Facilities Assistant
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Preston, PR5 8BX |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 5 Sept 2026 |
Summary
Facilities Assistant
Contract: Government
Location: Preston, PR5 8BX
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Facilities Assistant to work with the Assistant Facilities Manager across all aspects of the Facilities Management service provision.
This role sits within a team that delivers specific outcomes for customers and stakeholders, while also taking responsibility for the delivery of services and projects.
Job Description
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a high-quality day-to-day service to customers.
Service quality will be a key deliverable for the Facilities Management team and will be made transparent to customers and stakeholders through the effective delivery of facilities support activities.
Key Responsibilities
Provide front of house support, welcoming visitors and assisting them appropriately.
Ensure security procedures are followed at all times.
Deliver support services including porterage, meeting room management and management of the FM mailbox.
Conduct inductions for new starters, including health and safety and environmental inductions.
Log, facilitate and oversee reactive maintenance and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) visits.
Support compliance with environmental, HSEQ and security standards, including audits.
Assist with traffic management plans, fire risk assessments and water hygiene arrangements where appropriate.
Provide administrative support to the Facilities Management team and support the delivery of low to medium risk projects.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Experience working with customers and soft services.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management.
Ideally, experience of completing compliance checks and reports, although training can be provided.
Positive attitude with a proactive, can-do mindset.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
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