Maintenance Technician

Brighton & Hove City Council; Hove; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing support

Training and development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support the day-to-day operation of car park facilities. You will perform daily checks, identify faults, carry out basic repairs, and maintain safe, clean environments for customers and staff.

This full-time permanent role offers varied duties and a friendly team. Benefits include flexible work patterns, health and wellbeing support, and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily checks across car park areas, including entry/exit barriers, payment machines, lighting, signage, and safety systems
• identify, report, and where possible resolve faults or maintenance issues promptly
• carry out basic repairs and preventative maintenance tasks
• communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues, contractors and customers, ensuring issues are reported and resolved
• prioritize tasks, respond promptly to maintenance issues and manage workloads effectively
• maintain a professional and helpful approach, contributing to a positive experience for car park users and visitors
• ensure the car park is clean, tidy, and free from hazards ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements
• monitor equipment performance and elevate more complex issues to the relevant teams or contractors
• respond to enquiries, requests and complaints from a wide range of customers, colleagues in a respectful and professional manner
• work collaboratively and inclusively as part of a supportive team
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, faults, and completed work
• The opportunity to work across a variety of locations in Brighton & Hove
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work life balance
• Health and wellbeing support
• Encouraging a diverse workforce

Job description

Contractual hours: 37 Package: We are pleased to offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your wellbeing. You can read about them on our Why work for us pages., Are you looking for a varied role, where you can use your practical skills to make a difference? Do you enjoy carrying out every day practical maintenance tasks? Are you flexible, reliable and keen to be part of a friendly and supportive team? If so, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for a reliable and proactive Maintenance Technician to support the day-to-day operation of our car park facilities. This role is essential in ensuring a safe, and fully functional environment for customers and staff. As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for routine inspections, identifying faults, and carrying out basic maintenance tasks. Permanent full time

• Conduct daily checks across car park areas, including entry/exit barriers, payment machines, lighting, signage, and safety systems
• have the ability to identify, report, and where possible resolve faults or maintenance issues promptly
• have experience of carrying out basic repairs and preventative maintenance tasks
• communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues, contractors and customers, ensuring issues are reported and resolved
• prioritise tasks, respond promptly to maintenance issues and manage workloads effectively
• maintain a professional and helpful approach, contributing to a positive experience for car park users and visitors.
• ensure the car park is clean, tidy, and free from hazards ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements
• monitor equipment performance and elevate more complex issues to the relevant teams or contractors
• respond to enquiries, requests and complaints from a wide range of customers, colleagues in a respectful and professional manner
• work collaboratively and inclusively as part of a supportive team
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, faults, and completed work

Benefits

• The opportunity to work across a variety of locations in Brighton & Hove
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work life balance
• Health and wellbeing support
• Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans. Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our actions, our and the work we are doing to Why work for us?

What we want

• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.

Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.