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Maintenance Operative

  • Department
  • Location
  • Job type
  • Estate Management
  • Facilities
  • East London
  • Full-Time
  • Permanent

Job Description

Role: Maintenance Operative 

Location of work: Royal Wharf (Residential Building in East London)

Hours of work: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday

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. 

  • Provide support to other engineering operatives within the team to ensure effective service delivery. 

  • Perform duties in accordance with Departmental Health & Safety Policies & Procedures.  

  • 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. 

  • Carry out any other duties that may from time to time be required and may include support to other departments. 

  • Stock control of critical spares on site. 

 

 

Skills, Experience & Qualifications 

  • Good communication skills, both verbal & written. 

  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team. 

  • Able to use initiative or as part of team. 

  • Ability to work under pressure. 

  • Understanding of good customer care. 

  • Experience with working in a residential environment. 

  • Experience in undertaking maintenance activities within a complex multi-building environment.  

  • Apprenticeship on a building trade. 

  • City & Guilds/NVQs in a building trade or equivalent. 

  • Minimum of 2 years experience painting and decorating. 

 

*Ballymore Operate as an Equal Opportunities Employer

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