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Kisharon Langdon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maintenance Assistant at Kisharon Langdon will support delivering high-quality facilities management across NW London sites, including 50 properties under the Housing Team. You will assist with compliance, inspections, repairs, and supervise contractors as needed.

This field-based, permanent role focuses on front-line service to members, ensuring safety, usability, and efficient operation of facilities, while coordinating subcontractors and maintaining security across properties.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities and property maintenance is preferred.
• Ability to manage sub-contractors and coordinate maintenance work.
• Experience with health & safety checks and site safety procedures.
• Familiar with PAT testing and basic electrical safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health & safety checks including fire alarm testing, legionella flushing, emergency light testing, and site safety/security checks.
• Carry out a preventative, planned maintenance program and routine inspections.
• Carry out repairs and maintenance to upkeep the premises.
• Act as a contact for contractors and ensure H&S procedures and permits to work are followed.
• Manage keys, access cards and access codes/fobs to maintain security of buildings.
• Ensure PAT testing is organised and carried out as required.

Skills

Health & safety awareness

Contractor management

Maintenance planning

Electrical safety

PAT testing

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Maintenance, the Maintenance Assistant will assist in delivering a high-quality maintenance and facilities management service across our NW London sites.

You will be required to ensure compliance, conduct inspections/checks/testing, carry out and/or supervise repair & maintenance works at properties under the management of the Housing Team.

The Maintenance Assistant will be responsible for the front-line service to our members for facilities and property management in relation to the 50 properties within the supported living services in North West London and Hertfordshire.

The post holder will be responsible for Langdon College, Maccabi House and various other properties as required: with the expectation to carry out various maintenance duties to the remaining rented housing portfolio.

As part of the role, the post holder will need to be responsible for managing sub-contractors carrying out preventative maintenance work, and at times, work with them to achieve the outcomes required.

Key Responsibilities

To ensure health & safety checks including fire alarm testing, legionella flushing, emergency light testing, and site safety/security checks are carried out regularly at Kisharon Langdon properties and offices, maintaining the safety and welfare of our members and staff,

To carry out a preventative, planned maintenance program and undertake routine inspections of the premises, fixtures, fittings, utility meters, and grounds,

To carry out repairs, maintenance, improvement works and inspections to ensure the general upkeep and maintenance of the premises, e.g. assemble furniture, fit curtain poles, general household repairs etc,

To act as a contact for Contractors attending properties, ensuring they are fully aware of the organisation’s attendance procedures, that they will follow full H&S procedures/risk assessments and permits to work are issued/reviewed where required.

To ensure keys, access cards and access codes/fobs are signed out and recovered according to procedures, to maintain security of buildings,

To ensure basic electrical safety procedures are adhered to and PAT testing is organised and carried out as required.

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Maintenance Assistant

Company: Kisharon Langdon

Salary: £33,000 to £33,000 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: NW9 6TD

Working pattern: Field-based

Job type: Permanent

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