Facilities General Assistant - Temp - Up to £12 per hour

Company Description

Ingram Content Group is hiring a Facilities General Assistant to contribute to our Manufacturing team in Milton Keynes, UK. The Facilities General Assistant will offer a broad range of service functions providing support to all departments within and for the building. 

Want to join a key team that helps the world read?

Ingram Content Group UK Ltd, is a leader in providing a comprehensive suite of inventory-free on-demand print and distribution services for books to the publishing industry. Lightning Source gives the publishing community options to print books in any quantity, one to 10,000, and provides its customers access to the most comprehensive worldwide bookselling channel in the industry. 

The world is reading, and it is our goal to connect as many people as possible to the content they want in the simplest ways. If you want to be part of a customer-centric team that strives for excellence, collaboration, innovation, we can’t wait to meet you!

Job Description

Essential Job Duties:

• To ensure the building is clean and tidy and generally well maintained (reporting anything broken, removing empty cardboard boxes, cleaning spillages.)
• Managing waste streams
• Liaising with the shift leaders unwrap paper reels as necessary and remove wrapping to carton waste
• Ensure that the grounds, car park etc remain tidy and litter free and that any maintenance issues in these areas are reported to the Facilities Manager
• Ensure that the production floor is kept to the acceptable standard agreed using various methods including sweeping, mopping, hand scrubbing and the use of an industrial cleaner and sweeper.
• To check and restock the office and production kitchen (coffee, tea, and sugar) daily.
• Electronic stock take
• To ensure that both production and office kitchens are kept clean, and dishwasher emptied appropriately
• To weigh and record waste streams in line with the Company’s key performance indicator
• To help prepare, set up and dismantle furniture and equipment in training room as required.
• To ensure that the office is kept well stocked with the appropriate paper for the printers
• To work with IT and facilities on the deliveries into Goods In for their respective departments
• To assist with office moves and relocations.
• As instructed during the winter months prepare the external steps and access to the buildings this will involve the clearing of snow from car parks and driveways
• To carry out any such other reasonable duties within job capabilities as may be requested by the Facilities Manager from time to time.
• To be responsible for your own Health and Safety and be aware of factors affecting your colleagues in order to maintain a safe environment.
• To report any accidents, potential hazards to your Line Manager immediately.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Previous experience of a similar role, or Warehouse experience
• PPT or Forklift Desirable

Education:

• Effective level of literacy and numeracy

Skills:

• Effective team member with a flexible approach to work
• Flexible approach to change
• Confidence in dealing with queries
• The ability to deal with people at different levels and adopt a professional attitude at all times.
• Ability to work to set targets under pressure and adapt to ever changing priorities
• Must be tactful and conscientious
• Ability to work on own initiative with an eye for detail

Additional Information

Perks/Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Continuous Professional Development and Training Opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Free Hot drinks
• Snack and Drink Vending machines on site
• Service Awards