Facilities Caretaker

Role Overview

Colemans Garden Centre is seeking a reliable and hardworking Facilities Caretaker to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and well-presented environment across the site, ensuring our public areas, staff facilities, and buildings are maintained to a high standard.

This is a hands-on role requiring a proactive approach, attention to detail and the ability to carry out a wide range of cleaning, maintenance and general facilities tasks.

Key Responsibilities

The Facilities Caretaker will be responsible for:

• Cleaning and maintaining public facilities, including customer toilets and other shared areas.
• Cleaning and maintaining staff facilities, including staffroom areas.
• Emptying and managing waste bins throughout the site.
• Operating cleaning equipment, including the floor scrubber, safely and effectively.
• Carrying out general site maintenance to ensure the premises remain safe, clean and well maintained.
• Safely operating the cardboard and plastic baler in line with company procedures.
• Washing windows and maintaining the appearance of the building and facilities.
• Assisting with maintaining outside areas, including the car park.
• Completing basic DIY tasks and minor repairs to support the upkeep of a large site.
• Identifying maintenance issues and reporting any concerns to management.
• Carrying out any other reasonable duties requested by management to support the effective operation and presentation of the site.

Essential Requirements

The successful candidate must have:

• Previous facilities, maintenance, cleaning, or caretaking experience of at least 1 year (essential).
• The ability to work independently and take pride in maintaining high standards.
• Good attention to detail and a practical approach to problem-solving.
• The ability to safely use cleaning equipment and carry out basic maintenance tasks.
• Good physical fitness, as the role involves manual handling, standing, walking and practical tasks throughout the working day.
• Flexibility to shift work, working 5 shifts out of 7 days. Mon-Sat hours: 7.30am-2.30pm. Sunday hours: 10am-2pm.

What We Offer

• Permanent, full-time employment.
• The opportunity to work as part of a friendly and established team.
• A varied role within a busy garden centre environment.
• Free car parking and discounted staff meals.
• NEST pension scheme.
• Staff Privilege rewards for retail purchases.

Pay: £13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32.0 – 35.0 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person