Maintenance Operative / Tradesperson / Multi-Skilled / Multi-Trades

AWD online; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A vibrant not-for-profit organisation in Coventry is seeking a Multi-Skilled Facilities Maintenance Operative. This part-time role focuses on maintenance tasks, ensuring safety compliance, and supporting building maintenance while contributing to a well-organised workplace. Ideal candidates should have relevant building trade qualifications and experience in facilities administration. A commitment to high standards and customer care is essential.

Benefits

20 days annual leave plus 18 additional days during closures

Dedicated wellbeing programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous pension scheme

Employee discounts and salary extras

Qualifications

• Experience in painting, plastering, carpentry or joinery.
• Ability to log and rectify maintenance issues.
• Knowledge of stock management and basic facilities tasks.

Responsibilities

• Complete construction and maintenance work safely.
• Log vandalism occurrences and offer solutions.
• Carry out daily building checks and report defects.
• Support legal compliance, including legionella control checks.
• Maintain computer reporting systems.

Skills

General building construction knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Health & safety knowledge

Environmental sustainability understanding

Education

City and Guilds level 1 to 4

Job description

Overview

Multi-Skilled Facilities Maintenance Operative / Tradesperson with practical building trade skills and a commitment to high standards, who is safety-conscious, organised, and able to work both independently and as part of a team is required for a vibrant not-for-profit organisation based in Coventry, West Midlands.

This position is known officially within the organisation as a Maintenance and Facilities Operative.

Job details

Salary: £13.65 – £14.53 per Hour + Benefits

Location: Coventry, West Midlands

Job type: Part-Time Contract - Fixed Term until 1 April 2026

Working hours: 21 Hours per Week, worked over 3 days (Mondays & Thursdays essential)

Duties

• Complete construction and maintenance work in a safe manner, within timescales and in budget
• Log any occurrence of vandalism, offer solutions and cost out repairs for the Facilities & Safety Manager
• Carry out daily building checks, report on findings and rectify defects as appropriate
• Support legal compliance within the buildings, to include carrying out flushing for legionella control, checks on fire equipment and egress routes, and other similar duties as required
• Ensure adequate stocks of maintenance consumables
• Highlight to the Facilities & Safety Manager maintenance issues that require Estates to resolve and log dockets where appropriate
• Help supervise external contractors when required
• Support setting up and preparing meeting rooms with the Welcome Hub
• Maintain and repair furniture and other equipment as appropriate
• Follow a programme of planned preventative maintenance and support vacation works lists, contributing to plans where appropriate and liaise with Estates and Contractors as required
• Assist the Housekeeping team to maintain areas such toilets and in emergency situations such as floods
• Ensure a high standard of customer care at all times
• Maintain computer reporting systems

Candidate requirements

• City and Guilds level 1 to 4, in general building construction or relevant building trade experience in painting, plastering, carpentry or joinery
• Good standard of verbal communication with colleagues and customers, and organisational policies adhered to
• Working knowledge of Outlook, basic Word and Excel inputting and similar applications
• Knowledge of health & safety requirements and safe working practices
• Experience in stock management and basic facilities administration tasks
• Understanding of environmentally sustainable working practices

Benefits

• Pro-rata of 20 days annual leave plus no less than pro-rata of 18 additional days during university closure periods (Christmas, Easter, bank holidays)
• Dedicated wellbeing programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme
• Access to a range of employee discounts and salary extras