Office & Facilities Manager

DriveWorks HQ, Warrington, United Kingdom | Operations TeamDriveWorks Ltd – Who We AreWe’re an international company, conveniently headquartered in Thelwall, South Warrington. We’re super-friendly and enthusiastic about what we do. Our converted barn offices have been our home for almost 20 years, and we love it here! We’re passionate about providing a great place to work, so our site is a big part of who we are.Do you love to be organised and like helping others to be organized too?Are you a hands-on person who likes to be proactive?Do you enjoy making sure things run smoothly?Do you have a flare for anticipating needs and an eye for detail?Can you manage lots of things all going on at the same time?Do you like using technology to help you organize your tasks?Would you like to be our new Office and Facilities Manager?The RoleOur Office and Facilities Manager is an integral member of our Operations Team, and also works closely with IT, Marketing and even our CEO to support our vision of making DriveWorks a great place to work.This is a full-time office-based position of 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm.We have 60+ people across 11 self-contained converted barn offices; holding between 3-15 people each, a few meeting rooms and a recreation area with comfortable seating, games, and our all-important coffee machine.What Will Your Day Look LikeWe’re proud of our site, and we work hard to make it the best it can be. No two days will look the same in this role, so it’s perfect if you like variety!You’ll take of our facilities and work to make our offices a warm and welcoming environment for our employees and external visitors, providing support company-wide.You will be our front of house friendly welcome for employees and visitors at our reception.Fielding and transferring incoming calls, receiving and despatching any post and deliveries.Making sure everyone (on-site, or remote) has the tools they need to do their job.Maintaining tidy, functional spaces throughout the working day.Organising and managing our storage spaces and office supplies.Arranging office maintenance, and improvement works, with external suppliers and tradespeople.Looking for ways to improve our offices and processes.Carrying out regular buildings checks and risk assessments.Managing and supporting the business when we host events.Supporting employees who are travelling to ensure they have what they need.Assisting to manage our building security including access passes and alarm systems.Supervising our 2 dedicated cleaners.Being a trained First Aider.Supporting other members of the Operations Team.About YouWe’re looking for an enthusiastic “people” person with a passion for the little things that make a big difference.Ideally you will live in close proximity to our offices (within 15 miles) in order to be a keyholder.You’ll be a confident communicator at all levels and be comfortable with having the autonomy to make the role your own. We want to hear your ideas!Excellent prioritising skills, with the ability to adapt quickly and be flexible.A background in customer service, people management, facilities, administration, events management, or as a PA would be useful. We’re looking for transferrable skills and the right person for our team. Having a strong understanding and experience of Microsoft Office would be useful.What We Can Offer YouA warm, welcoming, and friendly team.Excellent training and development opportunities – if you want to learn, you can!Picturesque setting on nature’s doorstep with free parking.Team bonding and social events.Private medical insurance.Enhanced holidays (31 days inc. Bank Holidays).Health and wellbeing app with access to counselling, thousands of articles, podcasts, fitness content and health trackers.We want to make your life at work easier – so we’ve thought about the little things. Our cupboards are stocked with condiments, there’s butter and milk in the fridge, we provide free fresh fruit for everyone, and our coffee machine provides freshly brewed coffee throughout the day.We are committed to supporting everyone; We listen to our users so we can deliver great software for customer success, and we are committed to our team. We like to know what’s important to you. And strive to foster a good work/life balance, in what we do.We’re the proud recipients of 2 prestigious Queen’s Awards. We received one for our Technology and one for our International Trade success.Salary: From £26,000 – £30,000 per year, depending on experienceApply now, we look forward to hearing from you!How To ApplyEmail #####
attaching your CV and a short cover letter. We promise to do our best to reply to every application as fast as we can, please be aware that we may receive a high number of applications which can mean our replies are slower than we’d like. We may close this vacancy early depending on the number of applicants so don’t delay, apply today!We have a legal responsibility to ensure our people have the right to live and work in the UK. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.Good luck and thank you for taking the time to apply!
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