Estates Maintenance Operator

We are looking for an experienced Estates Maintenance Operator to join great team in an established family-owned business in Leeds (LS11). Our client is a leading manufacturer and supplier of electrical power distribution equipment and pioneers of super low loss amorphous transformer technology.

The Role

This is a new role working with Estates Manager to assist with ensuring that the service, buildings, facilities and equipment requirements are maintained and fit for purpose.

• General handyman maintenance, repairs and ground maintenance.

• Basic plumbing and joinery tasks, changing light bulbs

• Painting

• Provide operational support to the Estates Manager

• 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

• Estates administration duties

• 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 PPMs 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

• Weekend work is required occasionally to allow for large improvement works to be completed without impacting production

• Ad-hoc factory floor duties

Skills Knowledge & Experience

• 3 years + of working in a maintenance or facility management role (ideally within manufacturing/engineering) essential

• Sound practical skills and experience of using power tools is essential

• Proficient in using tools and equipment commonly used for maintenance tasks

• Basic Joinery / Plumbing knowledge is essential

• Ability to prioritise tasks, multitask and manage time to meet deadlines essential

• A full UK driving license is essential

• 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 desirable

• Trained on powered pump trucks, overhead crane, Genie lifter, ICM Cleaning machine desirable

• First aid at work qualified desirable

• Health and safety awareness certification desirable

Salary & Benefits

• Salary negotiable

• 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, well being and EAP scheme

• Parking on-site plus EV chargers and EV salary sacrifice scheme

Working Hours:

Monday to Thursday, 8:30 am to 4:45 pm and Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (inc. 30 min unpaid lunch break each day).