Overview
Multi-Skilled Facilities Maintenance Operative / Tradesperson with practical building trade skills and a commitment to high standards, who is safety-conscious, organised, and able to work both independently and as part of a team is required for a vibrant not-for-profit organisation based in Coventry, West Midlands.
This position is known officially within the organisation as a Maintenance and Facilities Operative.
Job details
Salary: £13.65 – £14.53 per Hour + Benefits
Location: Coventry, West Midlands
Job type: Part-Time Contract - Fixed Term until 1 April 2026
Working hours: 21 Hours per Week, worked over 3 days (Mondays & Thursdays essential)
Duties
* Complete construction and maintenance work in a safe manner, within timescales and in budget
* Log any occurrence of vandalism, offer solutions and cost out repairs for the Facilities & Safety Manager
* Carry out daily building checks, report on findings and rectify defects as appropriate
* Support legal compliance within the buildings, to include carrying out flushing for legionella control, checks on fire equipment and egress routes, and other similar duties as required
* Ensure adequate stocks of maintenance consumables
* Highlight to the Facilities & Safety Manager maintenance issues that require Estates to resolve and log dockets where appropriate
* Help supervise external contractors when required
* Support setting up and preparing meeting rooms with the Welcome Hub
* Maintain and repair furniture and other equipment as appropriate
* Follow a programme of planned preventative maintenance and support vacation works lists, contributing to plans where appropriate and liaise with Estates and Contractors as required
* Assist the Housekeeping team to maintain areas such toilets and in emergency situations such as floods
* Ensure a high standard of customer care at all times
* Maintain computer reporting systems
Candidate requirements
* City and Guilds level 1 to 4, in general building construction or relevant building trade experience in painting, plastering, carpentry or joinery
* Good standard of verbal communication with colleagues and customers, and organisational policies adhered to
* Working knowledge of Outlook, basic Word and Excel inputting and similar applications
* Knowledge of health & safety requirements and safe working practices
* Experience in stock management and basic facilities administration tasks
* Understanding of environmentally sustainable working practices
Benefits
* Pro-rata of 20 days annual leave plus no less than pro-rata of 18 additional days during university closure periods (Christmas, Easter, bank holidays)
* Dedicated wellbeing programme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Generous pension scheme
* Access to a range of employee discounts and salary extras
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