Handyman

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mitie corporate benefits

Job summary

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services in Balderstone, Blackburn is seeking a Handyman to deliver facilities services across commercial environments. You will support the Balderstone site, perform minor maintenance, repairs, and plumbing tasks, and act as a first responder to maintenance issues.

The role requires a current UK driving licence and the ability to work independently within a team, with a focus on safe, high-quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Full, current UK driving licence.
• Background in facilities maintenance within a similar environment.
• Qualified in one of the building trades.
• Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general minor maintenance tasks across the site.
• Act as the first responder for maintenance issues, ensuring assets are made safe and isolated where required.
• Complete minor building repairs including door handles, door closers, window handles, blind repairs, wall repairs, floor repairs and trip hazard repairs.
• Undertake minor fabric maintenance works to support the efficient operation of the facility.
• Carry out minor plumbing tasks including toilet seat replacements, flush repairs, tap revivers and trap cleaning.

Skills

Independence

Customer-focused

Strong communication

Driving licence

Education

Building trades qualification

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

ROLE: Handyman

HOURS: Full-Time

LOCATION: Balderstone, Blackburn

At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Handyman to provide delivery of facilities services across commercial and industrial environments at our Balderstone site. This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected facilities management team where your skills will be valued and your work will make a real impact. With a PDA and strong support, you'll be empowered to deliver top-tier service every day.

Role Responsibilities

• Carry out general minor maintenance tasks across the site.
• Act as the first responder for maintenance issues, ensuring assets are made safe and isolated where required.
• Complete minor building repairs including door handles, door closers, window handles, blind repairs, wall repairs, floor repairs and trip hazard repairs.
• Undertake minor fabric maintenance works to support the efficient operation of the facility.
• Carry out minor plumbing tasks including toilet seat replacements, flush repairs, tap revivers and trap cleaning.

Required Qualifications

• Full, current UK driving licence.
• Background in facilities maintenance within a similar environment.
• Qualified in one of the building trades.
• Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach.

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to work for one of the UK's leading facilities management providers.
• Supportive team environment with ongoing development opportunities.
• Company PDA and tools required to perform your role effectively.

Documents

• Mitie - Why you should work for us.pdf (278.84 KB)

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We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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