Maintenance Assistant

University Partnerships Programme; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational organization in Oxford is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Assistant to join the team. This full-time role involves carrying out planned and responsive maintenance tasks, ensuring clean and safe environments for student accommodation. Ideal candidates will have experience in maintenance, excellent communication skills, and a passion for supporting student living. The position offers a competitive salary of £27,218 per year and benefits including store discounts and access to a rewards portal.

Benefits

Store discounts

Access to UPP Rewards portal

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance role, preferably in a similar environment.
• Understanding of operational procedures and safe working practices.
• Ability to work extra hours on notice, especially during busy periods.

Responsibilities

• Move waste to recycling bins as per the site's recycling strategy.
• Carry out reactive maintenance and respond to job requests effectively.
• Maintain cleanliness and condition of environments and common areas.
• Report health and safety issues promptly and take necessary actions.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Health and safety knowledge

Job description

A successful university campus is about so much more than buildings. It’s about the environment, the atmosphere and the people – creating that sense of home that will help students feel safe, secure, and help them thrive.

Here at UPP we have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Assistant to work as part of our Oxford team in providing both a planned and responsive maintenance service.

This is a permanent full-time position working 37.5 hours per week 10.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday. The salary is £27,218 per annum.

Please note that a current manual driving licence is essential for this role.

Role Responsibilities

• Move waste from local site bins to collections bins throughout the week which is essential to the site’s recycling strategy.
• Carry out reactive maintenance in accordance with the Service Level Agreement (SLA) and provide front line response when jobs are raised on the Workplace Management System (Planon) utilising a portable electronic device to record job details.
• Ensure that the environment is maintained in accordance with the SLA, including keeping the sites clean and well maintained by monitoring plant rooms and common areas.
• Assist with shower curtain exchanges and flushing down of outlets as required and grounds maintenance work.
• Provide reports (verbal / written and electronic) relating to compliance, maintenance tasks and condition checks.
• Report any Health and Safety issues relating to the residence ensuring all information is passed to the relevant Manager(s) and take appropriate immediate actions to reduce risk.

We truly care about the experience of our residents and invite you to join our friendly and passionate team to help make a positive difference to students living away from home in our accommodation.

We are looking for you to have worked in a similar role and environment and have great communication and organisation skills, along with the passion to do a great job.

You will have a good understanding of the operational procedures and safe working practices of building services and systems as well as good understanding of health and safety, with the ability to always work in a safe manner.

You will also be prepared to work (with notice) additional hours when needed, especially during the main student arrival and departure weekends.

In return, we are offering a fun and interesting environment to work in with a competitive salary and a great benefits package which store discounts, as well as access to our UPP Rewards portal, offering discounts from a variety of retailers, restaurants gyms and more.

UPP welcome all applications and recognise the value of having a diverse and inclusive culture, which reflects the communities we work with and has a positive impact on our people, our student residents, and our university partners.

We understand all disabilities, impairments and conditions are unique, so please advise us of any adjustments which would support you through our recruitment process and help you to thrive at work.

Our core values of Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect, are fundamental to our culture and summarise what is important to our business and our people.

Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory vetting, inclusive of employment referencing covering the past three years and you may be subject to additional vetting and barring checks to ensure your suitability for the role, which could include completing a basic DBS.

We are a team with energy, pace and passion; if that sounds like you, apply today.