Regional Maintenance Technician

Waterstones; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bookstore chain is seeking a Regional Maintenance Technician based in Exeter to oversee maintenance for shops across Devon and Cornwall. The ideal candidate will have experience in general building, with basic electrical, plumbing, and carpentry skills. Responsibilities include logging maintenance issues, coordinating tasks with shop teams, and conducting compliance testing. Full training will be provided for specific tasks like fire extinguisher testing. This is a permanent position with a supportive and dynamic team.

Benefits

Full training provided

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in general building and maintenance.
• Basic knowledge of electrical systems.
• Proficient in plumbing and carpentry.

Responsibilities

• Provide general maintenance for the bookshops.
• Log maintenance issues and manage tasks via Service Desk.
• Complete compliance Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) tasks.

Skills

General building experience

Basic electrical skills

Good plumbing experience

Carpentry experience

Job description

Regional Maintenance Technician

Permanent

Based in Exeter covering 13 shops across Devon & Cornwall

We are looking for a Regional Maintenance Technician to join our friendly and dynamic team here at Waterstones. You will be covering our shops across Devon and Cornwall so you will ideally be based centrally in this area (Exeter or surrounding area is ideal)

You will be responsible for reporting, managing and overseeing all maintenance and compliance testing for the bookshops in your area, with the support of the Area Maintenance Manager and approved sub-contractor list and a central head office team. There may be a requirement to work away from home on occasion.

You will ideally be an experienced general builder with some basic electrical skills and good plumbing and carpentry experience. Full training will be provided on fire extinguisher testing.

What you will be doing

• Provide general maintenance for the bookshops in the Devon and Cornwall area.
• Work closely with shop teams to identify maintenance issues, log jobs with the Service Desk and Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system.
• Complete monthly compliance Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive tasks based on competence and skillset, drawing on sub-contractor support where appropriate.

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