Nursery Maintenance Operative

6 months ago


Bristol, United Kingdom Happy Days Nurseries Full time

Happy Days is an established provider of nursery childcare in the South West. With over 30 years’ experience delivering quality childcare, we take care of over 1,500 children at our nurseries every day with a team of over 500 colleagues.

We are currently recruiting an experienced Maintenance Operative to support the Maintenance & Facilities Manager with general maintenance and projects at Happy Days nurseries across the South West.

It is a very exciting time to be joining Happy Days with significant growth projected over the upcoming years with new nurseries and various projects planned. This role will challenging, rewarding, diverse and enable progression to more senior roles in the near future.

We are a fun and dynamic team where you will be welcomed and given the opportunity to progress your career through training and mentoring.

You will be provided with a company vehicle, phone, uniform and all power tools to complete work safely.

Working hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm with 30 minutes lunch (40 Hours per week)

**Responsibilities will include**:

- Compliance checks to include - Fire Doors, Legionella & Emergency Lighting
- General repairs (carpentry, plumbing and building)
- Projects such as replacement decking, fencing & refurbishments
- Grounds maintenance

**Knowledge & Skills**:

- Proven track record in reactive repairs or dedicated trade
- Willingness to adapt and undertake new tasks
- An ability to work to deadlines and under pressure where appropriate
- Full UK driving licence
- Willing to travel to multiple sites (in company vehicle)
- Work around young children safely.
- Undertake a full DBS check (disclosure and barring service)

**Desirable, but not essential**:

- Trade qualification

**Happy Days reward package includes**:

- Salary up to £30,000 per annum depending on experience
- Company Van
- Company mobile phone
- Company PDA
- Lone worker system
- Company uniform
- Power tools supplied
- Continuing professional development
- Discounted childcare (50%)
- closed between Christmas / New Year and each Bank Holiday
- 20 days holiday + bank holidays
- auto enrolment pension contributions (People’s Pension)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Our teams, whether in our nurseries or our support centre SHINE, they ensure we are delivering outstanding childcare to every child in our settings everyday, this helps to make Happy Days a great place to work. By ensuring we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues, who are representative of the communities within which our nurseries sits gives us the best opportunity to continue to deliver outstanding childcare._

**Happy Days Nurseries are committed to the safety and wellbeing of the children in our care, as such the successful post holder will be required to undergo a robust vetting process, including an enhanced DBS Check and Reference History Checks**

HDNMAN

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

**Salary**: Up to £30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Childcare
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person



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