk assessments and method statements, in the carrying out reactive and planned maintenance, reporting any potentially unsafe working
• Ensure all necessary paperwork required both manually or electronically, are completed accurately and in a timely manner in line with SLA’s. This includes work requests, PPM schedules, stores requisitions, allocation of hours and any other required for legislation or safety purposes.
• To attend, as identified and by agreement, development, and training courses to keep abreast of new industry best practice and statutory regulations.
• Ensuring all statutory, planned and breakdown works are completed safely, cost effectively and to the agreed KPI’s and Service Level Agreement.
• Establish working relationships with key contacts to help improve service levels, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools/Departments.
• Maintain personal tools, equipment, and vehicles, taking responsibility for the safe keeping of these.  Complete regular checks on vehicles to ensure it is in good condition.
• To carry out such duties as are required and are commensurate with the level of this post

General Duties

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
• To carry out such duties as are required and are commensurate with the level of this post.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrate experience of working within a reactive and planned maintenance environment
• Experienced in carrying out basic fabric repairs in a professional/commercial environment.
• Good understanding of job specific General Health and Safety in the workplace including risk assessments and method statement
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently to achieve overall team goals and the ability to prioritise tasks
• Familiarity with basic computer packages i.e. Microsoft Outlook, word, excel ect
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate appropriately with customers and other departments
• A valid driving license is necessary as it is a condition of employment that all personnel are able to utilise the fleet of university vehicles to reach all University sites.

Desirable Criteria

• Fluency in Welsh written and oral.
• Demonstrate experience of working within a higher education environment.
• Experience of using small, mobile, handheld device’s (Personal digital assistant (PDA’s)/Smart Phone) to update on the job status via a computer aided facilities management (CAFM) system app

Additional Information

Additional Information
This is a full-time open-ended position of 35 hours per week. Hours of work normally be 0800 to 1600, with one hour for lunch.

• Overtime is a condition of employment and will be worked as and when reasonably requested. No regular level of overtime work is guaranteed.
• To undertake any other duties as from time to time may be required commensurate with the grade of the post
• To be available to attend annual Health Surveillance assessments