Maintenance Technician

Places for People; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Fitness membership

Centre discounts

Employee perks

Job summary

Places for People operates leisure centres delivering services to communities. The role involves maintaining equipment, planning work schedules and coordinating contractors to resolve issues while ensuring safety and compliance.

You will monitor testing/inspections, prepare maintenance reports, and work with the Contract Technical Manager to keep facilities fully functional and safe for users.

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance role within public spaces.
• Awareness of health and safety; Pool Plant Operator’s Certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general day-to-day maintenance within the leisure centre.
• Plan and implement work schedules; coordinate contractors for issues as needed.
• Monitor contractors and ensure periodic testing/inspections comply with regulations.
• Supply maintenance reports to the Contract Technical Manager on a regular basis.
• Support delivery of high service, comfort and safety for centre users.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Trade qualification

Health and safety awareness

Pool Plant Certificate

Communication skills

Customer service

Education

Trade qualification or equivalent

Job description

We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.

More about your role

Within this work role, you will carry out all general day to day maintenance within the leisure centre, which can result in a varied and exciting work programme. You will plan and implement work schedules, carrying out work yourself where you can or contacting contractors for any unexpected issues. You will help monitor current contractors, ensuring that they are completing test and inspections in a timely manner i.e. periodic testing to comply with regulations.

You will deliver a high level of service, comfort and safety for users of the centres. Along with the Technical team it will be your joint responsibility to ensure that all equipment and facilities are fully functioning, and you will supply maintenance reports and updates to the Contract Technical Manager on a regular basis.

For more information please download our job profile available on our website.

More about you

The successful applicant will have experience of working within a maintenance role, ideally with a trade qualification. You must have an awareness of health and safety, especially within public spaces and ideally a hold a Pool Plant Operator's Certificate. You will need excellent communication skills as you will be required to liaise with external contractors. Ideally you will be able to demonstrate at interview your excellent customer service skills and experience.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.