Job Opportunity
Building Operations and Facilities Assistant Manager
Application deadline: 10am Friday 16 January 2026
- ContractFull-time, Permanent
- Salary£28,660 per year.
Leeds Playhouse is recruiting for a collaborative, organised, approachable individual to join our Building Operations and Facilities department, in a key role.
The Building Operations and Facilities Assistant Manager is a role that helps to bring together our Security, Maintenance, Housekeeping and Facilities departments together as one team. The role is responsible to the Building Operations and Facilities Manager and will work across all three of our buildings.
Strong and consistent leadership is a key part of this role, ensuring that all staff feel supported, respected, and valued.
They will assist in managing a variety of planned and reactive maintenance programmes and contribute to the safety and well-being of all staff and visitors by ensuring the safe and working operation of the fabric and plant of the Leeds Playhouse buildings.
They will be an integral part of the Security Team, ensuring all building users are safe and that protocols are being followed correctly.
With support from the Housekeeping Supervisor, they will ensure that all spaces are clean and well presented to ensure that all the buildings look their best to help maximise the customer experience.
The post will assist in managing the Facilities Operative and the scheduling of room set ups and activities taking place the building, and to aid in the smooth running of internal and external events.
This is a full-time, permanent contract of 35 hours per week usually worked over five days a week between Monday and Saturday. Evening and weekend work are required for this role. Flexibility in hours will be required, for example to attend call outs to site and to work occasional Sundays.
Pay for this role is £28,660 per year. There may also be occasional call out fees and double time paid between 12am and 7am, when needed.
Benefits at Leeds Playhouse include 5 weeks holiday entitlement (plus 1.6 weeks of bank holidays), that increases with length of continuous employment; 2 wellbeing days a year; and discounts across our food and drinks, free show tickets and a local gym and swimming discount. Please see our job pack for more benefits we offer.
To find out more about this role, please download our job pack below.
To apply, please fill in both forms below before the application deadline.
The closing date for applications is 10am Friday 16 January 2026.
Interviews are currently to be scheduled for 23 January 2026.
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For more information about this role please contact Lee Bainbridge