Maintenance Technician

Legacy Leisure; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading leisure facilities operator seeks a Maintenance Technician to oversee maintenance services across two busy centres in Greater London. The role demands a technical understanding of building services and project management skills. Candidates should exhibit strong decision-making abilities and a commitment to health and safety standards while enhancing customer satisfaction through effective maintenance operations.

Qualifications

• Solid technical understanding of both electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• Experience in managing projects and contractors effectively is essential.
• Proven track record of relationship management and operational planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate facilities management functions across two leisure centres.
• Advise on repair issues and resolve maintenance-related challenges cost-effectively.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations in all maintenance work.

Skills

Technical understanding of building services

Project management

Decision-making

Client relationship management

Health and Safety culture

Job description

Maintenance Technician

Parkwood Leisure was established over 20 years ago and is now one of the UK's leading operators of publicly owned leisure facilities. Working with Legacy and Lex Leisure, we're a company that's proud to deliver a first-class service to each of the facilities we manage and is committed to working with local communities to make a difference and provide a healthier and happier lifestyle to the communities we serve.

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader committed to providing a diverse and meaningful range of leisure and culture-related activities for the local communities in which we serve.

The Milton Keynes leisure contract has two busy centres consisting of a wet and dry leisure centre, a golf course and driving range

This is an exceptional career opportunity to work alongside the Centre Managers overseeing the full spectrum of maintenance services within the contracts. The role primarily focuses on ensuring the highest standards of maintenance and providing first class leisure facilities to our communities.

Primary objectives for the Maintenance Technician will be:

• Provide support to the Contract Manager on the management and control of the facilities management contract.
  
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  Overall responsibility of the daily management of the site's maintenance
  
  
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  Provide management and coordination of facilities management functions and maximise the performance of contractors and consultants in the performance of their duties.
  
  
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  Travel between the two centres to carry out duties.
  
  
• Advise on relevant repair issues and resolving issues in the most cost-effective way, preparing technical reports as necessary.
  

The Maintenance Technician will focus day to day on the following tasks:

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  To coordinate all aspects of Maintenance Health and Safety and Fire Safety within the Contracts.
  
  
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  To play a key role in maintaining the operation of the building and equipment.
  
  
• Advise and assist in the planning and co-ordination of maintenance and facilities work with site management to minimise disruption and inconvenience to users; communicate effectively with client departments re ongoing work, progress etc.
  
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  To undertake any other duties as may be required by the Contract Manager to ensure that the business objectives of the contract are achieved.
  
  

THE CANDIDATE
Qualifications & skills

• The post holder will ideally have a solid technical understanding of building services, electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• You should be capable of driving continuous improvement and identifying operational deficiencies.
• This is a hands-on role, with swift, effective decision-making to maintain high standards of productivity and client satisfaction.
• Strong experience of effectively managing projects and contractors. Monitoring and reviewing to a broad range of agreed standards, and keeping accurate records
• The successful candidate shall have a track record as a Manager in the sector. The candidate should have a management background or experience that shows evidence of the successful creation of strong multiple client relationships, and planning service delivery through teams across a wide geographic area.

Personal Qualities
Among the personal characteristics sought will be:

• Will be reliable and confident in making key decisions within the maintenance contract.
  
• Will be able to demonstrate excellent planning and time management ability.
  
• Will be able to proactively resolve day-to-day operational issues.
  
• Will be able to maintain and be committed to good employee culture and deliver quality training.
  
• Will be able to demonstrate the ability to manage complex, diverse maintenance operations to a high professional standard.
  
• A driving licence.
  
• Will be able to proactively demonstrate commitment to a health and safety culture.