Maintenance Officer (Temporary)

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Officer for a temporary/contract role in the East Midlands. The role covers day-to-day repairs and ongoing maintenance to keep buildings and grounds safe, presentable, and fully operational.

You will respond to staff requests and handle scheduled tasks, applying practical trade skills to minimise disruption to learners and staff. Your duties include carrying out repairs, completing maintenance on schedule, prioritising requests, ensuring safety

Qualifications

• Practical maintenance experience across a range of trades.
• Strong understanding of health and safety in a working environment.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and manage a varied workload.
• Relevant trade qualification.
• Experience of working in an education or public sector setting.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general repairs and maintenance across buildings and grounds.
• Complete planned and reactive maintenance tasks in line with schedules.
• Respond to maintenance requests raised by staff and prioritise work.
• Support safe and compliant upkeep of the premises.
• Keep accurate records of work and materials used.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Health and safety

Initiative & workload management

Education

Trade qualification

Job description

Maintenance Officer

Temporary | Contract

Location: the East Midlands

About the Role

A further education provider in the East Midlands is looking for a Maintenance Officer to help keep its buildings and grounds safe, well presented and fully operational.

You'll carry out day-to-day repairs and planned maintenance across the site, responding to requests from staff and working through scheduled tasks. You'll use your practical trade skills to resolve issues quickly and keep disruption to learners and staff to a minimum.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out general repairs and maintenance across buildings and grounds.
• Completing planned and reactive maintenance tasks in line with agreed schedules.
• Responding to maintenance requests raised by staff and prioritising work appropriately.
• Supporting the safe and compliant upkeep of the premises.
• Keeping accurate records of work completed and materials used.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Practical maintenance experience across a range of trades
• A good understanding of health and safety in a working environment
• The ability to work on your own initiative and manage a varied workload

Desirable (but not essential):

• A relevant trade qualification
• Experience of working in an education or similar public sector setting

If you're ready to put your practical skills to work in a busy and varied role, we'd love to hear from you.