Maintenance Technician Fabric

Job Introduction

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Technician (Fabric) to join our team.

In this role you will undertake maintenance and reactive repair to fabric items such as doors, window blinds, sanitaryware and flooring etc. while also undertaking minor decorating tasks and minor moves and porterage.

You will assist the technical team in undertaking maintenance and reactive repair works, under guidance and within your levels of training or competency. Carry out PM checks on fire doors and execute repairs where required.

Being an essential part of the local team who will ensure the safe operation and repair of all M&E building services and fabric equipment on the site.

Please see full Job Description for more details.

Role Responsibility

• Undertake all allocated tasks and perform them in a timely and professional manner.
• Undertake training and appointment as a Competent Person in appropriate disciplines. (Fire Doors)
• Be proactive to identify and report faults with site equipment and take steps to resolve.
• Be proactive to ensure all H&S issues are reported/escalated as required.
• Maintain informal communications with Client staff members related to service levels and issues.
• Report service affecting issues to the site management team for formal communication with the client
• Remain flexible with regards to site attendance and tasks undertaken within personal competency.
• Be fully aware of relevant Health and Safety and general legislative matters.
• Assume responsibility for ensuring compliance with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and site-specific health, safety and welfare policies.
• You must ensure that you do not act in any way that endangers your health and safety or that of others. Failure to comply with the requirements of this clause may result in disciplinary action being taken against you, which may include your dismissal or notice.
• All accidents and unsafe situations must be reported immediately, and accidents recorded in the Accident Book.
• If we give you safety equipment, protective clothing or footwear you must use it. Clothing and overalls must be kept clean.
• You must attend health and safety training as instructed by your manager to ensure that risks in the workplace are reduced.
• Planned and Reactive maintenance activities under your control are completed within contract SLA’s to avoid PM failures at all cost.
• All H&S requirements are undertaken for every task.
• Reports completed and handheld device updates are to a high standard and contain all required information.
• Positive feedback from the management team and other key stakeholders.
• Accomplishes set goals - Demonstrates a constructive approach when faced with obstacles.  Committed to delivering the tasks required.  Resourceful and self-driven
• Analysis and Decision Making – Makes appropriate decisions.  Speaks confidently and coherently.  Is able to analyse problems and propose suitable solutions.
• Leadership – Takes responsibility when needed.  Acts with initiative.  Demonstrates energy and enthusiasm.  Seeks opportunities to develop self.
• Working with others – Works effectively as part of a team.  Share’s ideas and information with the team.  Responds helpfully and courteously to requests for information or help in a timely manner. Communicates effectively and is a good listener.  Keeps an open mind when listening to the views or ideas of others.  Makes a confident contribution in all situations.

The Ideal Candidate

• IOSH Passport or CSCS Card
• 5 years’ experience in a property maintenance environment
• (Preferred but not essential) Previous appointment as CP for one or more of the following disciplines, Working at Heights, Confined Spaces
• Numerate and computer literate.

Contextual or other information

• Training will be required to undertake certain aspects of the role
• Flexibility will be required to support other properties within the contracted GSK West London portfolio
• Travel will be required to attend other sites, frequently within the local cluster and occasionally to other clusters and for training and meetings

Package Description

£32,000 Depending on Experience 

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

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.