Area Maintenance Technician / Handyperson

ZipRecruiter; Reading; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A facilities management supplier is seeking an Area Maintenance Technician/handyperson with plumbing bias to handle planned and reactive maintenance. The role involves ensuring timely repairs, completing schedules, and maintaining equipment across various sites in the Reading area. Applicants must have plumbing experience, a valid UK driving license, and effective communication skills. This position offers benefits including a company vehicle and strong pension support.

Benefits

Company Car/Van with Fuel Card

Strong company pension

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Qualifications

• Plumbing experience ideally with a qualification.
• Previous experience in building maintenance is required.
• Full driving license essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across various sites.
• Complete necessary PPM’s and reactive maintenance schedules.
• Respond positively to service call requests.

Skills

Plumbing experience

Building maintenance experience

Strong communication skills

Good PC Skills

Education

Trade qualifications

Job description

Overview

Position: Area Maintenance Technician/ handyperson (Plumbing Bias)

Salary: £28,540.46 per annum

Location: Covering sites around Reading & surrounding areas

Hours: 40 hours per week (Potential for Overtime)

Benefits: Company Car/Van with Fuel Card, strong company pension, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

We are advertising this handyperson role on behalf of our client, a facilities management supplier to work on commercial supermarkets.

Job Purpose

This is a key position, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a number of site locations. The purpose of this role is to carry out non-technical repairs and minor PPM’s. This is a plumbing based role while also carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, basic electrical, and mechanical plant works at various sites.

Key Accountabilities

• Prioritising and completing minor maintenance and repair work to agreed timescales.
• Complete all necessary PPM’s and reactive maintenance schedules within agreed timescales and to ensure all necessary paperwork is completed accurately and as required.
• Responding promptly and positively to service call requests from the Helpdesk and to assess the requirements of the job and carry out repairs as necessary.
• Ensuring all tools and equipment necessary to complete minor maintenance and repairs are available and serviceable at all times.
• Although aligned to an area for the purpose of PPM completion there may be times that the AMT may be required to attend other sites within the Division to carry out work.
• Work with company and client colleagues to ensure laid-down standards of quality are maintained at all times.
• Represent the company in a professional manner at all times and develop a good working relationship with City and client colleagues.
• Support other City technicians/teams with any major or minor maintenance work.
• Carry out all tasks in accordance with specific KPI’s.
• Monitor and update the Mercury system including live job updates.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Plumbing experience, ideally with a qualification
• Trade qualifications would be advantageous but not essential
• Full driving license essential
• Previous experience in building maintenance is required, ideally with good plumbing experience.
• Ability to maintain and repair a range of equipment
• Quality of repairs and maintenance
• Speed and efficiency of work
• Good PC Skills – Apple and Android.
• Response to service call requests within agreed response times
• Achievement of PPM schedule within agreed timescales
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Please do not apply if you do not hold a UK driving license.

To apply for this role please submit your full and up to date CV to Andrew Bridges at PDA Search and Selection