Maintenance Technician

Places for People; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van with fuel card

35 days annual leave

Overtime opportunities

Core working hours 08:00-16:30 Mon-Fri

Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and

PPE provided

Pension with matched contributions up

7%

Permanent, secure employment

Consistent workload within your area

Bonus scheme up to 2%

Death in Service benefit

Sick pay

Job summary

Places for People in Preston is seeking a Maintenance Technician to carry out general repairs across our housing stock, including occupied and void properties. You’ll work to health and safety standards and support installation tasks for kitchens, bathrooms, and boilers.

The role offers a company van, 35 days leave, overtime opportunities, a pension with matched contributions, and secure, permanent employment. Core hours are 08:00–16:30, Mon–Fri.

Qualifications

• Experience performing repairs in social housing.
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Full UK manual driving licence.
• Based within the advertised postcode area.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general repairs in properties and communal areas.
• Complete work in occupied and void properties, including cleaning and maintenance.
• Assist with installation work such as kitchens, bathrooms, and boilers.
• Adhere to health and safety requirements and site specifications.
• Collaborate with supervisors and teams to meet deadlines.
• Record work activity and maintain accurate documentation.

Skills

General repairs experience

Social housing experience

Time management

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

We're hiring a Maintenance Technician, offering a company van and consistent work within your Community. Places for People is one of the UK's largest housing providers and is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Top 50 Best Workplaces. We are committed to creating inclusive Communities and improving Customers' lives. You'll be working locally, making a real difference to People's homes and the neighbourhoods we operate in.

What you\'ll get

• Use of a company van with fuel card
• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with options to buy and sell leave
• Overtime opportunities available
• Core working hours of 08:00-16:30 Monday-Friday
• Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and PPE provided
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Permanent, secure employment
• Consistent workload within your dedicated area
• A bonus scheme for all Colleagues at up to 2%
• Death in Service benefit
• Sick pay

What you\'ll be doing

• Carrying out general repairs in properties and communal areas
• Completing work in both occupied and void properties including cleaning and maintenance
• Supporting installation work such as kitchens, bathrooms, and boilers
• Working to specifications and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements
• Collaborating with supervisors, schedulers, and wider teams to meet deadlines
• Recording work activity and maintaining accurate documentation

What your day looks like

• A structured schedule covering repairs and maintenance work
• Travelling between jobs in your company van
• Working independently or with a team of other tradespeople
• Engaging directly with Customers in their homes
• Completing work efficiently while maintaining quality and compliance standards

Where you\'ll work

• Occupied homes
• Empty (void) properties
• Communal areas within housing schemes
• Environments involving vulnerable Customers

Essential Criteria (you need to meet all of these to be shortlisted)

• Experience carrying out general repairs, ideally within social housing
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines
• Full UK driving licence
• Due to the area this patch covers, you will need to be based within the advertised postcode

Nice to have (not essential)

• Experience supporting installations such as kitchens, bathrooms, or boilers
• Experience working within a social housing environment

Our hiring process

We\'re moving quickly and aim to interview as soon as possible for suitable candidates. If successful, when you join us you\'ll start an induction programme, which covers our systems, how we do things here and anything else you\'ll need to know.

Important information

This role will require a Basic DBS check
You may be required to work across surrounding areas