Senior Maintenance Technician

Cobalt Recruitment.; Bradford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Maintenance Technician will join a Leeds-based facilities team. This hands-on role requires carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across the site and guiding a small team of junior operatives.

You will diagnose faults, complete repairs in plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting and fabric works, and help maintain high standards of safety and workmanship while supporting colleagues and ensuring tasks are prioritised effectively.

Qualifications

• Hands-on building maintenance experience across multiple trades.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior staff.
• Solid health and safety knowledge relevant to maintenance work.
• Good communication with colleagues, contractors and users.
• Organised, reliable and practical approach to tasks.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across the site.
• Perform hands-on repairs across plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting and fabric work.
• Diagnose faults and resolve maintenance issues efficiently.
• Support and guide junior maintenance operatives.
• Prioritise day-to-day tasks and monitor progress.
• Ensure works are completed to high standards and documented.
• Liaise with contractors and site teams where required.
• Promote safe working practices and maintain records.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Fault finding

Mentoring junior operatives

Health & safety awareness

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Trade or maintenance qualification

Job description

Senior Maintenance Technician

Location: Leeds
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Maintenance Technician to join a facilities team based in Leeds.

This is a hands-on position suited to an experienced maintenance professional who is confident carrying out a broad range of repairs and planned maintenance, while also providing day-to-day guidance and support to a small team of more junior operatives.

This is not a desk-based supervisory role. You'll remain actively involved in maintenance work across the site, responding to issues, diagnosing faults and completing repairs yourself, while helping to ensure the wider team works effectively and to a consistently high standard.

The Role

As Senior Maintenance Technician, you'll act as a senior presence within the maintenance team and provide practical support and guidance to junior colleagues.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across the site

• Completing a broad range of hands-on repairs and general building maintenance

• Diagnosing faults and resolving maintenance issues efficiently

• Undertaking minor plumbing, basic electrical, carpentry, painting, decorating and general fabric repairs within your level of competence

• Responding to maintenance requests and ensuring issues are dealt with promptly

• Providing practical guidance and support to junior maintenance operatives

• Helping to allocate and prioritise day-to-day maintenance tasks

• Checking completed works and helping maintain a high standard across the team

• Supporting and developing less experienced members of the maintenance team

• Identifying when specialist contractors are required and escalating more complex issues appropriately

• Liaising with contractors and other site teams where required

• Ensuring maintenance work is completed safely and in accordance with relevant procedures

• Maintaining accurate records of works completed

• Proactively identifying maintenance issues before they develop into larger problems

• Supporting the wider Facilities Management team with the smooth day-to-day operation of the site

About You

We're looking for someone who has built up strong practical maintenance experience and is comfortable taking on additional responsibility within a team.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience within a hands-on building maintenance, facilities or property environment

• Strong general maintenance and repair skills

• Experience across multiple areas of building maintenance rather than a single specialist trade

• A proactive approach to fault finding and problem solving

• Previous experience supporting, mentoring or guiding junior team members

• The confidence to take the lead on maintenance issues when required

• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues, contractors and building users

• A strong understanding of health & safety within a maintenance environment

• Good organisation skills and the ability to prioritise competing maintenance requirements

• A reliable, practical and hands-on approach

A relevant trade or maintenance qualification would be advantageous, although strong practical experience will be equally important.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £35,000 per annum

• Permanent opportunity based in Leeds

• A senior position with responsibility for guiding and supporting junior operatives

• A varied, genuinely hands-on maintenance role

• Opportunity to take greater responsibility without moving away from practical maintenance work

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