Maintenance Assist

Sodexo; Prestwick; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing platform access

Employee Assistance Programme

24h virtual GP service

Discounts scheme

Pension plan

Learning & development opportunities

Bike to Work scheme

Enhanced benefits & leave

Job summary

Sodexo is hiring a Maintenance Assist at Prestwick. You will support the safe operation, maintenance and repair of building services, with roughly half your time spent on hands-on maintenance.

You will coordinate with subcontractors, ensure compliance with statutory PPMs, and help improve plant reliability at a busy corporate site. The role requires practical maintenance experience, strong problem-solving, and good health & safety knowledge.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in building services and plant engineering.
• Hands-on maintenance and engineering experience.
• Experience with PPM and reactive maintenance in commercial/industrial settings.
• Technical knowledge across LV, boiler/pressure systems and Legionella advantageous.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation and safe work practices.
• Experience with Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work and Permit to Work.
• Ability to provide technical support and coordinate subcontractors.
• Strong fault-finding, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support safe operation, maintenance and repair of building services and plant.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance; about 50% hands-on work.
• Provide technical guidance to the maintenance team.
• Coordinate directly employed labour and subcontractors for PPMs.
• Ensure 100% compliance across statutory PPM activities.
• Support reactive maintenance during and outside normal hours.
• Maintain maintenance, Health & Safety and contract records.
• Promote energy efficiency and monitor equipment performance.
• Work with SHEQ to review Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.
• Build positive relationships with client, contractors and staff.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Maintenance engineering

Fault finding

Communication skills

IT skills

Tools

LV systems

Boiler systems

Pressure systems

Legionella knowledge

Job description

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Maintenance Assist

Prestwick - Full time

Operational excellence begins with you.

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating quality experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. Build a name with big-name businesses.

As a Maintenance Assist with Sodexo, you'll enhance the services of our vibrant corporate site, offering a helping hand to ensure flawless facilities operations and keep things running smoothly.

What you'll do:

• Support the safe operation, maintenance and repair of M&E building services, plant and fabric equipment across the site.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance within your level of technical competence, with approximately 50% of the role being hands‑on maintenance work.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the wider maintenance team, helping to resolve faults and operational issues.
• Coordinate directly employed labour and subcontractors to ensure Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities are completed effectively and on time.
• Help achieve and maintain 100% compliance across all statutory PPM activities.
• Support the delivery of reactive maintenance services both during normal operating hours and, where required, outside of normal site hours.
• Ensure work requests, permits and associated maintenance documentation are completed accurately and appropriately.
• Monitor plant and equipment performance, identifying opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and overall performance.
• Support the development and implementation of systems that help keep plant operating at optimum efficiency.
• Participate in energy‑saving initiatives and promote the efficient use of energy across the site.
• Monitor the performance of subcontractors and ensure work is completed safely and to the required standards.
• Work alongside the SHEQ team to support the review and maintenance of Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.
• Maintain accurate maintenance, Health & Safety and contract performance records.
• Build positive working relationships with the client, colleagues, contractors and other site stakeholders.
• Promote a strong safety culture by reporting accidents, hazards, near misses and safety observations.
• Continually look for opportunities to improve maintenance processes and service delivery.

What you'll bring:

• Ideally, a minimum of 5 years' experience within building services and plant engineering, including experience as a maintenance craftsperson.
• Strong practical, hands‑on maintenance and engineering experience.
• Experience of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance within a commercial or industrial environment.
• Technical knowledge or experience across areas such as LV, mechanical services, confined spaces, boiler and pressure systems and Legionella would be advantageous.
• A good understanding of Health & Safety legislation and safe working practices.
• Experience working with Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work and Permit to Work procedures.
• The confidence to provide technical support and guidance to colleagues when required.
• Experience working with and coordinating subcontractors.
• Strong fault‑finding, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good numerical and IT skills, with the ability to complete accurate reports and maintenance documentation.
• A proactive and resourceful approach with the ability to work under pressure and manage changing priorities.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team while also using your own initiative.
• Flexibility to support maintenance requirements outside normal operating hours when required.
• A willingness to undertake additional training and development relevant to the role.

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you foryou.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On‑Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Work with the best in the business.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications