Maintenance Operative

Morgan Hunt; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt are recruiting a Maintenance Operative to support a public sector client in Edinburgh. This temporary assignment with potential to extend sits within the facilities team, helping to keep the site safe, reliable and well-maintained.

You will assist qualified tradespeople with routine and reactive tasks, carry out basic repairs, light carpentry and painting, and follow site safety and permit-to-work procedures.

Qualifications

• Awareness of health and safety practices relevant to building maintenance.
• Good communication skills and ability to work within a maintenance team.
• Physical fitness sufficient for manual handling and ladder work.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified tradespeople in routine and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Carry out general maintenance duties including basic repairs, minor carpentry, and painting.
• Maintain work areas in a clean and safe condition, adhering to site health and safety procedures.
• Report faults and complete basic diagnostics to assist trades in fault-finding.
• Assist with moving materials, tools, and equipment between work areas.
• Follow permit-to-work processes and site-specific access and security procedures.

Skills

Health and safety awareness

Communication skills

Manual handling fitness

Tools

Hand-held power tools

Job description

Morgan Hunt are looking for a Maintenance Operative to work for a public sector client in Edinburgh.

About the Role / Job Summary

A leading public sector organisation requires a Maintenance Operative to join its facilities team on a temporary assignment with potential to extend. The role supports planned and reactive maintenance across the site and general building upkeep. The successful candidate will work within a structured maintenance environment and will contribute to safe, reliable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support qualified tradespeople in routine and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Carry out general maintenance duties including basic repairs, minor carpentry, and painting as required.
• Maintain work areas in a clean and safe condition, adhering to site health and safety procedures.
• Report faults and complete basic diagnostics to assist trades in fault-finding.
• Assist with moving materials, tools, and equipment between work areas.
• Follow permit-to-work processes and site-specific access and security procedures.

Qualifications

• Awareness of health and safety practices relevant to building maintenance.
• Good communication skills and ability to work within a maintenance team.
• Physical fitness sufficient for manual handling and ladder work.

Experience Requirements

• Proven track record in a facilities maintenance or trades support role, ideally within the public sector or institutional setting.
• Experience performing reactive repairs and routine maintenance tasks.
• Familiarity with basic tools, hand-held power tools, and site safety systems.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.