Facilities Support Officer at University of Leeds

This role will be based on the university campus. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you highly customer focused with a pragmatic approach? Do you have experience of working in a busy customer service environment in addition to exceptional communication skills? Do you want to join a team providing a vital service to a state-of-art agricultural research facility? 

The University of Leeds has an Agricultural Estate comprised of 317 hectares, located 12 miles from Leeds, to the west of Tadcaster. The estate supports academic research and teaching, as well as being a commercially operated arable and pig farm that hosts research and innovation projects. 

We are looking for a professional and proactive individual to join our team based in the Nigel Bertram Visitor Centre. Reporting to the Farm Manager the primary focus of this role is assisting the Farm Operations and Research Teams in the management of University of Leeds Research Farm. The role will ensure the smooth running of the day to day operation of the facility, including the wider farm sites at Headley Hall and Wise Warren Farms. You will be greeting visitors, liaising with researchers, internal trade teams and external contractors, to ensure that the site is managed and maintained to a very high standard. You will have a financial role to play in the management of the farm, reporting to the Farm Manager, setting annual budgets, raising purchase orders, receiving goods and services and goods receipting for payment. 

You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have a confident and professional telephone manner.  You will have experience of working within a team using your own initiative, whilst working to tight deadlines.  You will need to be exceptionally well organised to manage the variety of tasks and requests to ensure a high standard of customer service is maintained. 

Your working hours will be 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

What we offer in return

• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance 
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Jarrod Benson, Farm Manager

Email: Jarrod Benson J.W.Benson@leeds.ac.uk