Fabric Maintenance Operative

Daniel Owen Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van provided

Travel expenses covered

Overtime opportunities

Weekend work

Job summary

Daniel Owen Ltd is recruiting a Fabric Maintenance Operative to support a premium City of London office building. You will lead a small fabric maintenance team, handle decorating tasks, and coordinate daily workloads.

Based at a landmark site, you will undertake painting, surface prep, minor carpentry and repairs, with occasional travel across London and the South East.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fabric maintenance within commercial environments.
• Strong painting and decorating background.
• Competent in general building fabric repairs.
• Own hand tools required.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Painting and decorating to a high standard.
• Surface preparation, filling, making good and finishing works.
• Minor carpentry repairs.
• Ironmongery repairs and replacements.
• Ceiling tile replacement.
• General fabric maintenance and repairs.
• Responding to maintenance requests from the client's FM team.
• Planning and organising the team's daily workload.
• Maintaining excellent standards within occupied office environments.

Skills

Painting and decorating

Organised

Communication skills

Independent worker

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Fabric Maintenance Operative

City of London | Company Van Provided | Up to 12-Month Assignment | Temp, Contract or Temp-to-Perm Considered

Are you an experienced Fabric Maintenance Operative with strong decorating skills and a proactive approach to building maintenance?

We are recruiting for a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established facilities team supporting a prestigious commercial building in the heart of the City of London. This is a varied, hands‑on role where you'll take the lead within a small fabric maintenance team, helping to coordinate daily workloads while delivering high-quality maintenance and refurbishment works across a premium office environment.

The Role

Based primarily at a landmark City of London building, you'll be responsible for carrying out a wide range of fabric maintenance and decorating tasks while acting as the main point of contact for maintenance requests from the client's FM team.

Working alongside an existing team member, you'll quickly become the lead operative, helping organise workloads, prioritise jobs, and ensure high standards of service delivery.

The role is predominantly site‑based in Central London, with occasional travel to other client locations across London and the South East, including Croydon and Redhill.

Key Responsibilities

• Painting and decorating to a high standard
• Surface preparation, filling, making good and finishing works
• Minor carpentry repairs
• Ironmongery repairs and replacements
• Ceiling tile replacement
• General fabric maintenance and repairs
• Responding to maintenance requests from the client's FM team
• Planning and organising the team's daily workload
• Supporting the wider FM team as required
• Maintaining excellent standards within occupied office environments

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in fabric maintenance within commercial environments
• Strong painting and decorating background
• Competent in general building fabric repairs
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks
• Organised with good communication skills
• Professional and presentable manner when dealing with clients
• Flexible approach to working hours and occasional travel
• Own hand tools required
• Full UK driving licence

What's on Offer?

• Company van provided
• Fuel, parking and work‑related travel expenses covered
• Regular overtime opportunities
• Occasional weekend work available with enhanced rates
• Long‑term opportunity of up to 12 months
• Potential for permanent employment
• Work within a prestigious, high‑profile commercial property

Working Hours

The current requirement is typically 14:00-22:00, however, there is flexibility around start and finish times to suit the right candidate and business needs.

Additional overtime and occasional weekend work available.

If you're a skilled fabric operative who takes pride in delivering quality work and is ready to step into a lead role within a professional FM environment, we'd love to hear from you.