Maintenance Operative

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

Job summary

A leading company in student accommodation is seeking a Maintenance Operative in Leeds. The role involves ensuring the smooth functioning of building facilities, addressing maintenance requests, and performing various repairs. Ideal candidates will have experience in maintenance functions and excellent communication skills. The company offers a vibrant work environment with numerous benefits, including paid holidays and a birthday off.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Birthday off

Perkbox access

Royal London Pension

Recognition Programmes

Career Development

24/7 Employee Assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Strong familiarity with plant rooms and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Respond to maintenance requests and address issues.
• Conduct regular inspections and perform scheduled maintenance.
• Ensure safety compliance during maintenance tasks.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Adaptability

Job description

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. Leeds

Salary: £28,000

Working Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm

Vita Student's next-level apartment design offers a variety of studios to suit our students lives with the privacy of living alone or the laughter of living together. We offer style, luxury & comfort to our residents, surrounded by premium amenities and a vibrant city life. Our Maintenance Operative play a critical function, ensuring the smooth running of operational building facilities. This is a customer-facing environment where you will be responsible for maintaining Vita Student’s highest building standards.

Our Maintenance Operatives

Respond to maintenance requests, promptly addressing student and staff reports of issues with plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and other equipment.

• Perform the preventive and corrective maintenance for fire alarm and firefighting system
• Understand plant room functions such as diagnosing, maintaining and repairing central systems
• Conduct regular inspections of residence facilities to identify potential issues and performing scheduled maintenance tasks (PPM)
• General repairs, such as fixing minor issues like leaky plumbing, broken fixtures, malfunctioning appliances, damaged doors, and wall repairs.
• Basic carpentry and painting, performing minor tasks like replacing flooring, repairing furniture, and touch-up painting & decorating.
• Stock management, keeping track of maintenance supplies and parts needed for repairs
• Safety compliance. Adhering to all safety regulations and procedures when performing maintenance tasks.
• Ground works, maintaining the upkeep of outdoor areas such as grass-cutting & hedge-trimming/shaping.
• Ensuring consistent collaboration with other departments, such as housekeeping, front desk, and management to coordinate maintenance needs and guest requests.
  
  

Professional Experience

Who we want to join our team

• Experienced delivering preventive and corrective fire alarm and firefighting system maintenance
• Strong working familiarity working within plant rooms.
• Skilled across a variety of maintenance functions such as plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and general equipment.
• Well-versed in delivering Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) within a similar environment.
• Demonstrable understanding and adherence of safety compliance regulations and procedures.
• Stock management experience would be a great advantage
• Experience of maintaining external ground works
• IT literate
  
  

Personal Characteristics

• Vita Student operate a multi-cultural environment, welcoming colleagues and residents from all over the world with a variety of cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs. All Vita colleagues must deliver a diverse and equal approach to colleagues and residents alike.
• Excellent communication skills. English will be the primary spoken language; however multi-lingual skills would be warmly welcomed.
• Strong organisational and leadership qualities with an ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Adaptability, creativity & positivity.
• Resilience, with an ability to effectively navigate unexpected situations.
• Able to carry out tasks that may involve extended periods of standing and repetitive movements, with reasonable adjustments considered where required.
  
  

Why work for us…….

Benefits

Our employees have the pride of working at our luxury properties, which offer the highest standard of resident accommodation across the UK. We reward the commitment and dedication of our people by providing the following benefits:

Holidays – Holidays are paid on a pro-rata basis which is reflective of hours worked. Customer Service Assistants will receive 28days paid holiday including England & Wales Bank Holidays, pro-rata.

Your Birthday – We insist that our employees take their birthday off work ensuring they can celebrate their special occasion in a way that is meaningful to them.

Perkbox – All employees are given access to a Perkbox account, enabling them to choose lifestyle perks that matter by giving points to spend on a wide range of products, services & experiences, such as; cinema tickets, supermarket savings, discounted days out, a daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone!

Royal London Pension – We care about our people and their future. Vita Group contribute a financial value of 3% of salary to your pension pot in addition to 5% employee contribution to help prepare for the future.

Parties & Events – We expect high standards from our people and like to reward demanding work by hosting parties and events each year, encouraging colleagues to let their hair down, have a great time and celebrate success together.

Recognition Programmes – We recognise and celebrate our people via numerous recognition schemes, such as employee of the month vouchers, community champion, experience awards, golden buzzer awards, work anniversaries etc.

Career Development – Whether your Vita career is a medium or long-term venture; we onboard all employees by means of a thorough induction and learning & development programme, delivering professional progression via our Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum training & recognition schemes.

24/7 Employee Assistance – The wellbeing of our colleagues is of vital importance to Vita Group. All employees have access to a confidential service; offering support and guidance for personal or work-related issues that may be impacting wellbeing.

Right to Work & DBS

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks which will include Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship. Therefore, if you do require a company to sponsor your Right to Work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application further.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

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  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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