Maintenance Supervisor

2 months ago

Stonehaven, United Kingdom Dunecht Estates Full time

**Duties**

The Maintenance Supervisor is primarily responsible for onsite grounds keeping and general maintenance activities. They will also be required to perform Castle duties such as working in the ticket kiosk and cleaning as deemed necessary by the Custodian/Deputy Custodian during periods of holidays and lower staff levels in winter.

Main duties include the following:
- Grass cutting inside the Castle and around Lodge building/car park/driveway areas using sit-on petrol mower, self-propelled petrol mower, strimmer.
- Hedge trimming using re-chargeable trimmer.
- Painting.
- General maintenance work.
- Joinery work i.e., fence repairs.
- Maintenance of garden machinery as per manuals.
- Ground maintenance.
- Purchase of materials for maintenance tasks.
- Daily cleaning duties.
- Selling tickets, guide books and postcards to the public.
- Any other tasks requested by the Custodian/Deputy Custodian.

**Property Maintenance**
- Compile monthly Castle condition monitoring report.
- Monitoring of condition of all areas of the Castle during duties, being mindful of conservation/preservation and health and safety aspects, raising perceived issues with management team as necessary.
- Carrying out basic property maintenance tasks as required.

**Health and Safety**
- Ensuring tasks are completed with full adherence to Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Making the public aware of any activity which may be unsafe or unsuitable given the Castle's cliff top location.
- Assist with closing the Castle in periods of bad weather if unsafe to open/remain open, in accordance with agreed procedures.
- Reporting any accidents in accordance with agreed policy.

**Retail, Finance and Business Management**
- Collecting entrance fees and other sales income from the public in accordance with agreed policy.
- Selling postcards and guidebooks.

**Promotion and PR**
- Answer questions from the public.

**Staff Management**
- Assist Custodian/Deputy Custodian with training/guiding summer staff in their duties.

**Key Skills**

**Necessary**
- Evidence of ground keeping/general maintenance experience.
- Full UK driving license.
- Motivation, enthusiasm and initiative.
- Flexibility and adaptability.
- Communication, verbal and written.
- Problem solving.
- Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.

**Desirable**
- Customer service experience, including dealing with difficult situations.

Dunnottar Castle branded uniform (jackets, fleeces and polo shirts) will be supplied.

Required personal protective equipment will be supplied as required by the Estate’s Health and Safety policy.

Required tools and equipment are supplied.

Use of company van.

Mileage for use of vehicle for business purposes if necessary.
- Shift pattern will be Sunday to Thursday all year. _
- Please note that hours of work vary per season: 1st April to 30th September 08:30-18:30, 1st October to 31st March 09:30 - 17:30 latest/15:30 earliest._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- STONEHAVEN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Maintenance: 5 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 14/01/2023

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