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About IKEA Malaysia

IKEA Malaysia is part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA (a Swedish multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services). Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world's largest furniture retailer since 2008.

Your role

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the effective management of daily operations while providing high standards in operational hygiene factors and contributing to the profitability of the business where the main responsibility for the department is on the maintenance of the center.
• Ensuring that the operations achieve optimum performance and efficiency through the appointed outsource vendors and daily maintenance by the team.
• Implementing consistent monitoring and reviewing of IKEA's operational processes
• Ensuring efficiency and productivity in maintaining the center and safeguarding the building is in shape as new,
• Providing a good environment for IKEA's customers, tenants, and co-workers as well as practicing a long-term maintenance plan

Job description

• General Maintenance:
  • To support in maintaining, servicing, repairing, and ensuring that all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, Architectural, LPG gas systems and Buildings are in good working condition at all times.
  • To assist in performing regular checking of the facility and taking corrective action(s) where required.
  • To provide a safe, clean, and functional environment as well as providing a comprehensive maintenance service to the building equipment and machines.
  • To support and monitor external contractors and ensure services are carried out according to the scope of work stipulated in the contract.
  • To take daily/weekly/monthly utility (Electricity and Water) meter readings for all the tenants.
  • To support and maintain operating logs on all equipment; record, correct, and report all faults, deficiencies, and other unusual occurrences
  • To assist with regulatory inspection.
• Safety and Security:
  • To assist safety and security officers when the need arises to maintain safety equipment e.g. fire Protection system, Fire Door, CCTV, PA System, and Intrusion Alarm System.
  • To support safety and security officers in maintaining safety equipment in the building according to the SecCheck manual.

Training & development 

IKEA offers exceptional career and learning possibilities for its interns. Here are some key points regarding training and development:

• Introduction Training: As a new co-worker, you’ll receive an introduction training where you’ll learn about the company’s operations, safety and security rules, customer-friendly principles, and environmental approach.
• Internal Training Programs: IKEA has its system of learning and training tailored to specific job positions. These programs help interns acquire relevant skills and knowledge
• Development opportunities: Every IKEA co-worker, including interns, has the opportunity to create a development plan. The company invests in co-workers’ growth by offering a variety of internal training programs for those who want to learn something new and expand their capabilities

Benefits

Aside from getting an attractive monthly allowance, you may also get the following internship benefits:

• Gain hands-on experience in working with the biggest home furnishing retailer in the world
• Build a professional network with the professional team in IKEA Malaysia
• Exposure to dynamic retail especially in a home-furnishing industry
• Training, mentoring, and coaching from the IKEA team

Career progression

IKEA encourages interns to explore different roles, change functions, and even consider international assignments. You can design your career path based on your development plan and future goals.

Work-life balance

Based on the interns' online reviews, IKEA scores highly in work-life balance (WLB) with 4,5 out of 5. The working hours at IKEA are great, regularly from Monday to Friday, from 10 AM to 10 PM. You won't bring any work to your home. Working days only allow 5 days in a week, the gap between shifts will ensure 12 hours. 

Company culture

IKEA has been positively reviewed by a lot of its employees and interns in various career sites. The company is described as having a fun working environment where every staff is like a family, a very good human resources management, and supportive colleagues with no gap between subordinates and superiors. The company supports each employee to optimize their potential. 

About you

To apply for this role you need to meet the following requirements:

• Certificate in mechanical/electrical.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload.
• Good communication skills with internal departments and external parties.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills.
• Willing to step out of the comfort zone to lead new projects.

Sources

The sources below were used in researching this page:

• ikea.jobs.cz/en/development-in-ikea/
• ikea.com/be/en/this-is-ikea/work-with-us/students-and-graduates-kick-start-your-career-at-ikea-pub03257c90
• glassdoor.com/Reviews/IKEA-Malaysia-Reviews-EI_IE3957.0,4_IL.5,13_IN170.htm?filter.iso3Language=eng&filter.employmentStatus=INTERN