Maintenance Operative

Maintenance Operative - Permanent, Canning Town Hours: 40 per week, 08.30am - 17.30pm Monday to Friday Salary: £30,000 to £35,000 per annum, dependant on skills & experience Duties & Responsibilities * To respond effectively to all reactive tasks and engineering requests from Facilities Management and Resort Team. * Perform routine maintenance where appropriate, recording all findings and subsequent remedial works. * Record and report any health and safety risks observed to the wider Facilities Team. * Meter readings (cooling, heating, water, gas & electricity) for Landlord’s utilities. * Immediate response to certain issues. i.e. Initial leak investigation, leak clean-up, etc. * Assist with general repairs to building fabric using ‘handy-man’ skills covering painting, decorations, clearing gulley’s and drains etc. Ensuring they are kept free from debris, replacing door handles, latches, door closers etc. * Maintain FF&Es within the Landlord’s demised areas and carry out basic caretaking activities. * Support the Facilities Team in the management of the resort (inspections, coordinating with external service partners, providing access) * Clean light fittings and to test lighting systems. Replacing where necessary minor parts such as tubes, bulbs, fuses and starters and diffusers, in accordance with safe working practices. * Carry out routine compliance tests, checks and record keeping for all building systems, in accordance with safe working practices. i.e. monthly checks of communal fire doors, weekly tests of AOVs & fire alarms. * Carry out checks of Landlord areas & common parts. Record any defects and to maintain plant rooms in a clean, tidy and safe condition. Communicate all abnormal critical plant conditions as appropriate. * Keep Facilities Manager and Facilities Coordinator updated on issues and progress. * Stock control of critical spares on site. Skills, experience and qualifications * Good communication skills, both verbal & written. * Ability to work independently or as part of a team. * Understanding of good customer care. * Experience with working in a residential environment (desirable) * Experience in undertaking maintenance activities within a complex multi-building environment. * Apprenticeship on a building trad (desirable) * City & Guilds/NVQs in a building trade or equivalent. Ballymore operates as an equal opportunities employer