Facilities Coordinator

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for highly talented Facilities Coordinator to join our team at the Kwa Zulu Natal DC

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the :Facilities Manager

Your responsibilities can include

Qualifications and experience

• 2 years of professional experience in a similar role
• Relevant tertiary qualifications a plus OH& and knowledge building standards
• Provide first line contact for the Facilities Department for all internal and external customers/contractors
• Liaise with suppliers/contractors to follow through on approved work.
• Perform regular building inspections and maintain inspection documentation.
• Assist in the compliance of the Health and Safety policy and safe working practices
• Respond to building emergencies as needed and be a member of the emergency response team
• Plans and facilitates employee desk moves
• Collection of post and packages from SAPO
• Oversees installation, inspections, repairs and maintenance of buildings, infrastructure, and facility equipment
• Use the existing ticket system to track open requests and to provide regular updates
• User access management via the existing access control system
• Retrieving CCTV footage or access control logs when required, provided necessary approval has been given by Exco
• Manage parking allocation based on company policy

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Attributes required

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
• Strong organisational & prioritisation skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders at all levels
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player
• Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing

The Environment

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who

• is respectful but forthright
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours)
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial , thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com
• thinks like an owner of the business
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING

• If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!
• Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.