General Maintenance Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a General Maintenance Assistant to support their operations at the Skelton site. This full-time, hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a leading defence technology company. You will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean environment, ensuring the upkeep of facilities, and managing stock levels efficiently. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of safe working practices, experience in building maintenance, and basic computer skills. Join a company that values its employees with excellent benefits, including a matched pension scheme and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in general maintenance and cleaning.
• Possession of a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning domestic and technical installations and site vehicles.
• Maintaining domestic water and drainage systems.
• Ordering materials to maintain cost-effective stock levels.

Skills

General Building Maintenance

Cleaning Techniques

Safe Working Practices

Basic Computer Skills

Education

GSCE Grade C in Maths

GSCE Grade C in English

NVQ Level 2

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Job Title: General Maintenance Assistant
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
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 Skelton 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.

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

• The cleaning of domestic and technical installations, equipment, and site vehicles.
• Maintenance of domestic water and drainage systems.
• Ordering materials to maintain cost effective stock levels.
• General labouring and porterage including receipt, packing and dispatch of goods.
• To maintain technical and administration records and provide information as required.

This role is full time and is a hybrid role with a mixture of working from home and working onsite at Skelton.

Essential experience of the General Maintenance Assistant:

• A comprehensive knowledge of current safe working practices and safety procedures
• 1-2 years’ experience of general building maintenance and cleaning techniques.
• Possession of a current full UK driving licence.
• Basic Computer skills including email, Word and spreadsheets.

Qualifications for the General Maintenance Assistant:

• Minimum GSCE Grade C in Maths and English or NVQ level2.

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