Building Facilities Technician

The University of Oxford has one of the largest and most successful chemistry departments in the world and the Department of Chemistry is looking to recruit a Building Facilities Technician

About the Role

You will provide support & assistance to the existing facilities management team in matters relating to day to day maintenance, repairs and servicing of the laboratory and building environment within the Department, ensuring that the building and equipment across the Chemistry estate are professionally maintained and serviced in a timely and efficient manner.

You will be required under the guidance of the Building Manager, alone or in conjunction with others, to use a range of skills and system knowledge including ‘hands on’ participation in technical tasks as required, to ensure a safe, efficient, productive and high-quality research and teaching environment.

About you

You will possess a good level of demonstrable DIY skills, with the ability to switch for example from changing light bulbs to small building projects and back with confidence, including use of power tools, workshop machinery, ladders and scaffold towers.

You will be knowledgeable in relevant Health and Safety at work principles and will be responsible for portable appliance testing (PAT) of apparatus and equipment (predominately new acquisitions) presented to the workshop prior to distribution to the end user. You will have basic IT skills including MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook), experience of working in a workshop and/or building maintenance will be an advantage. Given the nature of the role, good physical fitness is essential.

What we offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme

• 38 days annual leave

• A comprehensive range of childcare services

• Family leave schemes

• Cycle loan scheme

• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

The Post will be based in the Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford and is full-time, permanent position available immediately.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.

In your supporting statement please address each point of the selection criteria found in the job description and demonstrate with an example how you meet the criteria. This may include experience gained in employment, education, or during career breaks.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon, Monday 22 January 2024.