Senior Facilities Assistant

4 weeks ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom Forbes Solicitors Full time

**_Role_**
Forbes Solicitors are looking for a Senior Facilities Assistant to join the Facilities Team at our Blackburn Office, with further travel to our other office locations across Lancashire, Manchester and Leeds. This is a full-time role, working 36.25 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm.

The purpose of this role will be to successfully plan, organise and deliver the maintenance and health and safety work to ensure the firm provides a safe and well-maintained working environments for all its staff, clients, contractors and other visitors.

The role will be responsible for delivering successful outcomes such as:

- Directly support the Facilities Manager with planning and organising the delivery of maintenance and standard compliance tasks undertaken by the Facilities Team.
- Completion of PAT testing across the Firm in both offices and home-working environments, with the completion of required documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
- Assist Facilities Team colleagues with Stores related activities such as collection of confidential waste, file archiving, file destroying, moving of files to storage facilities.
- Willingness to undertake such other duties commensurate with your position and hours as may reasonably be expected.
- Contribute to the Firm’s successful compliance with its Health & Safety requirements by completing all required risk assessments and health and safety checks.
- Advise colleagues on requests for office layout and equipment changes, rearrangements, or improvements.
- Pro-actively assist with the logístical and practical work of facilities projects such as office moves, workspace improvement and estate planning etc.
- Travel to all Forbes offices as required across the North-West, to undertake and complete required facilities and health and safety related work.
- Ensure maintenance and compliance tasks are completed to a high standard in a timely manner to ensure the Firm is compliant with health and safety requirements and maintenance of its buildings, working environments and assets.
- Undertaking inspection, basic maintenance, and refurbishment work across the Firm’s offices and working environments, both as a result of planned maintenance and reactive repairs.

**_Organisation_**
Forbes Solicitors offer the full range of legal services to individuals, commercial clients, and a number of specialist sectors where we excel nationally. We have offices across the North but our roots are firmly based in Lancashire. Our clients tell us that we stand out from other firms. We are real people who are passionate about getting the best results. Working together and listening to our clients, we provide genuine and practical advice.

We are looking for someone who displays our values; specifically someone who can excel, is engaged, is a real person, displays fairness in all they do and has a one team ethic.

**_Benefits_**
We are committed to being a supportive organisation that keeps focus on our people and therefore we offer a range of additional benefits including:

- Competitive Salary;
- 33 Days Annual Leave, including bank holidays;
- Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (Subject to T&Cs);
- A day off for your Birthday;
- Ongoing Training and Development;
- Progression Opportunities;
- Company Pension;
- Service Awards;
- Health Care Benefits (Health Cash Back Plan and Mental Health Counselling Services);
- Other Employee Discounts;
- Recruitment and Legal Department Referrals (Subject to T&C’s);
- Annual Events.

**_ Applying_**
If you are interested in this role specifically or just working at Forbes Solicitors, please do head to our website to learn more about us.
- Previous experience of working within a Facilities/Maintenance function, is desirable, but not essential;
- Experience or interest in Basic DIY and other improvement projects, is essential;
- Ideally have experience in PAT testing, however, full training will be provided;
- Have a prior understanding of the importance of H&S at work, however, training will be provided;
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work with our people, clients and contacts from all levels of the business in a confidential and professional manner;
- Highly organised, with good attention to detail;
- Excellent knowledge of IT systems, Microsoft Office, word, excel;
- A clean driving licence and access to a vehicle - Essential - as travel will be required to service the firms’ other offices in the Lancashire, Manchester and Leeds area (*If you have a disability that prevents you from driving, please specify so we can assess what reasonable adjustments can be made.)

Forbes is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer and accredited to Investors in People and ISO 9001 quality management systems. We support the principle of equal opportunities in relation to any opportunities which we might provide through the engagement of employees; the provision of services to clients; and the appointment and engag


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