Description
Contract: Permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week over 5 days
Salary: £27,000 - £31,000
Location: Burford, OX18 4PF
Closing date: midnight Sunday 3 November 2024
Interview dates: Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 November 2024
At Blue Cross, an animal welfare charity dedicated to supporting pets and the people who love them, we believe in delivering high-quality care for both animals and people. We’re looking for a dedicated Site Maintenance Supervisor to join our Estates and Facilities team to help us achieve that!
More about the role
Blue Cross Burford is our largest site, set within 240 acres of stunning countryside. It boasts a diverse range of facilities, including a rehoming centre, stables for horses, kennels and catteries for small animals, as well as offices, warehouses, and staff temporary accommodation. This varied infrastructure underpins our commitment to providing high-quality care and rehoming services for pets, ensuring a safe and welcoming atmosphere for everyone.
As the Site Maintenance Supervisor, you will play a vital role in maintaining our Burford site, ensuring it is a safe, clean, and welcoming space for employees, volunteers, supporters, visitors, and the animals in our care. By working collaboratively with external contractors and overseeing day-to-day operations, you’ll contribute significantly to the overall effectiveness of our facilities, enabling us to focus on our mission of supporting pets and the people who love them.
Your responsibilities will cover a wide range of tasks essential for smooth operations. From promptly addressing maintenance requests to ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, your attention to detail will be crucial. You’ll coordinate tasks such as furniture moves and safety checks, making a positive impact on our working environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure the site’s safety and maintenance through proactive repairs and upkeep, while overseeing essential systems like HVAC and boilers.
* Build strong relationships with external maintenance contractors, ensuring that their work meets our high standards.
* Oversee site cleaning and waste disposal to maintain a tidy and inviting environment for all.
* Conduct regular safety inspections to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
* Perform property inspections and develop preventative maintenance plans to keep the site in excellent condition.
* Address maintenance requests promptly, ensuring effective communication with site teams.
* Implement and maintain security measures, overseeing key holder registers and CCTV systems.
* Manage office moves and furniture arrangements for a smooth transition during team changes.
* Maintain cleanliness and accessibility in warehousing and storage areas to promote safety and efficiency.
* Provide guidance and resources for property maintenance, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment.
* Assist with budget preparation and monitor expenditures to ensure transparency and accuracy.
About You
You are an experienced and proactive professional in site management, ready to make a difference. Your strong communication skills will help you connect easily with a variety of people, from suppliers to team members. With a focus on safety and quality, you’ll be essential in creating a welcoming and productive environment for everyone.
You will have:
* Proven experience in managing long-term supplier relationships.
* Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to engage effectively with different stakeholders.
* A valid driving licence.
* IT skills, including MS Office, and familiarity with facilities management software like Xpansive and purchasing software such as Focal Point.
* An understanding of budgeting and experience in reporting against budgets.
* Facilities management compliance experience.
* A commitment to our values of Compassion, Courage, and Inclusion.
And a bonus if you have:
* Relevant construction trade qualifications, such as COSHH, NEBOSH, or IOSH, or knowledge gained from experience.
Why Blue Cross?
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make a difference that we do today.
In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can.
We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.
Our generous benefits package includes:
* 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
* Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
* Free access to GP via MetLife - 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
* Free physiotherapy advice and face to face intervention
* Health cash plan
* Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
* Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
* Claim for professional fees
* Life assurance
* 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
* Enhanced family friendly policies
* Recognition scheme
* Annual volunteer days
* Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
* Personal development programme
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.
How to apply
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Sunday 3 November 2024 by midnight.
We will review applications as they come in and arrange interviews accordingly. Please note that this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply soon to ensure your consideration.
Blue Cross is a national charity that has been helping sick, injured and homeless pets since 1897.
Every month we help thousands of pets and their people by providing veterinary care, expert behaviour advice and find homeless pets loving families. We also offer education for future generations plus pet bereavement support for those who have lost their beloved pet companion.
We love the ways that pets can make such an amazing difference to the people they live with and we offer lifelong support and advice to help that unique relationship thrive. With your support we can give back to more pets and their families who need our help.
Pets change lives. We change theirs.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
We believe that every pet should enjoy a healthy life in a happy home, and we always seek to recruit the best people who share our values and commitment so we can continue to help and support pet owners across the UK to achieve this.
At Blue Cross, we want you to feel that you belong, without the need to hide any part of who you are.
Diversity and inclusion at Blue Cross means creating a workplace where all people, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, nation or country of origin, disability, age, and socioeconomic backgrounds are welcome, respected, supported, and have access to equal opportunities.
We are working hard to reflect the world we live in and the communities we serve at every level of our organisation. As much as we have made positive advances, we consider diversity and inclusion to be a work in progress – a continual commitment that remains a priority for all of us.
If you would like to talk to us about any reasonable adjustments or changes to our recruitment process to support you to be your best, then please get in touch either via email at jobs@bluecross.org.uk, via telephone on 01993 825515 or if you would prefer a video call then we can arrange this using Microsoft Teams.
Our values
Our values define the way we do things. We use them every day to guide us, and to make sure we put people and pets at the heart of everything we do.
Compassionate: We listen, we are non-judgmental, we are kind and caring to the pets and people we encounter, and we offer support in difficult times
Courageous: We make brave decisions, embrace change, and encourage innovation, ensuring we always act with integrity – doing the right thing even when no one is looking
Inclusive: We value all our relationships and work in an open and positive culture where we celebrate our diverse talents and empower you to be you