Maintenance Operative

Lancashire Cricket Club; Manchester; Híbrido; GBP 25 000 - 35 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Health cash plan

On-site counsellor

Hybrid working

Increased annual leave

Volunteer day

Personal development days

Club memberships

Resumo da oferta

Lancashire Cricket Club is seeking a reliable facilities maintenance operative to join our team at Emirates Old Trafford. You will perform planned preventative and reactive maintenance across the Stadium and Hotel, ensuring safety, branding, and operational standards are met on a daily basis.

The role requires practical multi-trade skills, a proactive problem-solving approach, and the ability to work independently or with others, including on matchdays and events.

Qualificações

• Experience working as a general maintenance operative or multi-trade technician.
• Practical skills across a range of trades, including basic plumbing, joinery, decorating and building repairs.
• Experience working within a busy facilities management or maintenance team.
• A good understanding of health and safety requirements in a maintenance environment.
• Relevant machinery or equipment certificates, such as FLT, IPAF or PASMA, would be desirable.
• A valid UK driving licence.

Responsabilidades

• Complete planned preventative maintenance tasks across the Stadium and Hotel.
• Ensure all facilities are maintained to brand standards and kept safe, presentable and operational.
• Respond to reactive maintenance requests from customers, front of house teams and managers.
• Carry out routine compliance checks, including fire alarm tests, emergency lighting tests and refuge point checks.
• Complete basic repairs and maintenance, including joinery, plumbing, drainage, painting, decorating and building fabric repairs.
• Support matchday operations, including responding to leaks, remedial works, plant equipment faults and other urgent maintenance requests.
• Assist with pre- and post-event stadium checks, identifying issues and completing appropriate remedial works.
• Support general grounds work, external cleaning, manual excavation and event set-up when required.
• Assist with emergency breakdowns, out-of-hours call-outs and maintenance cover for events and outground fixtures.
• Work safely and professionally at all times, supporting contractors, other trades, risk assessments and safe systems of work where required.

Conhecimentos

General maintenance

Multi-trade

Plumbing

Joinery

Decorating

Health & safety

Driving licence

Certificates (FLT/IPAF/PASMA)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Location: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PX

Salary: Competitive

Employment Type: Full-Time, 40-hours per week

About Us

Lancashire Cricket was formed in 1864 and is one of eighteen first-class counties within the domestic structure of England and Wales. Driven by our values, we are here to win, inspire play and make memories with the vision of being the best place to enjoy cricket in the world.

Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket, is an award-winning world-class stadium and venue. It is recognised as one of the UK’s most prestigious venues for sport, business, leisure and entertainment with a capacity of up to 50,000 people for concerts; 26,000 for international cricket matches; meetings and events spaces for up to 2,000 delegates; a four-starhotel with 250 rooms;and an on-site Caffè Nero. It’s a unique place to build a career where no two days are ever the same!

The Opportunity

We are looking for a reliable and skilled facilities maintenance operative to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. This role also requires trouble shooting and resolving issues to ensure the smooth operation of Stadium and Hotel, carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Complete planned preventative maintenance tasks across the Stadium and Hotel.
• Ensure all facilities are maintained to brand standards and kept safe, presentable and operational.
• Respond to reactive maintenance requests from customers, front of house teams and managers.
• Carry out routine compliance checks, including fire alarm tests, emergency lighting tests and refuge point checks.
• Complete basic repairs and maintenance, including joinery, plumbing, drainage, painting, decorating and building fabric repairs.
• Support matchday operations, including responding to leaks, remedial works, plant equipment faults and other urgent maintenance requests.
• Assist with pre- and post-event stadium checks, identifying issues and completing appropriate remedial works.
• Support general grounds work, external cleaning, manual excavation and event set-up when required.
• Assist with emergency breakdowns, out-of-hours call-outs and maintenance cover for events and outground fixtures.
• Work safely and professionally at all times, supporting contractors, other trades, risk assessments and safe systems of work where required.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience working as a general maintenance operative or multi-trade technician.
• Practical skills across a range of trades, including basic plumbing, joinery, decorating and building repairs.
• Experience working within a busy facilities management or maintenance team.
• A good understanding of health and safety requirements in a maintenance environment.
• Relevant machinery or equipment certificates, such as FLT, IPAF or PASMA, would be desirable.
• A valid UK driving licence.

What We Offer

At Lancashire Cricket, we take pride in our people and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive and rewarding workplace. Our benefits package is designed to support wellbeing, flexibility, and development at every stage of your career.

Wellbeing & security

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Health Cash Plan covering everyday healthcare costs (including optical and dental)
• Confidential on-site counsellor

Work-life balance

• Enhanced annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Annual leave purchasing scheme
• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working and TOIL (where role requirements allow)

Family & life moments

• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• Additional paid leave including birthday leave, grandparent leave, pet adoption leave, and moving house leave

Development & community

• One paid volunteer day each year
• Up to five personal development days annually
• Career break opportunities (subject to eligibility)

Being part of Lancashire Cricket

• Two Lancashire Cricket Club memberships
• Staff discounts across on-site retail, the Club shop, Caffè Nero and Hilton Garden Inn
• Regular team events and colleague recognition awards

Safeguarding Statement

Lancashire Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues to share this commitment and to support a culture where safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Lancashire Cricket proudly agrees to, and abides by, the ECB Safe Hands Policy.

For roles involving regulated activity or contact with children, young people, or adults at risk, Lancashire Cricket operates safer recruitment processes. This includes the requirement to complete the appropriate level of ECB DBS clearance before employment can commence, if this role is classified as a regulated activity.

Equal Opportunities

We look forward to hearing from you if you have skills that support our future vision. Lancashire Cricket is an equal opportunities organisation, and we are committed to providing new opportunities and striving for greater diversity. We welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds.

It is a priority for Lancashire Cricket to ensure our Club appropriately reflects the communities we serve across the North-West. In line with Sport England Guidance, we welcome applications from individuals with the appropriate skills and experience that can contribute to improving diversity of representation and thinking across the Club.