Facilities Associate

Employer: Sincereal UK

Location: Bromborough

Salary: £26,000 depending on experience.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 36.25 hours per week

Some of our other fantastic benefits include a potential discretionary annual bonus and a pension scheme.

Scope

Provide hands-on facilities support across the site, completing small tasks to maintain a safe, clean and well-presented workplace. The role covers minor repairs and basic maintenance, grounds management, 5S/housekeeping support, and coordination of small works with contractors as needed.

Role Purpose

The Facilities Associate supports day-to-day site upkeep by completing practical, hands-on tasks that keep facilities safe, compliant and in good working order. Reporting to the Industrial Engineer, the role responds to minor defects and requests, completes planned small works, supports grounds management and housekeeping standards, and helps coordinate external contractors for specialist tasks. The Facilities Associate takes pride in delivering a tidy, safe environment and provides friendly, timely support to internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Grounds management: Maintain external areas (litter picking, basic landscaping/weed control within capability, tidiness of paths and car parks, signage visibility) and report any hazards promptly.
• Minor repairs & handyperson tasks: Complete small repairs and basic maintenance (e.g., door furniture, minor patching, basic painting/touch-ups, shelving, fixtures, sealant, simple replacements) in a safe and tidy manner.
• Housekeeping & 5S support: Support site standards by addressing minor defects, maintaining storage areas, and assisting with 5S actions and audits.
• Work request management: Receive and triage facilities requests; plan and complete tasks; raise/close work requests in agreed systems and keep requesters updated.
• Safety first: Follow site safety rules, complete risk assessments for tasks, use correct PPE, and apply safe systems of work (including isolation/LOTO where trained and authorised).
• Basic inspections & planned checks: Carry out routine visual checks and basic planned checks as assigned (e.g., fire door condition/closure, eyewash stations, emergency exits/routes, lighting, doors, walkways, minor leaks, signage, spill kits) and escalate issues requiring specialist maintenance.
• Contractor coordination: Support visits for contractors by preparing access, escorting where required, and ensuring work areas are left safe and tidy; report contractor issues to the Industrial Engineer.
• Moves and small installations: Assist with moving furniture/equipment, minor assembly and installation tasks, and preparing areas for projects, audits or visitors.
• Waste & recycling support: Support segregation and housekeeping around waste/recycling areas; report any issues with skips, bins or collections.

Key Measures of Success (KPIs)

• Safety: zero harm; safe completion of tasks; timely reporting of hazards/near misses.
• Service: response time to facilities requests; tasks completed within agreed timescales and to expected quality.
• Planned checks: fire door and eyewash checks completed to schedule; issues recorded and escalated promptly.
• Site standards: improvements in housekeeping/5S audit scores; defects identified and resolved.
• Grounds & presentation: external areas maintained to agreed standards; seasonal tasks completed as planned.
• Documentation: accurate work request updates/close-outs; clear escalation of issues requiring specialist support.
• Stakeholder satisfaction: positive feedback from internal teams on responsiveness and professionalism.

Skills Knowledge & Experience

• Practical experience completing general facilities, maintenance, or “handyperson” tasks (workplace, industrial or commercial environment preferred).
• Good awareness of safe working practices, including manual handling, working at height (where trained), and safe use of basic tools.
• Ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload and respond to urgent requests appropriately.
• A tidy, methodical approach with pride in site presentation, housekeeping and 5S standards.
• Good communication skills and a helpful, customer-focused attitude with internal teams and contractors.
• Basic IT skills to log and update work requests (training can be provided).

Qualifications (Preferred)

• NVQ Level 2–3 (or equivalent experience) in a practical trade or facilities/maintenance discipline (e.g., maintenance operations, building maintenance, carpentry/joinery, plumbing, decorating).
• Basic safety qualification/awareness training (e.g., IOSH Working Safely) desirable.
• Training/competence for relevant tasks where required (e.g. PASMA/steps & ladders, manual handling, abrasive wheels) desirable.

Working Conditions

This role operates in a food manufacturing environment with regular time on the factory floor and around external areas. The role may involve noise, dust (grain), temperature variation, working outdoors in different weather, and manual handling. Flexibility is required to respond to urgent site issues and support business needs.

Equal Opportunities

We work together as one team. Everyone is welcome here, and we treat each other with fairness, respect, and equality.

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Sincereal sponsorship.