Maintenance Operative

We are looking for an experienced 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.

**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**

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This job description reflects the current situation. It does not preclude change or development that might be required in the future

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

Pay: £246,765.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Free fitness classes
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relo