Estates Maintenance

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Estates Maintenance candidate to join an established business who supply world class products to the electrical and energy sectors.

Job Description:

• General handyman maintenance, repairs and ground maintenance.
• Basic plumbing and joinery tasks, changing light bulbs
• Painting
• Identifying maintenance, repairs and new jobs and assisting in the planning of work with the Estates Manager
• Winter maintenance – ensure pathways around the site are safe by scraping, brushing or rock-salting as appropriate
• Locking / Unlocking of buildings and grounds when required
• Contractor site management
• Manage Estates tools and equipment
• Manage monthly meter readings across all sites and data input
• Weekly fire systems test across all sites and data input
• Ensure that fire escapes / routes are free of obstructions and all doors are unlocked daily
• Assisting the Estates Manager and Health & Safety Manager in dealing with fire and security alarms and evacuation events
• Monthly man-down alarm tests across all sites and data input
• Comply with risk assessments and method statements  
• Key holder responsibility and out-of-hours response  
• CCTV Operation, monitoring and site safety
• Reactive maintenance tasks  
• Liaising with stock handlers to organise skip exchanges and collections
• Daily, weekly, and monthly PPM’s and checks to be carried out and data recorded
• Scheduled pressure washing of fences and grounds
• Waste management and specialist/general cleaning duties
• Assist the Estates Manager with the management of the contract cleaning team
• Carrying out day-to-day site checks, compliance testing and auditing tasks
• Attend the site at short notice which may be outside your normal working hours

• 3 years + of working in a maintenance or facility management role (ideally within manufacturing/engineering) 
• Sound practical skills and experience of using power tools
• Proficient in using tools and equipment commonly used for maintenance tasks
• Basic Joinery / Plumbing knowledge is 
• Ability to prioritise tasks, multitask and manage time to meet deadlines
• A full UK driving license
• Fitness, you will be on your feet most of the day, you will be kneeling, lifting and stretching, the role will also involve working outside.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Must be able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Good command of English with excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills, with the ability to liaise with internal stakeholders, third parties, suppliers/contractors
• Solutions driven with a positive and proactive manner
• Good IT skills with knowledge of the MS suite software, in particular Word, Excel and Outlook with the ability to use a laptop, computer or tablet
• Flexible approach for occasional out-of-hours calls and/or weekend work
• FLT Counterbalance
• First aid at work qualified
• Health and safety awareness certification

• Salary negotiable – around £13p.h - £25,000
• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Excellent staff canteen facilities with tea and coffee provided
• Pension
• Profit-related bonus scheme
• Death in Service  
• Healthcare, wellbeing and EAP scheme
• Parking on-site plus EV chargers and EV salary sacrifice scheme