Maintenance Assistant
Salary: £26,266
Hours: 37 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract for Six Months
About Us
SMT is the independent charity that runs six of the city's leading museums and heritage sites; Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel and Weston Park Museum.
We believe that the museums and collections we care for belong to everyone and we know that connecting with them can enrich life in Sheffield. Our vision is to create welcoming and inspiring experiences for everyone.
We want to make the city's museums welcoming, outward-looking and connected to the communities around them. We know that people encounter many barriers that make connecting with their museums and collections difficult. We are committed to working collaboratively to make long-lasting changes so more people can use the museums to learn and reflect, and to find joy and inspiration.
Sheffield Museums is committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation and embedding equity, diversity and inclusion across all aspects of the organisation from the collections and programming to policies, procedures and workforce development.
As a valued member of the team, you'll get 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time), life insurance and wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme. We also promote a flexible working culture.
About the role
As Maintenance Assistant, you will assist in the oversee of operations across all Sheffield Museums sites and be responsible for ensuring the safe, secure, efficient and sustainable operation of buildings, facilities and services.
This is a strategic role where you will be advising, developing and implementing operational improvements to enhance the visitor journey and accessibility across all sites.
About You
The successful candidate will:
* Have working knowledge of premises and plant maintenance issues
* Have working knowledge of health and safety practices and experience in adhering to risk assessments is preferable.
* Be operationally hands-on and be able to respond to maintenance requests from the management team.
* Have a reliable approach and positive attitude to solving problems
* Be enthusiastic and committed
* Be able to self-motivate and work on own initiative, whilst committed to the aims and values of the Sheffield Museums Trust (SMT).
* Have flexible approach to work and working hours.
Application Details
The closing date for this post is. All applications should be submitted using our Networx Recruitment system. Please note we do not accept CV's. No agencies please.
Interviews for this role will be held week commencing Monday 13 October 2025.
If you would like a discussion about the role, please contact Rob Hadfield, Head of Operations by email at
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.