Multi Skilled Maintenance Person

West Midland Safari Park; Bewdley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading wildlife attraction as a Multi Skilled Maintenance Person, managing daily maintenance schedules and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in maintenance tasks including plumbing and electrical work, alongside a valid driving license. Enjoy unique benefits and work in a beautiful setting.

Benefits

WMSP Annual Pass for free admission

35% Discount in retail and catering

24 Hour access to an online doctor

Counselling access

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a skilled maintenance environment.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
• Demonstrable capability in using a wide range of tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily maintenance schedules across the site.
• Undertake diagnostic work and repairs.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations.

Skills

General Plumbing

Carpentry

Electrical Work

Ground Works

Flexible Working

Education

Formal qualification in a relevant maintenance field

IPAF certification

PASMA certification

Job description

Posted Wednesday 18 June 2025 at 00:00 | Expires Friday 18 July 2025 at 23:59

Hours: 37.5 over 5 days

Work Pattern: Including Weekends, bank holidays and special event evenings

Duration: Permanent

West Midlands Safari Park are recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Person to join our Maintenance team. The successful candidate will manage daily maintenance schedules of work across the site assisting the maintenance manager with the co-ordination of maintenance works.

The role will also be responsible for undertaking diagnostic work, repairs and preventative maintenance including general plumbing, carpentry, electrical and ground works ensuring all work complies with relevant Health and Safety regulations, documented procedures and is undertaken to set deadline and budgets.

About you

You will have previous demonstratable experience working in a skilled maintenance environment and be able to demonstrate your ability to work efficiently within a responsive role to meeting changing priorities and deadlines.

You will be capable and confident in the use of wide range of tools and equipment without the need of supervision, you will be able to complete schedules of work both independently and as part of a team.

A formal qualification in a relevant maintenance field, IPAF and PASMA is desirable.

Due to the role supporting across the entire business, the successful candidate will need to hold a full, valid driving license to access restricted areas.

You will need to be flexible in your approach to working outside of standard business hours, working shift patterns that may require working weekend days, bank holidays and some evenings.

As well as benefiting from working in a unique and beautiful setting, you'll receive a range of additional perks to employment including:

• WMSP Annual Pass which gives you and your family and friends free admission and theme park wristbands, and free entry to our sister site Drayton Manor Park.
• 35% Discount in our retail and catering outlets and off park special events
• 24 Hour access to an online doctor and access to online prescriptions
• Counselling access.
• Free onsite parking

What we are

West Midlands Safari Park is and award-winning visitor attraction, located in Worcestershire in the heart of England. It is home to some of the world's most beautiful and critically endangered species, with four-mile safari drive-through, walk through Discovery Trail, African Village and Lemur Woods, as well beautiful walking trails, allowing guests to experience up close encounters with hundreds of exotic animals. Guests can also choose from a wide range of catering and retail outlets, as well as enjoying a large amusement area with over 25 rides and attractions providing the ideal venue for family days out.

In 2021, the park introduced Safari Lodges - luxury accommodation allowing guests to stay overnight for the first time. Guests can wake up to incredible sights of elephants, giraffe, rhino and red panda, or sleep just a 'whisker' away from lions, tigers and cheetahs.

In addition, the park is home to three incredible venues -Spring Grove House, Tree Tops Pavillion and Cellarz which play host to weddings, corporate events and social celebrations.

What we do

Our mission is to bring people together to create a unique wildlife experience that exhilarate, educate and leave memories to last a life time.

Our 200-acre site allows us to do just that, whether you're a day guest, wedding guest or overnight guest! We create experiences unlike no other, attracting visitors from across the Midlands and beyond.

Our brand and our team members live by our core values. We're passionate and work with a sense of togetherness, always striving to be progressive, with preservation at the heart of everything we do, all while creating unforgettable experiences.

Through these principles we aspire to achieve our vision: to be the number one UK Wildlife attraction through the creation of immersive animal habitats and unique visitor experience.

Application Closing Date - 18th July 2025