Property Maintenance

Keys Children; West of England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Phone

Tools provided

Job summary

Keys Children is seeking a Mobile Maintenance Operative to maintain our growing portfolio of care homes, schools, and residential sites for both children and adults. The role includes general repairs, joinery, carpentry, and liaising with local contractors.

Travel is between Weston and Bristol, with a company van, fuel card, phone, and tools provided. Hours are 40 per week, 8:30am-5:30pm, Monday to Friday. DBS disclosure is required.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required; you will travel between sites.
• At least 1 year experience in joinery, carpentry and general maintenance.
• Knowledge of PPE, asbestos and regulations is desirable; prior maintenance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure external services are maintained (gardening, painting, tidiness, basic repairs).
• Carry out internal decorating to a high standard.
• General repairs to a high standard; oversee external contractors.
• Respond to emergency maintenance and boarding/updating as needed.
• Manage monthly spend and track materials; complete Trackplan timesheets.
• Carry out carpentry tasks (door hanging, shelving, minor repairs) and basic plumbing.
• Maintain company van and tools; ensure inventory is up to date.
• Attend training courses and meetings as required.

Skills

Driving licence

Joinery experience

General maintenance

DBS check

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 between Weston and Bristol

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, etc
• Maintain 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:

• A full 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.