Maintenance Operative

6 days ago


London SE NX, United Kingdom Savills Full time

Purpose of the Role

Carrying out painting, decorating & repairs with the onsite maintenance manager and working with the onsite team.

Ensuring decorating/repairs are completed in a reasonable time frame to provide resident satisfaction. Liaise with external contractors when necessary and ensure first class communication and organisation with residents and the wider team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Detect and carry out general maintenance tasks, repairs to fabric and finishes, throughout the building
  • Carry out any painting and decorating work in the apartments and amenity space– internal and external.
  • Carry out general repair work, plumbing and reporting any issues requiring attention, checking properties prior to residents moving in
  • Ordering of materials to carry out works required
  • Taking meter readings of properties and communal areas
  • Monitoring council waste collections
  • Changing light bulbs and lamps
  • Report defects (equipment, building, lighting and fabric) to the property management team
  • To perform any other related activity, as directed by the management team, necessary to fulfil the purpose of the role as described above
  • Turnaround properties within agreed times frames ensuring targets are met
  • Management of own inventory
  • Ensure support to the wider team on all H&S compliance and legislation

  • Skills, Knowledge and Experience

  • Strong interpersonal skills

  • Strong painting & decorating skills (preferably 3 years)
  • Proactive and dynamic, taking ownership of all of core duties
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Proven experience as a handyman/painter/decorator
  • Excellent communication skills displaying sensitivities to and understanding of residents' need
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Competent in using, Word and Outlook
  • Flexible and cooperative at all times, working as a member of a team
  • Understanding the importance of achieving deadlines and ensuring quality output
  • Use initiative and take responsibility for providing solutions
  • To ensure confidentiality and security of all business, client and customer documentation/information

  • Dynamic approach, problem solving, well organised and ability to work well under pressure

In addition to the tasks described above, the job holder may be required to carry out other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

  • Strong customer service ethic / background
  • Positive, can-do attitude
  • Common sense approach
  • Ability to think on their feet and make considered decisions
  • Outgoing, warm and friendly personality
  • Organised, meticulous, tenacious
  • Excellent written and spoken etiquette
  • IT literate

Working Hours - 9.00am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday

Salary - £38, % discretionary annual bonus

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Please see our Benefits Booklet for more information.



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