Facilities Maintenance Officer

Icebolethu Group is an Authorised Financial Service Provider FSP45714 and a Level 1 BBBEE Contributor is South Africa's second largest Funeral Assurance Group. Winner of the Standard Bank KZN - Top Brand award for 2022 provides a centre of excellence and a leading provider of dignified burial solutions. Icebolethu Group is currently in search of a Facilities Maintenance Officer who will be responsible for the care of our building and facilities maintenance management.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

• National Diploma or Degree in Civil/Construction/Electrical/Building related qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in building and maintenance management.
• Project management and planning skills.
• Basic carpentry, plumbing, electrical and equipment maintenance skills are essential.

• Strong analytical skills
• Must be able to work independently and with minimal supervision
• MS Office with solid Excel skills (intermediate)
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage changing priorities and competing demands

Key Performance Areas

• Keeps building plans and blue prints filed in proper order.
• Maintains orders and picks up the appropriate supplies needed for repairs and renovations.
• Requests, assembles and analyses contract bids.
• Responds to emergency requests for facility and equipment repairs.
• Oversees the allocation of parking in Head Office.
• Tracks facility work projects both unfinished and completed.
• Tracks facility repairs and utility costs with spreadsheets and graphs.
• Evaluates and submits cost reduction ideas.
• Oversees contractor repairs as needed.
• Maintains proper records.
• Maintains repair records and prepares related reports.
• Creates project time lines and researches expected costs.
• Performs equipment and facility repairs as needed.
• Maintains offices and other related facilities.
• Motivate for refurbishment and major repairs as and when appropriate.
• Develop and implement effective planned maintenance programme.
• Handling maintenance and construction projects.
• Maintaining projects and compliance schedules including the Occupational Health and Safety and relevant by-laws and building regulations, such as re-zoning.
• Coach and mentor direct reports.
• Hands on.