Facilities Assistant

Facilities Assistant
Hours: 37 hours - Monday to Friday - Milton Keynes / Oxford
Salary: £16,000 - £18,000pa depending on experience

Summary
We are currently recruiting for a Facilities Assistant to join an established service provider in the field of biomedical research. Supporting the Facilities Manager, the successful candidate will have a strong understanding and awareness of health and safety in the workplace, along with the ability to think on their feet and use their own initiative in prioritising workload. The role will be suited to a candidate that has strong communication skills, and is able to communicate clearly with staff based across both Milton Keynes and Oxford site.

The Organisation
UK Biocentre is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of UK Biobank and an established service provider in the field of biomedical research, offering researchers a centre of excellence to support all aspects of sample collection, processing, archiving and analysis in clinical studies. UK Biocentre operates from a large-scale Biorepository facility in Milton Keynes with back-up facilities in Oxford. The Milton Keynes site represents a state of the art facility for the processing, storage and analysis of biological samples. UK Biocentre operates to the ISO quality standard ISO-9001:2015.

To succeed in this role you will need to have the following skills, traits and knowledge:

Essential Criteria
1. Understanding of health and safety and its application to the working environment
2. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
3. Ability to understand and follow instructions and procedures
4. Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise conflicting work demands
5. Ability to work well as part of a team or on own as part of unsupervised tasks
6. Ability to use office computer systems including e-mail, spreadsheets and databases.
7. Flexible approach to working practices including providing cover for other team members.
8. Over 18 years old
9. Basic knowledge of building maintenance (plumbing, woodwork and general repairs).

Desirable Criteria
10. City & Guilds 2365
11. Full UK driving licence.
12. PAT testing qualification.
13. Forklift licence.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, personable and approachable individual with strong communication skills. To apply for this position, please send a covering letter and CV by clicking 'Apply' before the closing date of 17 on Friday 30th March 2018.