Facilities Maintenance Operative

About Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in New York, Dallas, San Diego, St Louis, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, Dubai, India, Singapore, China and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, agriculture, and renewables.

Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 200 people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.

Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas. Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a ‘give as you earn’ scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities. Our London office has on-site gym facilities and a golf/sports simulator.

The Role: We are looking for a hands-on Facilities professional to help maintain a safe, efficient and well-run office environment at our London Victoria site. This is a varied, practical role where you’ll take ownership of day-to-day building maintenance, act as the main point of contact for facilities issues, and support planned and reactive works across both soft and hard FM services. You’ll work closely with the Facilities Manager, Office Manager, IT and external contractors, playing a key role in health & safety, compliance, inductions, audits and emergency response, while building strong relationships with colleagues across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands on facilities maintenance role, be confident to carry out repairs, completing maintenance tasks in-house where possible.
• Maintaining high standards of building fabric and associated works across the office.
• Act as the main point of contact for any building issues via the Facilities Helpdesk.
• Ongoing monitoring and proactive maintenance of facilities tasks including oversight of maintenance renovations, refurbishments, and building projects with external contractors, monitoring KPIs and SLAs.
• Reviewing and organising scheduled works with external contractors, completing in-house maintenance checks such as water management tasks.
• Provide training to all new joiners, including a building tour.
• Managing administrative tasks including completing work permits, updating PPM spreadsheets, closing completed actions, updating FM logbooks, recording worksheets.
• Carry out building audits, including cleaning and H&S checks.
• Maintain health and safety policies and procedures in the office, including acting as a fire marshal and first aider.
• Provide cover in the absence of the Facilities Manager.
• Support the Facilities Manager, Office Manager and Head of Infrastructure with all building requests.
• Support IT department with any office moves and changes.
• Respond quickly and effectively to building emergencies.
• Liaise with landlord on building management and service charges.
• Build strong relationships with all employees at Javelin.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Proven experience in a similar Facilities role.
• Hands on experience with a background in one of the following areas: Maintenance, Electrician, Plumber, Carpentry, Decorator.
• Understanding of both Soft and Hard FM services.
• In-depth knowledge of health and safety requirements, as well as legislation and building maintenance regulations.
• Experience managing challenging projects and suppliers.
• Excellent organisation with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent team playing and communication skills.
• A proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• A “can do” attitude and able to work under pressure and comfortable with taking initiative.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage time effectively.
• IOSH or equivalent H&S certification (desirable).
• Maintenance qualification – e.g. PAT testing (desirable).

Successful candidate will be required to:

• Work from the London Victoria office 5 days per week.
• Work flexibly to ensure that emergency situations can be dealt with immediately.

Benefits:

• Annual discretionary bonus.
• 25 days holiday.
• Company pension scheme (10% company contribution).
• Private medical scheme with a range of additional wellbeing benefits.
• Travel insurance.
• Income protection.
• Life insurance (5x salary).
• Bike2Work scheme including secure storage and showers.
• Season ticket loan.
• Onsite gym.