Maintenance Technician

Job Description

VS296/12Maintenance TechnicianStudent AccommodationLocation: NottinghamHours:40 hours per week, 5 days through 7, working on a rota between 8am8pm. Salary: CompetitiveOur client is a leading provider of student accommodation in the UK. Providing a welcoming home from home environment for around 28000 students. They have 67 sites across 27 cities, providing a truly exceptional accommodation experience.Role Summary:Working across two sites, close together in the centre of Nottingham, providing a high standard of repairs and maintenance tasks. Inspect and diagnose faults/repairs and undertake minor day to day repairs and decoration to the building grounds and equipment.Key Role Responsibilities:

• Works as part of a team, communicate effectively with customers, clients and colleagues; demonstrating a clear understanding of the issue and using initiative to respond accordingly
• Focus on delivering services within agreed budgetary & resource parameters
• Monitor the electronic maintenance reporting system daily ensuring tasks are completed to a high standard and within suitable time scales, corresponding with tenants when required.
• Administer all property maintenance & records in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Maintain adequate levels of spares, stock and supplies, ensuring effective forward planning
• Respond to calls outside office hours which cannot be resolved, referring to appropriate contractors as necessary
• Undertake repair and maintenance tasks to a high-quality including plumbing; joinery and carpentry; painting/decorating; replacement of lighting lamps/tubes and required statutory testing
• Understand and respond to health and safety matters in a timely manner
• Move furniture and heavy items from location to location
• Ensure all common parts including refuse and recycling facilities are frequently inspected and maintained to the highest standards of repair & cleanliness.
• Co-ordinate Contractors/Suppliers executing minor works contract on site
• Monitor sub-contractors performance to standard and retain accurate records of their site operations including all relevant RAMS & Permits to Work.
• Highlight and assist with the management of any community works.
• Accompany external contractors whilst on site in line with key management and access to accommodation policies and practice
• Ensure annual checks are carried out for their statutory insurance and qualifications
• Ensure gardens and grounds to the property are well maintained, clean, tidy and hazard free, supervising external contractors as required
• Manage & maintain all statutory testing records
• Carry out monthly inspections of emergency lighting, weekly fire alarm tests and fire evacuations
• Practice proper safety techniques in accordance with Company and safe systems of work guidelines
• Report any incidents or accidents to the Operations Manager using the correct system and documentation
• Review site risk assessments with Operations Manager.

Knowledge & Qualifications:

• A reasonable level of general education educated to O Level / GCSE level or equivalent with demonstrable written and numerical skills.
• Awareness of H&S requirements on site
• A recognised trade qualification, Building Crafts Operative Certificate, City and Guilds or NVQ relevant to undertaking repairs and maintenance in a residential building is also highly desirable

Experience & Skills:

• Experience of undertaking repairs and maintenance in a domestic residential environment or as a general builder /residential construction in the following trades; plumber or carpenter
• Helpful, friendly personality with effective communication skills
• Behave in a professional, courteous and helpful manner towards colleagues and residents
• Be a positive advocate for change, highlighting and implementing business improvement initiatives.
• Adopt a team work approach
• A flexible approach to work
• Ability to work with little supervision
• Smart in appearance
• Ability to determine cost effective solutions to repairs
• Contractor & Supplier Supervision skills are desirable

In the first instance please apply by forwarding your CVPlease contact Vicky at our Manchester officeRitz recruitmentEmployment Agency