Maintenance Technician

Churchill Retirement PLC; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retirement living company is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to provide professional maintenance services to homeowners in newly purchased Retirement Apartments. The role requires a valid UK Driving Licence, practical knowledge of trades, and excellent people skills. Responsibilities include completing repairs and alterations while maintaining high workmanship standards. Benefits include a competitive salary, company van, and support for personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company van

24 days annual holiday + Bank Holidays

Day off on your birthday

Group Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Health Screening

Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid

Colleague well-being initiatives

Peer recognition programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrates practical knowledge in carpentry, plumbing, and decorating.
• Previous experience in housebuilding/construction is advantageous.
• Must hold a valid UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out repairs and alterations within customer homes.
• Ensure high standard of workmanship with minimal disruption.
• Manage daily tasks and schedules using a handheld device.

Skills

Customer service skills

Practical knowledge of trades

Excellent people skills

Education

Basic electrical qualification

Technical qualification in building (e.g., City & Guilds)

Tools

Handheld tablet / mobile phone

Maintenance tools for carpentry, plumbing

Job description

We are looking for a skilled and diligent Maintenance Technician who enjoys working independently, is customer focused and content to travel within the Oxford area. The Maintenance Technician provides professional and courteous maintenance services to customers (our homeowners) requiring repairs and alterations within their newly purchased Retirement Apartment. Work on these snagging issues should be completed to a high standard of workmanship and is a complimentary service provided to the customer from their move in date and for the first two years of occupation. You will take great care and pride in your work, keeping disruption to a minimum for our homeowners and tidying up after yourself when carrying out duties and repairs. As the Maintenance Technician, you will-cookie are provided with a handheld tablet / mobile phone to assist with your diary, daily tasks and scheduled works. The Maintenance Technician role is part of a wider team, which includes our Group Customer Service Administrators who are office based and will support with work schedules and queries. Occasional visits to our Head Office in Ringwood, Hampshire, will be required.

Responsibilities

To carry out the essential duties of the post, you must have a valid UK Driving Licence. You will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of workmanship, ensuring that customer homes are repaired and altered as required, and keeping disruption to a minimum for our homeowners. You will maintain浙自, tidy up after yourself, and use a handheld tablet / mobile phone to manage diary, daily tasks and scheduled works.

Qualifications

Our new Maintenance Technician will demonstrate practical knowledge and experience of a trade or trades, ideally in carpentry, plumbing and decorating and will ideally hold a basic electrical qualification. Previous experience in housebuilding / construction would be advantageous. If you hold a technical qualification in building, such as City & Guilds, this is preferable. This is a customer facing role and therefore excellent people skills are essential. You will be distributors able to demonstrate a courteous and professional manner, able to communicate with sensitivity, tact and diplomacy.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company van
• Annual holiday entitlement of 24 days + Bank Holidays
• Day off on your birthday
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Health Screening
• John Lewis vouchers - £200 to all expectant parents
• Ongoing investment into your personal development
• Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid
• Colleague well-being initiatives and ambassadors
• Peer recognition programme
• Colleague, Client, Land and Property Management referral incentives
• Access to Employee Assistance programme
• Charitable match-funding programme for Colleagues wishing to raise money for their chosen charities