Maintenance Operative

Vita Student; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Maintenance Operative, where you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of building facilities. This dynamic position involves addressing maintenance requests, performing repairs, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. You'll collaborate with diverse teams and contribute to creating a comfortable living environment for students. With a range of benefits including paid holidays and career development programs, this is an exciting opportunity to grow in a supportive workplace.

Benefits

Paid Holidays (28 days)

Birthday Off

Perkbox Access

Royal London Pension Scheme

Annual Parties and Events

Recognition Schemes

Career Development Programs

24/7 Employee Assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in fire alarm and firefighting system maintenance.
• Skills across plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, and general maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Responding promptly to maintenance requests from students and staff.
• Conducting regular inspections and performing scheduled maintenance (PPM).
• Carrying out general repairs and maintaining outdoor areas.

Skills

Plumbing

Electrical Systems

Heating/Cooling Systems

General Maintenance

Fire Alarm Systems

Communication Skills

Stock Management

IT Literacy

Job description

Maintenance Operative – Leeds

Salary: £28,000

Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 6pm

Vita Student offers next-level apartment designs with a variety of studios to suit our students' lifestyles, providing privacy or shared living. We emphasize style, luxury, and comfort, surrounded by premium amenities and vibrant city life. Our Maintenance Operatives play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of building facilities. This customer-facing role involves maintaining Vita Student’s high standards of building quality.

Responsibilities include:

• Responding promptly to maintenance requests from students and staff, addressing issues with plumbing, electrical systems, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and other equipment.
• Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on fire alarm and firefighting systems.
• Understanding plant room functions, diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing central systems.
• Conducting regular inspections to identify issues and performing scheduled maintenance (PPM).
• Carrying out general repairs such as fixing leaky plumbing, broken fixtures, malfunctioning appliances, damaged doors, and wall repairs.
• Performing basic carpentry and painting tasks, including replacing flooring, repairing furniture, and touch-up painting and decorating.
• Managing stock levels of maintenance supplies and parts.
• Ensuring safety compliance by adhering to all relevant regulations and procedures.
• Maintaining outdoor areas, including grass-cutting and hedge trimming.
• Collaborating with other departments like housekeeping, front desk, and management to coordinate maintenance and guest requests.

Candidate Profile:

Experience:

• Experience in fire alarm and firefighting system maintenance.
• Familiarity with plant room operations.
• Skills across plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and general maintenance.
• Experience with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
• Knowledge of safety regulations and compliance.
• Stock management experience is advantageous.
• Experience in outdoor ground maintenance.
• IT literacy.

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment with diverse colleagues and residents.
• Excellent communication skills; multilingual skills are a plus.
• Strong organizational and leadership qualities, with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Adaptability, creativity, positivity, resilience, and the ability to handle unexpected situations.
• Physical ability to perform tasks involving standing and repetitive movements, with reasonable adjustments if needed.

Benefits:

We offer a range of benefits including paid holidays (28 days including bank holidays, pro-rata), a day off for your birthday, access to Perkbox for lifestyle perks, a Royal London pension scheme with employer contributions, annual parties and events, recognition schemes, career development programs, 24/7 Employee Assistance, and more.

Note: All employment offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including DBS. We cannot sponsor visas or work permits.