Facilities Assistant

Facilities Assistant - Athlone, Ireland

We are vital links between an idea for a new medicine and the people who need it. We are the people of PPD — thousands of employees in locations worldwide connected by tenacity and passion for our purpose: to improve health. You will be joining a truly collaborative and winning culture as we strive to bend the time and cost curve of delivering life-saving therapies to patients.

Our GMP laboratory based in Athlone, Ireland offers fully integrated solutions for product development and analytical development, including analytical testing services in method development, method validation, method transfer, release and stability studies. Our highly qualified GMP lab staff work across our 3 laboratory groups: Biopharm, Small Molecule, and Inhalation.

The role of Facilities Assistant will support the office in the delivery of a facilities service throughout the site.

Key responsibilities:

- Reception duties including incoming telephone calls and meet and greet visitors.

- Anticipate and respond to all maintenance queries and repairs

- Manage security systems and badges

- Manage car parking requests

- Assist with document storage in line with corporate procedures

- Mail sorting scanning and distribution, dispatching outgoing mail

- Assist with the ordering and distribution of stationery

- Provide support with health and safety issues

- Liaise with suppliers, contractors and facilities management- Carry out set Facilities project work and ad hoc requests as required

Facilities Assistant - Athlone, Ireland

We are vital links between an idea for a new medicine and the people who need it. We are the people of PPD — thousands of employees in locations worldwide connected by tenacity and passion for our purpose: to improve health. You will be joining a truly collaborative and winning culture as we strive to bend the time and cost curve of delivering life-saving therapies to patients.

Our GMP laboratory based in Athlone, Ireland offers fully integrated solutions for product development and analytical development, including analytical testing services in method development, method validation, method transfer, release and stability studies. Our highly qualified GMP lab staff work across our 3 laboratory groups: Biopharm, Small Molecule, and Inhalation.

The role of Facilities Assistant will support the office in the delivery of a facilities service throughout the site.

Key responsibilities:

- Reception duties including incoming telephone calls and meet and greet visitors.

- Anticipate and respond to all maintenance queries and repairs

- Manage security systems and badges

- Manage car parking requests

- Assist with document storage in line with corporate procedures

- Mail sorting scanning and distribution, dispatching outgoing mail

- Assist with the ordering and distribution of stationery

- Provide support with health and safety issues

- Liaise with suppliers, contractors and facilities management- Carry out set Facilities project work and ad hoc requests as requiredKey Experience

•1-2 yrs Clerical experience with excellent interpersonal skills

•An effective multi-tasker

•Highly organized

•Excellent spoken and written English

•Team player

•Excellent MS office skills

•Ability to communicate clearly and concisely

•Proven ability to be flexible in fast moving and environment

•Attention to detail and the ability to work with minimal supervision

At PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognise the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.

As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where PPD truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organisation but with a local feel.

- We have a strong will to win - We earn our customer’s trust - We are gamechangers - We do the right thing -We are one PPD -

If you resonate with our five principles above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world’s most urgent health needs, then please submit your application – we’d love to hear from you.

Key Experience

•1-2 yrs Clerical experience with excellent interpersonal skills

•An effective multi-tasker

•Highly organized

•Excellent spoken and written English

•Team player

•Excellent MS office skills

•Ability to communicate clearly and concisely

•Proven ability to be flexible in fast moving and environment

•Attention to detail and the ability to work with minimal supervision

At PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognise the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.

As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where PPD truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organisation but with a local feel.

- We have a strong will to win - We earn our customer’s trust - We are gamechangers - We do the right thing -We are one PPD -

If you resonate with our five principles above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world’s most urgent health needs, then please submit your application – we’d love to hear from you.