Maintenance Operative

2 weeks ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Downing Full time

At Downing, we are looking for a skilled Maintenance Operative to join our team responsible for the maintenance of our Student Accommodation Scheme with 576 bedrooms in Cambridge City Centre.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a proactive and responsive repair and maintenance service, ensuring that faults and maintenance requests within the accommodation are dealt with in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Undertake repair and maintenance tasks to a high-quality including plumbing, joinery, electrical, painting and decorating and supervise any of these aspects that are subcontracted.
  • Carry out and close reactive maintenance jobs in a timely manner and to a consistently high standard.
  • Exercise initiative in providing excellent customer service, liaising effectively with Managers and other colleagues.
  • Liaise with and monitor onsite contractors to ensure completion of work.
  • Be responsible for the day to day reactive and preventative maintenance.
  • Be responsible for the planned maintenance including fire alarm testing, emergency lighting testing, fire extinguisher checks water hygiene flushing / temperature monitoring, shower head descaling and health & safety checks.
  • Undertake regular building patrols to identify any maintenance requirements or Health and Safety risks.
  • Undertake scheduled flat inspections and complete all resultant actions in a timely manner.
  • Record, log and monitor any maintenance issues that may arise within the maintenance log book.
  • Ensure that maintenance records are kept for the all services, including gas safety inspections, lightening protection systems, fall arrest systems, PAT testing and fixed wiring certification.
  • Ensure that all Property Documentation Files are accurately maintained and up to date.
  • Adherence to H&S policy ensuring that Risk Assessments and Method Statements are obtained / maintained and that safe systems of work are followed, including Permit to Work and hot works permits.
  • Interact with students and understand their needs.

Key Requirements:

  • Take ownership of responsibilities and display pride in work carried out.
  • Have a thorough understanding of Health & Safety legislation and the impact of the works being undertaken.
  • Hold a relevant qualification in either plumbing, joinery, or electrical systems if possible.
  • Have previous experience of domestic electrical/plumbing/general maintenance.
  • Have intermediate level skills in business operating systems including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Have demonstrable experience of effective communication both orally and in writing.
  • Have the ability to prioritise your own workload.
  • Work within a team to cover reception / admin duties and gain a knowledge of the student booking system.

Hours of Work:

  • Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm or 9am to 6pm.
  • We require you to work 1 in 5 Saturday's 8am to 5pm on a rota'd shift basis.
  • During our summer turnaround period, we may require additional support to cover additional hours.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary.
  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
  • Paid overtime.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Life Assurance cover.
  • Employee Assistance Scheme.

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