Maintenance Assistant

St Audries Park; Taunton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Free parking

On-site parking

Referral programme

Job summary

St Audries Park, a historic wedding venue in Somerset, is hiring a Maintenance Assistant. You will support planned and reactive maintenance, upkeep of the listed building and grounds, and assist with event setup to ensure flawless guest experiences.

The role requires hands-on skills, a can-do attitude, and a focus on safety and records. You will work with a proactive team to maintain high standards for all events and guests.

Qualifications

• 3 years of maintenance experience
• Experience with plumbing or electrical work desirable
• Ability to perform planned and reactive maintenance checks and repairs
• Good health and safety practice and record-keeping

Responsibilities

• Assist with planned and reactive maintenance of the venue and grounds
• Support event setup and ensure building is ready for weddings
• Carry out repairs and small decoration tasks as needed
• Liaise with external contractors and maintain records

Skills

Maintenance

Plumbing

Electrical

Health and Safety

Grounds maintenance

Tools

Power tools

Job description

Do you take pride in preserving the charm and elegance of historic buildings? We're looking for a Maintenance Assistant to join our team, helping keep our stunning wedding venues in top condition and ready for every event. As a Maintenance Assistant, you'll play a vital role in the upkeep of our venues, assisting with event setup and ensuring a seamless experience for our guests and wedding couples. If you have a can-do attitude, hands-on skills, and a passion for beautiful spaces, this role could be perfect for you!

Job Description:

St Audries Park is an award-winning wedding venue, Set in 100 acres of scenic deer park, St Audries Park is a short drive from the pretty village of Williton, located close to Bristol, Taunton, and the South West. A winding driveway through serene parkland leads you to the dramatic Gothic entrance of the private manor house, where panoramic views stretch across the rolling Quantock Hills and as far as the Bristol Channel. Enhanced by serene scenery, first-class hospitality and an abundance of comfortable accommodation, St Audries Park offers all the charm you would expect from a beautiful country manor wedding venue in Somerset.

our stunning venue is part of the established wedding venue collection - Country House Weddings Ltd

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Assistant to join the team in our beautiful wedding venue.

About the role

Reporting to the maintenance supervisor, you will assist with all planned and responsive maintenance related tasks. The maintenance team is key to the upkeep and care of our beautiful listed building creating the perfect environment for each of our weddings. You will be responsible for ensuring the building and grounds are maintained to a high standard.

About you

The ideal individual will have a wide range of transferrable skills with a proactive attitude and initiative. Your practical skills will enable you to undertake a variety of duties including carrying out repairs, general decoration, grounds maintenance, and fire safety checks. Good knowledge of plumbing and/or electrics is also desirable. You will need to apply Health and Safety checks and keep up to date manual records. You will build very good working relationships with colleagues and external contractors and be an approachable person with very high standards.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company events
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Taunton TA4 4DS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Maintenance: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Enhanced by serene scenery, first-class hospitality and an abundance of comfortable accommodation, St Audries Park offers all the charm you would expect from a beautiful country manor wedding venue in Somerset.

With our beautiful Orangery and extensive grounds, our country house is the first choice for many wanting a coastal wedding.

Our beautiful wedding venue became part of the Country House Weddings portfolio of hand-picked wedding venues in 2002, with more than 30 years of experience offering perfect weddings to couples, our exclusive-use, venue hire and catering packages take care of your wedding day from start to finish, overseen by our expert team.

From specialist wedding Chefs, experienced Personal Wedding Managers and a fantastic wait team, to knowledgeable grounds teams and passionate housekeepers, our teams pride themselves on providing a top-quality service that helps make our weddings a success.