Fabric Technician

None; Bradford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the real estate sector is recruiting a Fabric Technician for the West Yorkshire area. The role involves providing expert knowledge and managing fabric-related projects, ensuring compliance with health and safety policies. Applicants should have practical experience in trades and a valid driving license.

Benefits

22.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Standby allowance

Overtime rate for call attendance

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge in wet trades.
• Computer literate, especially with electronic management systems.
• Full UK manual driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Primary contact for end users and main customers.
• Solve fabric-related problems and ensure compliance with health and safety policies.
• Work closely with technicians and managers for complete projects.

Skills

Practical experience in carpentry

Communication skills

Knowledge of Building Fabric products

Job description

We are now recruiting for a Fabric Technician covering the West Yorkshire area

Salary: £31,453.09 per annum (dependent upon skills and experience) plus standby allowance c£260 per week when on rota, and appropriate overtime rate when attending the call. 22.5 days annual leave, rising to 25 with 5 years’ service plus bank holidays.

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time 37.5 hours per week (excluding meal breaks). Typical hours are 08:00 - 16:00, Monday to Friday. The successful applicant will be required to join an out-of-hours callout rota 1 in 5/6 weeks covering a wider area. Flexibility around attendance is essential.

You will cover postcodes: (LS) Leeds, (BD) Bradford, (HD) Huddersfield, (HX) Halifax, and (WF) Wakefield.

About the role

You will be the primary contact for end users or main customers, working closely with colleagues including Building Engineering Technicians, Asset Technicians, and Fabric Team Managers. You’ll provide expert knowledge of the Building Fabric industry, ensuring a first-class service to keep premises secure and safe. Your skills and judgment will be used to solve fabric-related problems and complete projects, ensuring full compliance with health and safety policies to protect colleagues, customers, and the public.

About you

We are seeking someone who is computer literate, especially in electronic management systems and email, with effective communication skills to actively listen and convey important messages to customers at all levels. You should have practical experience and knowledge in carpentry, wet trades, and Building Fabric products.

A full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points is required.

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions manages one of the largest corporate real estate portfolios in Europe, with over 2,600 sites. We pride ourselves on high standards of technical assurance and customer service, supporting Royal Mail in delivering to 29 million addresses nationwide, six days a week.

Through our core pillars—Real Estate & Value Generation, Property Programmes & Projects, and Workplace Services—we play a vital role in keeping the mail moving.

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions employs 3,000 staff and is owned by Royal Mail Group Ltd.

Job reference number 326421