Maintenance Group Leader

A day in your life with us:

• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting and repair on building systems
• Perform inspection and adjustments as require in store.
• Contribute to an environment where IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of coworkers and customers.
• Performs building maintenance, general repairs, installations, light carpentry, paintwork, or similar tasks
• Setup and deconstructs selling areas for new displays, floor sets, and seasonal changes
• Assembles, disassembles, maintains, and orders merchandise racking
• Planning for future development in line with strategic business objectives
• Managing and leading change to ensure minimum disruption to core activities
• Ensuring the building meets health and safety requirements and that facilities comply with legislation
• Planning best allocation and utilization of space and resources for buildings, or re-organizing current premises
• Checking that agreed work by staff or contractors has been completed satisfactorily and following up on any deficiencies
• Assume responsibility for other tasks and projects as assigned

Requirements

Qualifications

• Mechanical and technical knowledge, and practical experience, in all facility systems; including electrical and lighting, mechanical and HVAC, structural, site, building automation and energy management.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a multiservice facilities management organisation, preferably in high-volume retail sector.
• High standard of written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken local language.

Knowledge

• Mechanical and technical knowledge, and practical experience, in all facility systems; including electrical and lighting, mechanical and HVAC, structural, site, building automation and energy management.
• Ability to prioritise and organise work and make the most efficient use of time available
• Ability to set expectations and provide clear direction

Motivation

• Interest in people’s everyday life at home and in home furnishing
• Experience of working in a customer-focused service industry
• A passion for developing people and talent

Capabilities

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbally.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to influence and act.
• Ability to work in a self-directed environment to resolve problems and to complete complex tasks within deadlines and financial constraints.
• Ability to coach, develop and mediate within the function, to share knowledge and learn and collaborate with others.