Better places, thriving communities.
Mitie is seeking a dedicated and skilled Multi Skilled Technician with expertise in carpentry and painting to join our versatile team supporting world-class Armed Forces personnel. In this role, you will maintain and operate new and existing buildings, with a primary focus on reactive maintenance and occasional support for planned preventative tasks.
Your responsibilities will include fault-finding, completing accurate work documentation, and delivering high-quality service in line with health, safety, and environmental standards.
Main Duties
1. Respond promptly to reactive repairs, making safe and isolating issues where necessary.
2. Carry out a range of building fabric tasks, including carpentry (window and door repairs, fitting hardware, lock replacements), painting and decorating (touch-ups, full room decoration, surface preparation, and patch repairs), minor glazing repairs, and general fabric maintenance.
3. Perform minor plumbing tasks as required.
4. Escort subcontractors or personnel around the base when necessary.
5. Maintain accurate records of all assigned work orders and update job reports within one hour of attendance.
6. Provide excellent customer service by keeping building occupants and custodians informed of progress, and liaising effectively with clients on-site.
7. Support team members when needed and, with line manager approval, collect parts or goods from suppliers.
What we are looking for
8. Proven experience in building maintenance, with strong carpentry and painting/decorating skills, and basic knowledge of plumbing and electrical work.
9. Relevant trade qualification or equivalent experience (e.g. City & Guilds, NVQ).
10. Health and Safety awareness or certifications (e.g. CSCS, IOSH) are an advantage.
11. Ability to work independently, manage a varied workload, and prioritise tasks effectively.
12. Strong organisational, communication, and customer service skills.
13. Proactive and solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
14. Flexibility to support different areas of the base when required.
15. Full UK driving licence (essential).
16. Previous experience in facilities maintenance or a similar environment, including painting and general fabric works, is desirable.
Additional Information
17. MOD security clearance and DBS standards are mandatory. To meet national security vetting requirements, you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least three years.
18. Proof of the right to work in the UK is essential.
Benefits
19. A company van, fuel card, and mobile phone will be provided.
20. Approved company workwear must be worn and will be supplied.
21. Access to on site gym
22. Monthly staff engagement events
23. 25 days of holiday per year, plus UK bank holidays.
24. Career development and training opportunities within Mitie's leading facilities management services.
25. Competitive salary and benefits package
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Vikrant Verma at .