Maintenance Technician — Create Safe, Nurturing Homes

Insight Care Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays: 28 days

Salary upto £42,000 per year

Job summary

Insight Care Group is seeking a Maintenance Technician in West Bromwich to perform general handyman repairs and maintenance, plastering, painting, plumbing, and basic carpentry. The role requires a full UK driving licence and the ability to work independently, with a Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00 shift and salary up to £42,000 per year.

You will handle PAT testing, emergency-light and fire-safety checks, and maintain clear job records while delivering quality workmanship in our residential settings.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in general property maintenance or handyman work.
• Practical ability in plastering, painting, minor carpentry and plumbing.
• Experience or certification in PAT testing is preferred.
• Reporting to management efficiently.
• Open to using some software for the work and willing to learn
• Knowledge of emergency-light, fire-alarm and fire-door checks is preferred.
• Able to work independently, manage priorities and maintain a high standard of work.
• Good communication skills and a professional manner with tenants, clients and contractors.
• Full UK driving licence is a must.
• Keen to detail and take ownership of the execution of jobs.

Responsibilities

• General handyman repairs and maintenance
• Basic plastering repairs, patching and making good.
• Internal and external painting and decorating.
• Replacing and repairing appliances, kitchen units, worktops, doors, hinges and fittings.
• Minor carpentry, including skirting, architraves, door repairs, lock changes and shelving.
• Plumbing repairs, such as changing taps, traps, wastes, flush mechanisms and leak repairs.
• Replacing coils/immersion elements and associated components on boiler or hot-water tanks, where competent and authorised.
• PAT testing of portable electrical appliances, with clear records and labelling.
• Routine emergency-light testing and record keeping.
• Basic fire-alarm testing and maintenance record completion.
• Fire-door checks, including checking closers, hinges, seals, signage and general condition, and reporting defects.
• Cleaning, clearing and maintaining work areas as required.
• Responding to maintenance requests promptly and professionally.
• Identifying defects, reporting any specialist repairs required, and keeping clear job records.
• Ordering the consumables and spares as required and keeping a stock of the same.

Job description

Insight Care Group is seeking a Maintenance Technician in West Bromwich to perform general handyman repairs and maintenance, plastering, painting, plumbing, and basic carpentry. The role requires a full UK driving licence and the ability to work independently, with a Monday–Friday 09:00–17:00 shift and salary up to £42,000 per year.

You will handle PAT testing, emergency-light and fire-safety checks, and maintain clear job records while delivering quality workmanship in our residential settings.