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General maintenance operative

Plymouth
Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services
Maintenance operative
Posted: 2h ago
Offer description

Better places, thriving communities.

General Maintenance Operative

To provide an exceptional high standard of building services provision (planned and reactive) within

Domestic and Office environment and with the utmost regard for customer service.

Undertake General Handyman and semi-skilled duties including, but not limited to: Minor Building Fabric Repairs, Decorating Tasks.

Qualifications / Skills / Attributes Required

* Proven ability and a minimum of 3 years' experience in a similar role.
* Ability to work to tight deadlines.
* The ability to work at heights and have or willing to take IPAF/MEWPs Certificate.
* Carpentry, painting, Bricklaying and decorating NVQ / City & Guilds qualification is preferred.
* Fire Door Maintenance
* Possess a working knowledge of relevant building and health and safety legislation.
* Must have a general all-round knowledge of / or experience in Building Maintenance aspects.
* Possess a current driving licence.
* Able to work well as part of a highly motivated team
* Strong and effective communication skills

Person Specification

* Strong Organisational Skills – Ability to multitask and prioritise workload
* Fast and responsive – working to strict deadlines Proven Communication and interpersonal skills to all levels
* Resourceful, innovative thinker
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Team Player – Maintain close working relationships with all other employees of the business to assist in the facilitation of projects
* Ability to listen and a willingness to learn
* Results and achievement orientated to high standards
* Have an understanding of health and safety
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Strong customer focus skills and attitude
* Good communicator – both Written and Orally
* Enthusiastic and Hardworking
* Good time management
* Working to tight deadlines

Main Duties And Responsibilities

* To maintain all internal and external building fabric to a high standard in accordance with the Planned Maintenance system and reactive work requests
* Complete works to a standard that is consistent within a high status environment
* To assist in carrying out risk assessments and safe working methods in relation to all workthat is carried out.
* To store and use safely painting materials, adhesives, etc and to comply with COSHH data sheets.
* Attend meetings as requested.
* To carry out emergency repairs to various buildings etc when requested by Supervisor/line manager.
* Ability, (or willing to be trained), climb ladders/scaffold/mobile access equipment.
* To make themselves available for on-site and external training courses.

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 £10,000!

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 at aanchal.sharma@mitie.com.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

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