Facilities Assistant

An opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Assistant to join the FM team at Broughton, our area admin site for the Lancashire area.

You will be expected to plan & organise your own workload, prioritising tasks and activities on a day to day basis.

The job is very varied and you will be expected to deliver against a broad range of duties including use and maintenance of precision relevant tools and equipment such as:

- Woodworking & joinery tools - planes, chisels & handsaws
- Hacksaw for metal
- Electric drill with hammer capability for drilling in to masonry bricks etc.
- Laser level
- Electrical & Test Equipment - pipe/cable detectors. Voltage/Continuity tester to test sockets and circuits
- Hand tools. - spanners, sockets, wrenches from small 5mm sockets to large 70mm monkey wrench
- Screwdrivers, small precision screwdrivers to large 10mm

A valid UK driving license is essential as the role may require occasional travel.

You must be able to demonstrate communications skills in all forms and be proficient in Microsoft; Word, Excel and Outlook.

You will be trained to act as a senior fire marshal.

The role is Mon - Fri with working hours primarily 08:00 - 16:00

A uniform is provided.

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.