General Maintenance Assistant

TN United Kingdom; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a General Maintenance Assistant to join their team at the Crimond site. In this full-time role, you will be responsible for maintaining domestic water and drainage systems, supervising contracted staff, and ensuring the safety and health of all personnel. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building maintenance, knowledge of safety procedures, and basic computer skills. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including a matched pension scheme and opportunities for professional development. If you're looking for a rewarding role in a dynamic environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in general building maintenance and outdoor area maintenance.
• Knowledge of current safe working practices and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain domestic water and drainage systems.
• Supervise contracted staff to ensure work quality.
• Routine maintenance of site areas and buildings.

Skills

Building Maintenance

Safety Procedures

General Labouring

Computer Skills

Use of Hand and Power Tools

Education

GSCE in Maths and English

NVQ Level 2

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Job Title: General Maintenance Assistant
Location: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a General Maintenance Assistant at our Crimond site.

The role
As a General Maintenance Assistant, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. An opportunity exists for a General Maintenance Assistant to work in a leading defence technology company delivering a wide range of design, manufacturing and operational support projects to defence customers from a MOD site based near Crimond, Aberdeenshire.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Maintenance of domestic water and drainage systems.
• General labouring and porterage including receipt, packing and dispatch of goods.
• Supervision of contracted staff to ensure that work is carried out to agreed standards.
• Maintain technical and administration records and provide information as required.
• Safety & Health of self and others who may be affected by work activities.
• Routine maintenance of site areas, buildings, exterior and interior.

This role is full time and is based on site at Crimond.

Essential experience of the General Maintenance Assistant:

• A comprehensive knowledge of current safe working practices and safety procedures
• Experience of general building maintenance
• Experience of maintenance of outdoor areas
• Basic Computer skills including email, Word and spreadsheets.
• Use of hand and power tools

Qualifications for the General Maintenance Assistant:

• Minimum GSCE in Maths and English or NVQ level2.
• Possession of a current full UK driving licence.

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.
• Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity