Estate Caretaker

Norfolk & Waveney Enterprise Services Ltd; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise de services immobiliers à Ipswich recherche un gardien fiable et pratique pour assurer l'entretien du domaine de Felaw Maltings. Ce poste est essentiel pour garantir que l'ensemble du domaine est maintenu à des normes élevées, avec un accent sur le nettoyage et la sécurité, tout en offrant un excellent service client. Le candidat idéal aura au moins deux ans d'expérience pratique et sera capable de travailler de manière autonome sur une variété de tâches.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 ans d'expérience en entretien et nettoyage commercial.
• Connaissances sur la santé et la sécurité au travail.
• Capacité à effectuer des inspections pour assurer la conformité.

Responsibilities

• Entretenir et maintenir la propreté des espaces communs.
• Réaliser des vérifications de santé et de sécurité mensuelles.
• Effectuer des tâches de maintenance mineure selon les besoins.

Skills

Commercial cleaning

Minor maintenance work

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Health & safety knowledge

Education

Level 1 NVQ in a trade related subject

Job description

Nwes Property Services is seeking a reliable and hands-on caretaker to join our property team in Ipswich. The successful candidate will be responsible for the upkeep and ongoing maintenance of the Felaw Maltings estate on behalf of our client, working 12:30 – 20:30 Monday to Friday with a salary of £26,000.

The role requires an individual with experience in cleaning and maintaining commercial space and a practical knowledge of health & safety. The ideal candidate will be proactive, resourceful, and able to handle various tasks around the estate independently.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• To work under the direction of the line manager to ensure estate wide work programmes are completed on time and within budget.
• To conduct communal cleaning to a high standard and in line with the cleaning schedule.
• To oversee estate wide cleaning to ensure specification requirements are met, feeding back to management as necessary.
• To conduct PPM inspections across the estate to include but not limited to weekly testing of fire alarms, emergency lighting flick tests, disabled cord alarms, visual inspections of estate wide plant. Inspections to be recorded and reported as per requirements.
• To conduct facilities checks throughout the common areas of the estate, ensuring the estate is kept to a high standard.
• To carry out maintenance tasks as required including but not limited to painting and decorating, replacement of ceiling tiles, unblocking drains, changing light bulbs, external cleaning.
• To conduct estate wide monthly health and safety checks, to be recorded and reported as required.
• To carry out key audits and maintain accurate records.
• To liaise with the centre team daily regarding ad hoc requirements.
• To deliver excellent customer service to all users of the estate and the principal client.

Key Experience & Skills

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience of minor maintenance work and commercial cleaning.
• Minimum Level 1 NVQ in a trade related subject, with willingness to advance to Level 2
• Workplace health & safety knowledge, and trained on COSHH, manual handling and working at heights.
• Experience of undertaking inspections to ensure compliance
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service

To apply send your CV and covering letter to detail why you are right for the role to [e-mail]