Facilities Work, Jobs in Taunton (with Salaries)

Facilities Administrator
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £24,796 - £25,185 a year
- Full-time
- English
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
- Annual leave
4d
General Maintenance Assistant
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust —Taunton
- £25,760 - £27,476 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- English
- Driving
- Annual leave
1d
Retail Sales Advisor - Taunton
Oak Furnitureland —Taunton
- £44,700 - £49,950 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- Retail sales
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Site Maintenance Assistant
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust —Taunton
- £25,760 - £27,467 a year
- Full-time
- Power tools
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
1d
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical bias)
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust —Taunton
- £28,392 - £31,157 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Facilities Supervisor
Somerset Council —Yeovil
- £28,598 - £32,061 a year
- Management
- Customer service
- English
- Annual leave
9d
Facilities Operative
Bucklers Mead Academy —Yeovil
- £28,142 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Outlook
- Maintenance
- Programmable logic controllers
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Health Safety Environmental & Facilities Coordinator
CBRE —Yeovil
- Part-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Maintenance Technician
Elysium Healthcare —Wellington
- £25,564.50 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Health & Safety Manager
Unity Holidays —Brean
- £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Communication skills
- Resort
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
3d
Retail Sales Advisor - Yeovil
Oak Furnitureland —Yeovil
- £50,518 - £56,075 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- Retail sales
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Maintenance Operative
Voyage Care —Norton Fitzwarren
- £25,000 - £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Microsoft Office
- Plumbing
Facilities Warehouse Team Member
Butlin's —Minehead
- Full-time
4d
Facilities Assistant
Liberata —Weston-super-Mare
- £24,522 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Office
- Maths
1d
Maintenance Assistant
Holiday Inn Taunton —Taunton
- £12.21 an hour
- Part-time
- Maintenance
- Hotel
- Plumbing
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Quick apply
4d
General Maintenance Person
Community Therapeutic Services —Weston-super-Mare
- £13.91 an hour
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Plumbing
- In-person
- Free parking
- Referral programme
Quick apply
1d
Cleaner
OCS Group —Taunton
- £12.71 an hour
Quick apply
Engineer
ADM —Lopen
- Nights as needed
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- IT
Part-Time Cleaner - (HAW2613)
HW Facilities —Exeter
- £15 an hour
- Part-time
- Customer service
- English
- Driving
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Maintenance Engineer
Refresco —Bridgwater
- £61,376 a year
- 12 hour shift
- Maintenance
Quick apply

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Facilities Administrator

Somerset Council -
Taunton

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£24,796 - £25,185 a year
4 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Facilities management
GCSE
English
Microsoft Office
Administrative experience
Numeracy
IT

Full job description

Date: 29 Jun 2026

Location: Taunton, GB, TA1 4DY

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Company: Somerset Council

Facilities Administrator (Mat Cover)

Salary: Grade 15 ranging from £24,796 to £25,185per annum

Closing date: 5 July 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join Somerset Council as part of our Facilities Management team, supporting the smooth running of a diverse portfolio of over 140 buildings across the county. As a Facilities Administrator, you will play an important role in helping to keep our workplaces safe, compliant and operating effectively for colleagues, partners and the communities we serve.

Working as part of a supportive team, you will be involved in a wide range of day-to-day activities, giving you the opportunity to build on your administrative skills or develop experience within facilities management. This is a varied and hands-on role where your contribution will help ensure services run efficiently every day.

This post is offered as a fixed-term position (37 hours per week) to provide maternity cover until 25 July 2027.

Role Summary

This is an administrator within the Facilities Management team supporting the whole function in the delivery of Corporate Landlord function and Health and safety compliance checking across multiple sites (currently more than 140 buildings).

The role provides essential administrative and operational support to the Facilities Management team, helping to ensure that council buildings are safe, compliant and well maintained. It supports the coordination of service requests, maintains accurate records, and ensures effective communication between teams, contractors and service users.

By supporting day-to-day facilities operations and compliance activities, the role contributes to the effective running of Somerset Council’s estate, helping to provide safe and functional environments for staff, partners and the public.

What you'll do - Key Responsibilities

Provide front-facing customer service for the Facilities Management function, responding to queries from staff, partners, tenants and the public
Manage and respond to Facilities Management service requests, ensuring timely updates and resolutions
Maintain accurate records and systems to support statutory compliance and day-to-day operations
Identify, report and appropriately escalate Health and Safety issues
Support the management of Security Access Control systems, including access permissions, reporting and staff inductions
Raise purchase orders and process goods received notes, delivery notes and invoices
Support contractor activity on site, including signing in, issuing passes and ensuring RAMS are in place
Provide general administrative support, including managing mailboxes, producing documents and coordinating meeting rooms, stationery and workspace requirements
Maintain inventories of furniture and equipment
Communicate effectively with staff, contractors, elected members and external agencies
Travel to other sites across the county to provide cover where required, including supporting security incidents when needed

What We’re Looking For – Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Essential

Good GCSE Grades (A–C) in Maths and English
Current driving licence (Car)
Competent in the use of MS Office, with relevant IT skills to input, manipulate, retrieve and present data and information
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in spoken English to engage with colleagues, customers and stakeholders, with good interpersonal skills
High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with strong numeracy skills
Self-motivated and self-aware, with commitment and enthusiasm
Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Confidentiality, tact and diplomacy in handling information and interactions
Flexibility to travel to other offices with short notice

Desirable

Certificate NVQ2/3 in Administration
Data input experience

Any Additional Information

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Full Time – 37 hours per week
There might be a requirement to work from different locations across Somerset from time to time

Regretfully, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact our Facilities Manager, Lousie Smith at [email protected]

A full job description will be provided to shortlisted candidates or on request.

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