Maintenance Technician

Orange Recruitment; Ashford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in co-living spaces is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Technician to ensure the smooth operation of their properties. The role involves managing maintenance tasks, providing excellent service to housemates, and collaborating with the lettings team. Candidates should have multi-trade experience and strong communication skills. The position offers competitive pay, benefits, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Company van with personal mileage allowance

Employee health and wellbeing support

Company Pension Scheme

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Private Healthcare (after qualifying period)

Flexitime

Wellness programme

Qualifications

• Proven multi-trade experience (painting, plumbing, maintenance trades).
• Experience with task management systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver maintenance activities to budget and company standards.
• Resolve maintenance and repair issues within agreed timescales.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Our Maintenance Technician will be responsible for the smooth running of our co-living houses and associated buildings across the business.

They will take care of matters associated with maintenance and repairs and provide proactive and reactive solutions. They will prepare, plan and implement a maintenance programme designed to reduce overall costs. They will plan and implement minor property improvement projects.

They will play a key role in ensuring our housemates can enjoy a comfortable stay in our beautiful houses. Excellent communication and relationship building skills will be essential as you fulfil a customer facing role, maintaining outstanding customer satisfaction whilst also balancing the needs of the business.

Reporting to the Lettings Manager, they will also provide assistance to our Bristol team during busy periods, when required. They will be supported by our lettings team and a comprehensive paperless, online working structure.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• To deliver maintenance activities to budget and to company standards.
• To provide friendly, polite service to our housemates and resolve maintenance and repair issues within agreed timescales and follow through to beyond satisfaction.
• Occasional pre-planned nights away to support our Bristol team.

The successful Person will:

• Have a proven multi-trade experience (painting, plumbing and/or other maintenance-based trades)
• Have an understanding of basic landscaping and gardening.
• Have strong attention to detail.
• Have experience of task management systems
• A working knowledge of Word & Excel or other similar softwares
• Be a friendly team player, with a collaborative approach, able to assist across departments and outside of specified responsibilities when necessary.
• Be an excellent communicator with great relationship building skills.
• Be clean and well presented at all times.
• Have a full clean UK Driving Licence.

General Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain great relationships with our retained trades.
• Purchase supplies according to need and ensure returns of unwanted orders are completed within the correct time frame.
• Ensure all maintenance tasks are recorded on our company system with effective management of time taken, parts used and overall costs.
• Ensure all maintenance tasks are completed with minimal disruption caused to housemates and following company policy.
• Keep the company storage units for furniture and maintenance supplies clean, tidy and protected against decay or damage.
• Use company software, platforms and programs to effectively manage and prioritise workload and communicate in-house.

What can we offer you?

• Competitive rates of pay
• A company van with a personal mileage allowance
• Fantastic office and friendly team environment
• Employee health and wellbeing support
• Company Pension Scheme
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays [Pro Rata]
• Additional leave
• Scaled benefits package including Private Healthcare (after qualifying period)

Monday to Friday flexible working hours

Job Types:Full-time

Hours:40 per week

Pay:£26,000 – £30,000 [Pro Rata]

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Ideally 1 year in a similar role, but not essential as full training will be provided.

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)