Facilities Caretaker

**Who we are**:NMITE is an innovative new entrant in UK Higher Education in Hereford, with its eyes firmly on regional impact and a global reputation. We have ambitious aims to widen access to higher education, support lifelong learning in technology and engineering, to support industry and transform careers. Supported by Government, industry, and the engineering profession, we aim to be a game-changer in every facet of our operations and educational programmes. NMITE’s approach to teaching is highly interactive - we don’t use lectures or traditional exams; we do use challenge-led, industry-linked learning experiences and we are proud advocates of learning by doing

To thrive in our environment, you’ll need a can-do attitude, a solve-it mindset, the willingness to learn (NMITE is a new provider - on an exciting journey), the ability to work with all our multidisciplinary teams, and we are not going to say no to a good sense of humour when the going gets tough

**The Role**: NMITE is seeking a Facilities Caretaker to provide dedicated day-to-day support to staff, visitors, and students across our campus buildings in Hereford city centre and Skylon Park, Rotherwas. The role includes arranging and delivering maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance with health, safety & environmental standards, coordinating contractors, and supporting infrastructure projects. Responsibilities will include:

- Provide dedicated day-to-day facilities support to the staff, visitors and students using NMITE campus buildings (Hereford city centre and Skylon Park, Rotherwas)
- Arrange and deliver pre-planned and reactive maintenance tasks, while adhering to safety standards and best working practices.
- Support compliance with health, safety & environmental standards across site.
- Organise works required for contractors and services; coordinating contractors on site and ensuring compliance requirements are upheld.
- Support regular testing of fire alarm, emergency lighting systems and fire evacuations procedures.
- Carry out Portable Appliance Testing as required.
- To carry out minor electrical maintenance, such as bulb replacement changing plugs and fuses on electrical fittings.
- To carry out minor plumbing maintenance such as washer and plug replacement and de-scaling unblocking sinks and toilets.
- Regularly inspect utilities supplies and provide meter readings.
- Complete department administration and filing.
- Provide support and contribute to the planning and delivery of NMITE infrastructure projects.
- Provide support for emergency response - in relation to estates.
- To undertake any other related duties as may be required by the Facilities Coordinator.

**The role will be a great fit, if**:

- You have previous experience in facilities coordination.
- You have excellent organisational skills.
- You're known for your problem-solving abilities and adaptability to various situations.
- You prioritise the experience of individuals in utilising facilities.
- You can manage facility-related data and balance the needs of the organisation and its users.
- You can communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- You thrive in a collaborative work environment.
- You have experience in analysing facility-related data, attention to detail, interpreting information, identifying trends, and presenting data in formats that aid effective decision-making.
- Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders is something you excel at.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- **Essential Requirements**_
- Computer literate (Microsoft office standard packages (must have excel).
- Able to read technical drawings and manuals.
- **Desirable**_
- Experience in plumbing, heating and ventilation systems, carpentry, painting and/or decorating and minor electrical works.
- Qualifications - general engineering certificate (BTEC) or equivalent experience and other associated trade certificates.

**Our values**:

- **Grit and determination**. We will be determined in everything we do, demonstrating the staying power needed to see things through.
- **Inclusive**. We will respect every individual and every voice will be equally important. We will have a community of students learning with people from a variety of backgrounds and our staff team will be equally diverse.
- **Creative and learning.** We will test the boundaries of existing practice and find new ways of doing things. We will always seek to justify the “new” in our title. We will try new things with humility, accepting mistakes and learning from them. We will always seek to learn from experiences by sharing openly what went well and what went wrong.
- **Honest.** We will always be courteous and respectful but also honest and straightforward when dealing with each other. We will not hide from uncomfortable truths and staff will be provided with the information they seek to do their jobs and to be well informed about our progress.
- **Curious**. We will encourage scr