Handyman/Gardener

Job Introduction

Maintaining the grounds, gardens, and outbuildings to a high standard, ensuring all guests and visitors receive a good first impression of the site

Maintaining the interior/exterior of the buildings ensuring the services are in good working order and the fabric of the property is in a good presentable condition

Role Responsibility

Maintenance

• Minor roofing & guttering repairs
• General building fabric repairs/ maintenance - masonry repairs on external walls or steps, laying slabs
• Install fixtures & Fittings (bedroom, meeting rooms & Public areas)
• Minor pothole repairs
• Repairs to walls, floors, and doors
• Repairing, changing & fitting fixtures (Locks, Snibs, Door Closers)
• Tiling walls and floors, repairs to same
• Painting
• Small plumbing repairs, blocked toilets/ sinks, fitting toilet seats, sink tap & pipework leaks
• Fixing blinds, mounting signage, furniture moving and repair
• Escort sub-contractors around site as and when required
• Possible re lamping / diffuser changes
• Any other duties as reasonably required
• Ensure that COSHH regulations are always followed.
• Wear PPE provided

Gardens

• Flower beds free from weeds
• Mowing of lawns
• Cutting & pruning of hedges and bushes
• Watering grounds as required
• Leaf blowing of pathway, driveway, and carparks
• Responsible for maintaining and servicing of machinery and tools
• Ensure all tools are cleaned and stored after use
• Never leave tools unattended
• Upkeep of garden furniture
• Keep site clear of rubbish and litter
• Clean bin area weekly
• To minimise operational costs by using all equipment and products as directed and manufacturing instruction.
• Dispose of waste following the recycling procedures
• To ensure that each store area serving your allocated work area is kept clean, tidy, and secure at all times.
• Ensure that COSHH regulations are always followed.
• Wear PPE provided
• To portray a professional image at all times dealing with visitor’s requirements in a warm welcoming and effective manner.
• To carry out routine safety checks in accordance with the Service Level Specification
• To communicate regularly with the Manager
• To report any maintenance requirements, you may discover during your working day
• To take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of guests, property, and the building.
• To carry out any other reasonable request as directed by the Manager or Senior Management.
• To assist with cover for Night Manager during absences

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Skills and Abilities
• Ability to follow instructions from supervisors or senior maintenance workers
• Good knowledge and experience in general fabric maintenance and repair
• Ability to use and handle hand tools and power tools correctly and safely
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Must be organized, detail oriented and self-motivated with a positive attitude
• A willingness to assist in non-skilled tasks and general labouring duties
• Good communication skills.
• Flexible
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Customer focused.
• Organised and tidy.
• Teamwork.
• Punctual.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• High standard of personal hygiene and appearance.
• Flexible, can do approach to work.
• Willingness to learn.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be physically able to climb ladders, bend, or crawl into awkward spaces.
• Prolonged periods standing and walking
• Working in high noise levels requiring hearing protection
• Ability to work at height

Desirable

• Previous experience within property maintenance
• Horticultural qualification
• FEPA PA1 & PA6aw (pesticides)
• Tractor Driving
• Strimming & Brush cutting
• Using a Hedge Trimmer
• Good communication skills
• Good command of English

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.