Maintenance Assistant

Moore Green Recruitment Ltd; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to work at a retirement village in High Wycombe. The role involves carrying out general maintenance tasks for residents, including preventive and repairs maintenance. Candidates should have qualifications such as City & Guilds or NVQs in maintenance fields, alongside essential numeracy, literacy, and computer skills. This position offers an opportunity to engage with residents while managing maintenance effectively.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on service abilities in maintenance tasks.
• Qualifications in relevant fields such as plumbing and carpentry.
• Essential skills in numeracy, literacy, and computer usage.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and repairs maintenance for residents.
• Assist with user tests and arrange contractor access for maintenance.
• Manage void properties, ensuring all repairs and checks are done.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance service

User tests and maintenance

Proactive property management

Contractor collaboration

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

Computer skills

Education

City & Guilds

BTECs

NVQs

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Assistant required to work at retirement village in High Wycombe.

Responsibilities

• Carry out user tests, cyclical, preventive and repairs maintenance, and arrange access for contractors to carry out maintenance.
• Carry out a hands-on service for residents, as directed by the Cluster Manager. Anything from picture hanging to assembling flat-pack furniture.
• Undertake preventive maintenance duties in the residents' apartments and in the communal areas.
• Be proactive in the management of void properties, ensure water quality checks and general repairs are undertaken.
• Work with contractors on site to improve own knowledge of systems and to ensure that they are working to risk assessments provided.
• Record repair requests and defects.

Qualifications

• Qualifications that will help candidates: City & Guilds, BTECs, and NVQs.
• Courses in health and safety, plumbing, plastering, carpentry, and general maintenance are all very useful.
• Numeracy, literacy and computer skills are essential.