General Maintainer

Richard Irvin FM Limited; Inverness; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Job summary

Richard Irvin in Inverness is recruiting a General Maintainer for our team. The role requires inspecting equipment, performing preventative maintenance, and carrying out basic repairs. Experience in maintenance and the ability to read schematics are essential to succeed.

The position offers a full-time, permanent contract with responsibilities spanning on-site support, fault finding with engineers, and adherence to safety standards. A positive, collaborative workplace environment is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance-based role.
• Skilled with hand and power tools.
• Ability to read schematics and repair manuals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections of premises and equipment.
• Perform preventative maintenance in line with SFG20 requirements.
• Handle basic repairs and maintenance, prioritising work based on contract response times.
• Provide technical support to engineers and contractors on site, assisting with fault finding and resolution of complex tasks.
• Disassemble machines and replace defective parts.
• Check O&Ms and repair manuals as required.

Skills

HVAC

Plumbing

Joinery

Electrical

Painting/Decorating

Tools

Hand and power tools

Job description

Richard Irvin an RSK Group company are recruiting for a General Maintainer to join the team based in Inverness, Scotland. This is a full-time, permanent position. An exciting opportunity has arisen at UHI House and nearby student accommodations. We are hiring a General Maintainer to join our friendly team. You will inspect different equipment and perform any basic repairs or preventative maintenance when required. To do well in this role you should have previous experience in maintenance-based role, be skilled with various hand and power tools, and be able to read schematics and repair manuals.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting routine inspections of our premises and equipment.
• Performing preventative maintenance in line with SFG20 requirements.
• Handling basic repairs and maintenance while prioritising works in line with contractual response times and operational criticality.
• Provide technical support and guidance to engineers & contractors on site, assisting with fault finding, access issues and resolution of complex maintenance tasks.
• Taking apart machines, equipment, or devices to remove and replace defective parts.
• Check O&Ms and repair manuals as required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience with HVAC, basic plumbing, joinery, electrical and painting / decorating works is desirable.
• Comfortable with working at heights, from ladders or on roofs.
• Skilled in the use of hand and power tools.
• Awareness of health & safety regulations
• Full, clean and current driving licence

Salary and Benefits:

• Up to £32,000
• Company Pension

About Us

At Richard Irvin, we create safer, smarter, greener places to live and work. We deliver this through our teams of engineers, operations staff, project managers and compliance specialists who are trained to attune our services to meet our clients’ project goals. Our experts’ extensive experience in advising and leading projects for public and private clients further enables our proficient services that cover multiple sectors, including various industries. We have a UK-wide geographic reach, so no projects are out of our reach.

Our clients include TotalEnergies, National Libraries of Scotland, Erskineand the multiple Scottish local councils, commercial landlords, housing associations, managing agents, national facilities management businesses, hotel chains and leisure establishments. Our energy services include building energy management systems, heat pumps and solar and renewable solutions. Our engineers maintain, repair and improve more than 62,000 commercial and domestic UK properties, including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, lighting, detection, renewable systems, fabric and specialist services, often delivered as complete facilities management packages.

Richard Irvin is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?