Facilities and Maintenance Officer (JB3072) at Educor Holdings

Maintains systems and equipment by completing preventative maintenance schedules, restoring, repairing, rebuilding, and replacing inoperative components and parts.

Educational Requirements:

• Relevant Degree
• 2-3 years Previous general maintenance experience in a Facilities or Accommodation setting essential.
• Technical knowledge to recognize symptoms of disrepair and diagnose effective remedial works.
• Legal knowledge of building contracts.
• Excellent computer literacy is essential, especially in MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Supervision of maintenance staff
• Look after branch security and cleanliness.
• Oversee and maintain branch maintenance.
• Ensure the upkeep of the campus grounds.
• Ensure the upkeep of the campus buildings.
• Ensure the upkeep of all equipment in the building, e.g., aircons, overhead projectors, lighting.
• Supervise the maintenance, security, gardening and cleaning personnel/facilities.
• Liaison with all contractors, including the canteen operator.
• Maintenance of all office equipment
• Maintenance of the telephone system
• Maintenance of swimming pool and entertainment areas
• Obtain quotes as required for Building, maintenance, etc.
• Administration pertaining to the maintenance i.e. stock-taking, purchases, inventory control
• Ordering of all stationery and consumables in the branch
• Supervise branch stock levels (including academic stock)
• Prepare creditor’s invoices for payment.
• Liaise with Finance department in terms of creditors.
• Arrange monthly stock takes and double-check they have been done correctly
• Send all obsolete stock back to head office.
• Drive to the finance department if necessary to collect and organize cheques and urgent adjustments.
• Responsible for Petty Cash (including reconciliations and requesting cheque requisitions)
• Manage the student fund account.
• Follow up and rectify discrepancies in the income statement (in conjunction with Accounts)
• Supervise the smooth running of the Print and Post and Resource Centre
• Control issues of faculty equipment used by students off campus.
• Sort out suppliers of various kit/royalty fees. Make sure that things are ordered timeously and oversee this.
• Set annual budgets in conjunction with the principal.
• Account for monthly expenses and recon back to budget.
• Manage and control branch Health and Safety Program in conjunction with Makrosafe.
• Obtain Quotes for Capex requests.
• Get involved in all events from a financial point of view.
• Manage operational relationships with contractors and stakeholders.