We are looking for an experienced Estates Maintenance Operator to join great team in an established family-owned business in Leeds (LS11). Our client is a leading manufacturer and supplier of electrical power distribution equipment and pioneers of super low loss amorphous transformer technology.
The Role
This is a new role working with Estates Manager to assist with ensuring that the service, buildings, facilities and equipment requirements are maintained and fit for purpose.
- General handyman maintenance, repairs and ground maintenance.
- Basic plumbing and joinery tasks, changing light bulbs
- Provide operational support to the Estates Manager
- Identifying maintenance, repairs and new jobs and assisting in the planning of work with the Estates Manager
- Winter maintenance ensure pathways around the site are safe by scraping, brushing or rock-salting as appropriate
- Locking / Unlocking of buildings and grounds when required
- Contractor site management
- Manage Estates tools and equipment
- Manage monthly meter readings across all sites and data input
- Weekly fire systems test across all sites and data input
- Ensure that fire escapes / routes are free of obstructions and all doors are unlocked daily
- Assisting the Estates Manager and Health & Safety Manager in dealing with fire and security alarms and evacuation events
- Monthly man-down alarm tests across all sites and data input
- Comply with risk assessments and method statements
- Estates administration duties
- Key holder responsibility and out-of-hours response
- CCTV Operation, monitoring and site safety
- Reactive maintenance tasks
- Liaising with stock handlers to organise skip exchanges and collections
- Daily, weekly, and monthly PPMs and checks to be carried out and data recorded
- Scheduled pressure washing of fences and grounds
- Waste management and specialist/general cleaning duties
- Assist the Estates Manager with the management of the contract cleaning team
- Carrying out day-to-day site checks, compliance testing and auditing tasks
- Attend the site at short notice which may be outside your normal working hours
- Weekend work is required occasionally to allow for large improvement works to be completed without impacting production
- Ad-hoc factory floor duties
Skills Knowledge & Experience
- 3 years + of working in a maintenance or facility management role (ideally within manufacturing/engineering) essential
- Sound practical skills and experience of using power tools is essential
- Proficient in using tools and equipment commonly used for maintenance tasks
- Basic Joinery / Plumbing knowledge is essential
- Ability to prioritise tasks, multitask and manage time to meet deadlines essential
- A full UK driving license is essential
- Fitness, you will be on your feet most of the day, you will be kneeling, lifting and stretching, the role will also involve working outside.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Must be able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Good command of English with excellent written/verbal communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills, with the ability to liaise with internal stakeholders, third parties, suppliers/contractors
- Solutions driven with a positive and proactive manner
- Good IT skills with knowledge of the MS suite software, in particular Word, Excel and Outlook with the ability to use a laptop, computer or tablet
- Flexible approach for occasional out-of-hours calls and/or weekend work
- FLT Counterbalance desirable
- Trained on powered pump trucks, overhead crane, Genie lifter, ICM Cleaning machine desirable
- First aid at work qualified desirable
- Health and safety awareness certification desirable
Salary & Benefits
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Excellent staff canteen facilities with tea and coffee provided
- Profit-related bonus scheme
- Healthcare, well being and EAP scheme
- Parking on-site plus EV chargers and EV salary sacrifice scheme
Working Hours:
Monday to Thursday, 8:30 am to 4:45 pm and Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (inc. 30 min unpaid lunch break each day).
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
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