What is a Facilities Assistant?

A Facilities Assistant is someone within a company or organization who engages in various housekeeping activities. From maintaining and cleaning buildings and offices to preparing and preparing lunches and managing inventory. The range of duties is quite broad. Exactly what it consists of depends on the type of organization or company.

What are the duties of a Facilities Assistent?

A Facilities Assistant's main task is to ensure that the office or complex where they work remains clean, tidy and whole. In this way, a Facilities Assistant contributes to ensuring that all employees within a company can do their jobs properly. 

Because the job of a Facilities Assistant is very broad and may entail various responsibilities, it is difficult to give a clear-cut description of what a Facilities Assistant does. This is because the work can vary greatly.

  • Cleaning work
  • Maintenance chores
  • Receiving guess
  • Removals (housing)
  • Preparation of materials
  • Organizing and taking care of mail
  • Catering
  • Kithcen work
  • Giving information to visitors, residents or guests
  • Managing warehouse and stock
  • Distributing meals or goods
  • Ordering of articles 

What competencies are important within this position?

There are a few competencies and skills needed to perform the job well. You are suitable as a Facilities Assistant if you:

  • Handy
  • Knows how to get work done
  • Enjoys helping other people
  • Someone people can rely on
  • Are social
  • Are a good listener

What kind of training do you need to have?

You can take a course to become a Facilities Assistant. This is an intermediate vocational training at level 2. The training takes two to three years and is very hands-on. You learn the profession largely by working and doing practical internships.

What is the average salary?

When you start working within this position, the hourly wage will be around €15 and the monthly salary will be around €2,400.

Source: Salary indication