Lead maintenance operative

Lead Maintenance Operative

Location: East London / Essex Region
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 17:00
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 Basic Salary + Performance Bonus Scheme

About the Opportunity

We are working with a well-established and rapidly growing childcare organisation, who are seeking to employ an experienced Lead Maintenance Operative to support a portfolio of early years education settings, across London and Essex.

This is an excellent opportunity for highly skilled multi-trade professionals, looking to join a stable organisation that continues to invest in its people, properties, and services. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining safe, compliant, and well-presented environments across multiple sites.

The Role

Reporting into the senior management team, you will be responsible for delivering both reactive and planned maintenance across a number of locations. This is a mobile, hands-on position, requiring a broad range of building maintenance skills and the ability to work independently across multiple sites.

The role will involve diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs, maintaining compliance standards, and ensuring all facilities remain fully operational.

Key Responsibilities

Carrying out reactive and planned preventative maintenance
Electrical fault finding, repairs, and lighting maintenance
Plumbing repairs and general maintenance works
Air conditioning cleaning and basic fault diagnosis
Maintenance and repair of door access systems, intruder alarms, and fire alarms
Carpentry works, including fire door maintenance and repairs
Roofing and guttering repairs
Installation and maintenance of telephone lines and Wi-Fi extenders
Drain maintenance and minor repair works
CCTV system maintenance and troubleshooting
Maintaining accurate maintenance records and compliance documentation
Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard

About You

They are looking for an experienced maintenance professional, who is confident working across multiple trades and capable of resolving a wide variety of maintenance issues independently.

Applicants should possess:

A minimum of 10 years' experience within commercial building maintenance
Mechanical Qualification - Level 2 or Level 3
Electrical Qualification - Level 3 Diploma
City & Guilds 18th Edition
City & Guilds Level 3 Carpentry Diploma
Proven multi-trade maintenance experience
Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities
Experience working with CCTV systems
Excellent communication and customer-facing skills
Full UK driving licence
Own tools and maintenance equipment
Copies of all relevant trade qualifications and certificates

Benefits

Basic salary of £45,000 - £50,000
Annual performance bonus
Company van provided
Trade cards
23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Company pension scheme
Employee welfare programme
Team building events and recognition initiatives
Long-term career prospects within a growing organisation

If you are an experienced multi-trade maintenance professional seeking a new challenge with a growing organisation, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Denise or Isabelle at Adecco Romford & LDN East (Option 2)

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