Maintenance Technician

Main purpose of the post: The main purpose of the role is to complete planned, preventative and reactive maintenance activities recording all tests and routines in the logs provided.

Essential experience & skills

• Full manual driving licence. Candidates will have to be over 25 to be able to drive our vans. This is due to restrictions on our vehicle insurance policy and is non-negotiable so please do not apply if you are under 25 or do not have a manual driving licence.
• Carpentry skills and qualifications.
• Painting and decorating skills, including tiling and plastering skills and qualifications.
• Basic plumbing skills to be able to replace fittings, fix leaks etc.
• Basic electrical skills to be able to replace light fittings and water heaters etc.
• General building skills.
• Comfortable working at height using a scaffold tower.
• Ability to work unsupervised and diligently.
• Ability to proactively identify problems and defects and help resolve them.
• Initiative to plan and generate maintenance activities without having to be constantly tasked unnecessarily.
• Ability to change priorities and switch between tasks without losing sight of deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to be flexible and work as part of a team.
• Ability to cope with hard, physically demanding outdoor work in all weather conditions.
• Organised and thorough.
• Ability to work in an emotionally demanding environment and maintain a positive & friendly attitude under pressure.
• Knowledge of up-to-date Health and Safety, Risk Assessment, COSHH and Fire Regulations.

Desirable experience & skills

• Basic plumbing qualifications.
• Basic electrical qualifications.
• General building qualifications.
• Experience of dealing with the general public.
• Computer literate with experience of using the internet, Outlook email & Microsoft Office programmes.

THE PERSON

The successful candidate will be hard working and reliable, with the ability to proactively manage multiple tasks and able to cope with changing tasks at short notice when required. They will be good humoured and enjoy working alone as well as in a close-knit team. The person must be empathetic towards animals and able to take instruction on how to act around our animals and their handlers safely. Most importantly the person will have a common-sense approach.

Pay: £14.70-£14.96 per hour

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person