Maintenance Operative

Springcare Ltd; Hereford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Springcare Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Maintenance Person to carry out a range of day-to-day upkeep tasks across our homes. You will perform preventative maintenance and basic repairs on doors, locks, plumbing, carpentry, and decoration, ensuring safety standards are maintained.

A full driving licence is preferred; you should be physically fit and able to lift items and use handheld tools, with willingness to train as needed.

Qualifications

• Have good all-round maintenance skills such as joinery, plumbing and painting.
• Have experience within a similar environment/role.
• Show a good understanding of Health & Safety regulations and compliance.
• Be physically fit and able to lift lighter items of furniture/objects safely.
• Be able to maintain and use handheld tools safely (following any appropriate training).
• Hold a full driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Preventative maintenance and general building repair such as repairing broken locks, doors, and other loose fittings.
• Carrying out routine checks on equipment and services such as fire alarms, extinguishers, fire doors, and carrying out any tasks in the home's maintenance books
• Minor plumbing and carpentry
• Painting and decorating
• Keeping the exterior of the homes clean, tidy, and free from trip hazards.
• Changing light bulbs and keeping stock of items such as bulbs, batteries, and other equipment.
• Before a weekend/bank holiday, checking that lights, equipment, heating, and items such as batteries, are all working.
• Providing meter readings for utilities and any boilers.

Job description

Some of the daily tasks that a maintenance Person would carry out would be:

Preventative maintenance and general building repair such as repairing broken locks, doors, and other loose fittings.

Carrying out routine checks on equipment and services such as fire alarms, extinguishers, fire doors, and carrying out any tasks in the home's maintenance books

Minor plumbing and carpentry

Painting and decorating

Keeping the exterior of the homes clean, tidy, and free from trip hazards.

Changing light bulbs and keeping stock of items such as bulbs, batteries, and other equipment.

Before a weekend/bank holiday, checking that lights, equipment, heating, and items such as batteries, are all working.

Providing meter readings for utilities and any boilers.

To be successful in the role of maintenance person, our ideal candidate would:

• Have good all-round maintenance skills such as joinery, plumbing and painting.
• Have experience within a similar environment/role.
• Show a good understanding of Health & Safety regulations and compliance.
• Be physically fit and able to lift lighter items of furniture/objects safely.
• Be able to maintain and use handheld tools safely (following any appropriate training)Be willing to attend any training that will develop their skills and would be relevant to their role.
• Hold a full driver’s license.