Multi-Skilled Technician

Sefton Council; Sefton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a pragmatic Maintenance Operative to deliver reactive and planned maintenance across Council buildings, ensuring safety, compliance and suitability.

You will undertake minor works, inspections, records, and collaborate with teams, contractors and suppliers to provide a responsive, value-for-money service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reactive and planned maintenance across Council buildings to keep them safe, compliant and fit for purpose.
• Undertake minor works including plumbing, joinery, painting and general building repairs.
• Carry out routine building inspections and audits to support statutory compliance.
• Accurately diagnose faults, determine repair solutions and assess materials required to complete tasks efficiently.
• Maintain accurate records of work and ensure tasks are completed to standards and timescales.
• Collaborate with internal service areas, colleagues, contractors and suppliers to deliver a customer-focused maintenance service.
• Undertake additional duties as reasonably required to support service delivery.

Job description

• Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 27/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: REA/26/348722

About the Role

The postholder will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive range of reactive and planned maintenance activities across Council buildings, ensuring they remain safe, compliant, and fit for purpose. Acting as a first line response to maintenance issues, the role requires the ability to promptly assess situations, carry out repairs, or make areas safe as necessary.

The role involves undertaking a variety of minor works, including plumbing, joinery, painting, and general building repairs, alongside completing routine building inspections and audits to support statutory compliance and identify maintenance needs. The postholder will be expected to accurately diagnose faults, determine appropriate repair solutions, and assess the materials and resources required to complete tasks efficiently.

The postholder will also be responsible for maintaining accurate records of work undertaken and ensuring all tasks are completed to agreed standards, within set timescales, and in line with health and safety legislation and Council policies.

Working collaboratively with internal service areas, colleagues, contractors, and suppliers, the postholder will contribute to the effective delivery of a customer-focused maintenance service. They will actively promote efficiency, value for money, and continuous improvement, while maintaining a strong commitment to excellent service delivery and positive working relationships.

The postholder will also be expected to undertake additional duties as reasonably required to support service delivery and contribute to the Council’s wider objectives.

Please see Appendix A (page 10) for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 27th November2026 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).

Provisional interview date Thursday 3rd December 2026

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential.We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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