Property Maintenance

Keys Children; Hereford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Mileage allowance

Fuel card

Tools provided

Job summary

Keys Children currently seeks a Mobile Maintenance Operative to safeguard and maintain a portfolio of care homes, schools and residential sites across Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester. The role involves hands-on maintenance, basic repairs and coordinating with local contractors to ensure safety and quality.

You will work 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:30pm) with a company van, fuel card and tools provided.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Experience in joinery, carpentry and general maintenance preferred.
• Knowledge of PPE, asbestos and regulations desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain exteriors including gardening, painting and general tidiness.
• Carpentry tasks such as door hanging, frame fitting and shelving.
• General repairs to a high standard and supervision of external contractors.
• Respond to emergency maintenance and assist with on-site tasks as needed.
• Manage monthly spend and track materials in Trackplan timesheets.
• Maintain tools and company van per Fleet policy, with no personal use.

Skills

Full UK driving license

Joinery

Carpentry

General maintenance

Job description

Mobile Maintenance Operative

Salary: £27,976 per year DOE
Car Allowance: Van Included plus mileage
Hours: 40hrs. Monday - Friday
Areas of travel: Travel across Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester

We would welcome applications from people with experience as: Handyman, Handywoman, Property Maintenance, Maintenance Technician, Reactive Maintenance, Carpenter.

About the role:

We’re looking for a full time Maintenance Operative to help maintain our growing portfolio of Care Homes, Schools, and Residential Homes for both Children and Adults.

You’ll be responsible for a variety of general repair and maintenance tasks, including fixing fire doors, patching walls, minor plumbing, and other day-to-day upkeep. Larger or specialist jobs will be handled by local contractors.

You’ll manage your own workload, work independently, and be supported by a friendly team along with the Facilities Manager and Head of Facilities. You’ll also work closely with Home Managers to help prioritise and plan tasks on site.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the services exterior are maintained to include, gardening, painting, general tidiness, basic repairs, etc
• Carry out any internal decorating to a high standard
• General repairs to be completed to a high standard
• Supervision of external contractors
• Respond to emergency maintenance as and when it arises including boarding up windows, replacing locks, etc
• Assist the operational staff where required / directed to do so to move furniture, etc
• Manage allocated monthly spend
• Carpentry, i.e. door hanging, frame fitting, putting up shelves, boarding up windows, doors and minor furniture repairs
• Minor plumbing repairs i.e. replacing taps, repair minor leaks, replacement of TRVs, etcMaintain the company van as per the Fleet policy (not to be used for personal use)
• To complete Trackplan timesheets, document materials used and update daily
• To maintain tools (to be provided) and ensure that the inventory is maintained
• To attend training courses, meetings, etc when required

About you:

• Afull UK driving licenceis required as you'll travel between sites. A company van, fuel card, phone, and tools will be provided.
• 40hrs p/w, 8:30am–5:30pm, starting from arrival at your first site. All sites will be within an hour’s drive from your home.
• Experience in a similar role is preferred but not essential. You must have at least one year of experience in joinery, carpentry, and general maintenance. Knowledge of PPE, asbestos, and regulations is also desirable. Highlighting your experience will strengthen your application.

Due to the nature of the role, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken (DBS).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are also committed to supporting the Armed Forces community through our Armed Forces Covenant.

Eligible candidates from military backgrounds are guaranteed an interview – please include details of your service on your CV.