Maintenance Operative

Maintenance Operative

**Fixed term 30.01.23 - 26.05.23**

Full time 40 hrs Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4pm

**Must be available for immediate start**

**Job Purpose**
To undertake a variety of grounds care and maintenance tasks within the sanctuary, to enable the smooth running of all departments and ensure that they are carried out in a cost effective, safe and professional manner that reflects the charitable nature of our organisation.

The maintenance team is responsible for keeping all departments on all farms safe for equines, staff and the public, with day to day tasks and emergency requests.

**Principal Duties and Responsibilities**

To support Centre Manager and Maintenance Officer in ensuring that all necessary daily tasks are carried out promptly and safely.

Tasks to include:

- Maintaining public footpaths, grass verges and entranceways.
- Operating and maintaining ride on lawn mowers, hedge cutters, brush cutters and grass strimmer.
- Erecting various types of fencing and hanging gates.
- Ground works such as digging holes for fence or gate posts, trenches for water or drainage pipes.
- Cement mixing, laying concrete and block laying.
- Plumbing and installing water tanks.
- Decorating including painting, varnishing, wood staining to internal and external walls and doors of buildings.
- Carpentry including sawing, sanding, drilling, chiselling and fixing with screws or nails various timber products.
- Track repairs to include digging and sweeping spoil from potholes, laying in new material and manually compacting.
- To ensure that all owned vehicles and plant are kept in a safe and roadworthy condition and that the appropriate administrative requirements are adhered to.
- To support the farm teams, assisting with scheduled duties which will involve the use agricultural machinery (not working with the Equines).
- To undertake any other duties which may be reasonably required.

**Expectations**
- To participate in departmental and “in house” training and carry learned skills into practice.
- To ensure as far as reasonably practical, observance and adherence to the health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
- To ensure that services and conduct are in accordance with sanctuary standards, equal opportunities and objectives of Quality Assurance.
- To perform other such duties, of a like nature, as may from time to time be required by the sanctuary.
- To gain an understanding of the Sanctuary’s structure, values and purpose and have opportunities for involvement in its further development.
- To ensure the maintenance of confidentiality in respect of staff, volunteer and client records and all privileged information relating to the services of the Charity, its Equines, staff and supporters and particularly of the area for which directly involved.
- Promote and foster the Sanctuary’s reputation and standing within the community and nationally; with private, statutory and voluntary sector agencies and organisations.