Maintenance Assistant

Forsters is leading London law firm which delivers exceptional legal results to its clients who are principally from the real estate, private wealth and corporate sectors. Whatever our client’s objectives, we take a collaborative approach to find solutions tailored to their specific needs. We believe that our engaged and friendly manner, combined with the delivery of concise, clear and commercially led advice, helps to build long lasting relationships with our clients and that our culture and values make Forsters a working environment where everyone can thrive. Forsters has 70 partners and over 400 members of staff.

We would like to recruit a Maintenance Assistant on a full time basis. This person will be required in the office every weekday and mainly based at our Baker Street offices, with occasional travel to our South Quay office (but not often). Currently we have 2 buildings in Baker Street and one in South Quay. Some experience in maintenance is required and various tasks centred around maintenance tasks. You should also not mind moving meeting room furniture/drinks and other furniture etc around. Normal hours will be 9.30am – 5.30pm, but flexibility required. There may be a need for some weekend work.

The main duties are below:

Maintenance

  • The monitoring and adjustment as necessary of the BMS – the system for managing the heating and cooling in the building.
  • The daily sweep of the building ensuring all spent light bulbs are replaced as soon as possible and the stock is kept replenished at all times; ensuring consistent type and colour of bulb is used in each area.
  • Dealing with all minor electrical and decoration tasks; installation tasks such as shelving.
  • Purchasing of small items for maintenance tasks, key cutting etc.
  • Being proactive in dealing with any maintenance issues that you notice, are reported to you or you are asked to action.

Health & Safety

  • The weekly testing of the fire alarms at Baker Street.
  • Assisting contractors i.e. pest control, building surveys, water testing, etc. allowing access to any secured areas as necessary.

Services

  • Dealing with the setting and re-setting of meetings rooms in readiness for meetings, seminars and events which may include the removal of tables and chairs, dealing with event related deliveries to the building such as drinks and ice.
  • Dealing with the installation of new items of furniture i.e. filing cabinets, tables, fridges, microwaves etc.

Forsters has in place a highly regarded Agile Framework that supports all staff to achieve their best. As a firm, we live our values and would encourage all applicants to read up on them.

For more information or to apply for any of our current vacancies please contact Ben Hawkins.

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