Title:  Facilities Operative

Job Title – Facilities Operative

Job Location – Brighton

Our Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027. The new site is expected to be located in either Shoreham, Burgess Hill or Horsham and will be within a 15-minute drive of our current site.

Job ID – 39245

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

L3Harris in Brighton are part of our Release Systems & Antennas division operating in the Aerospace domain. For over 70 years, L3Harris has designed and developed industry-leading carriage and release systems for fighter, rotary-wing and unmanned platforms and we design, manufacture and test a large portion of our release systems portfolio in our Brighton facility which offers 48,500 square feet of manufacturing space. Our mission-critical release systems equipment is on most major airborne fighter platforms worldwide, including the F-35, along with other aircraft like the Gripen and Typhoon.

Please note, our Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027. The new site is expected to be located in either Shoreham, Burgess Hill or Horsham and will be within a 15-minute drive of our current site.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Assisting the Facilities Manager with the continuous improvement of the site and the maintenance and repair of equipment
• Cleaning of Company/Pool cars
• Maintaining external areas (car park etc.) to a clean and good standard
• Gardening duties: Includes hedge and grass cutting and clearance
• Repairs & Maintenance jobs (i.e. replacing door handles, putting up shelves, painting, replacing lights, etc.)
• General assistance with office and building maintenance
• Movement of factory and office equipment within the facility
• Occasional physical security checks around the facility
• Escorting on site Contractors

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Training in maintenance related disciplines.
• Experience in the use of power and manual tools is essential

Desirable

• Fork lift Licence
• Experience and qualifications in electrical testing and installation

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.