Maintenance Operative

1 month ago


Lewes, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

We have a vacancy for a Maintenance Operative to join our maintenance team.
The Building Services department at Glyndebourne maintains the theatre, restaurants and public areas, production departments and offices. We can offer a varied and interesting workload in a friendly working environment. You will carry out a variety of jobs including mechanical & fabric repairs and assisting the Building Services Engineers.
You must be physically fit, able to work with minimum direction and have good practical and mechanical skills.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
* To carry out mechanical and maintenance repairs where necessary
* Proven mechanical skills to enable general maintenance work across the site.
* To carry out routine lamp changing and basic electrical repairs to light fittings as deemed appropriate by your Supervisor.
* To hang pictures, lay carpet tiles, repair locks, move office furniture.
* To accurately and legibly complete PPMs to agreed and specified timescales and write reports as required. To carry out PPMs when requested, inside or outside of opening times. To progress PPMs and ensure the completed reports are returned in an efficient manner.
* To work with Glyndebourne’s Building Maintenance/Asset management System. This is a software based system used for the recording and submission of planned and reactive maintenance
* To provide a first class responsive service; ensuring always to be courteous and attentive, with a particular focus on customer service.
* To provide engineering cover in the event of an emergency, and to respond to emergency situations in accordance with Glyndebourne’s emergency procedures.
* To work with the Building Services Team in carrying out reactive M&E and Fabric works and day to day engineering duties as specified by your
supervisor; ensuring plant & equipment are maintained at appropriate times to suit the business.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
ESSENTIAL
* Experience working in the Building Services sector.
* A relevant City & Guilds qualification (or equivalent)
* Able to demonstrate a reasonable knowledge of statutory health and safety requirements.
* Demonstrate high levels of adaptability; quick to take on board new ideas, logical in addressing technical or customer related issues
* The ability to work as part of a team
* The ability to work on his/her own initiative, without supervision.
* The ability to remain calm under pressure, in stressful situations, and in an emergency
* The ability to work at height from various platforms including Vertical Powered Platforms and scaffold towers.
* Ability to work in confined enclosed spaces.
* Basic computer literacy.
* A good command of written and spoken English.
DESIRABLE
* Experience in Painting and Decorating and building fabric repairs.
Salary and Benefits
We can offer a salary of up to £24,675 per annum, depending on experience.
The contractual hours of work are 35 per week, Monday-Friday however you may be required to work additional hours to meet the demands of the role.
We offer 33 days (6.6 weeks) holiday per year inclusive of bank holidays. We also give additional non-contractual closure dates at Christmas.
We can offer a beautiful working environment, and the chance to see world-class opera. For those without their own transport we have a free minibus service to and from Lewes railway station.
We also offer :
Free Pilates and Zumba classes, once a week
Corporate Gym memberships
An onsite Physiotherapist
Subsidised electric car charging
Cycle to Work scheme
Subsidised dining at our onsite restaurants
Free tea and coffee
Discount at the Glyndebourne shop
Free on-site parking
Free minibus service to and from Lewes train station and Ringmer
Discount at various highstreet retailers through the Glyndebourne benefits hub
How To Apply
Glyndebourne is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Registered Charity. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for vacancies, including ethnically diverse and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
To help us monitor the effectiveness of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and our supporting policies and procedures, we ask all job applicants to complete our anonymized and confidential Equal Opportunities monitoring form.
Please apply by completing the application form on our website, www.glyndebourne. com/jobs. Please note, candidates must be able to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 1 December 2024. (Previous applicants need not apply)
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies. If relevant to you, please inform us of this in your covering letter. If you have any questions in relation to this please contact a member of the HR team .
Glyndebourne commits to protecting your privacy. We will only use information about you in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and other relevant legislation and regulations. Please see more information in our Company Privacy Notice on our website


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