Facilities Maintenance

Are you a practical problem-solver with plumbing or electrical experience? Do you enjoy a varied role where no two days are the same? Looking to join a supportive team that will invest in your development and future skills?

Here at GXO, we're looking for a Facilities Operative to join our Maintenance team at our River Island site in Milton Keynes. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong maintenance background who is eager to develop further within a fast-paced distribution environment. You'll play a vital role in keeping our site operating efficiently by carrying out planned preventative maintenance, responding to maintenance issues, and supporting the wider operational team. If you have a positive attitude, enjoy working independently, and thrive in a practical, hands-on role, we'd love to hear from you

This is a full time, permanent position, working Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00 plus call outs.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £27,248.00 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Complete planned preventative maintenance activities to schedule and required standard
• Carry out plumbing repairs and small electrical works, including wiring and lighting maintenance

• Support site infrastructure projects, including physical maintenance tasks and equipment moves
• Ensure material handling equipment (MHE) remains safe, operational, and fit for purpose
• Participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota following successful completion of probation and training

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous experience in plumbing, electrical, or general maintenance work
• Level 2 qualification in a relevant maintenance discipline (Level 3 preferred)
• A proactive "can-do" attitude and willingness to learn new skills
• The ability to prioritise workloads and work effectively on your own initiative
• A full, clean driving licence and flexibility to support on-call requirements

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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