About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
This is an exciting time to be joining the Estates & Facilities Services as we form a new Minor Works team to enhance the student experience across our campuses. We are seeking to appoint 2 skilled and enthusiastic Maintenance Operatives with a key focus on carrying out high quality painting and decorating, small building fabric works, such as plastering and making good, and renovating washrooms across the university campus in Cambridge, This role is an integral part of our cyclical refurbishment programme, aimed at enhancing the student and customer experience spaces across our campus. The successful candidate will contribute to maintaining and showcasing the university as a welcoming and inspiring environment for students and visitors alike.
With a relevant trade qualification equivalent to level 3 City and Guilds/NVQ level 3 in Painting and Decorating, building or construction, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate proven experience in painting and decorating, including surface preparation, application and finish, You will have practical, hands-on DIY skills, proficiency in small building fabric works and be familiar with health and safety practices. If you have excellent teamwork and customer service skills, with a focus on providing a high quality service to achieve customer satisfaction, we would love to hear from you!
Informal enquiries can be made toIan Brown, Asset Manager atian.brown1@aru.ac.uk
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We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit ourbenefitspage for full details.
In accordance with the UK Government’s immigration points-based system, this post does not meet the characteristics of a skilled job including salary criteria to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
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