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Location: Nottingham
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Working Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm
Our next-level apartment design offers a variety of studios to suit our residents' lives with the privacy of living alone or the laughter of living together. We offer style, luxury & comfort to our residents, surrounded by premium amenities and a vibrant city life. Our Maintenance Operatives are critical for ensuring the smooth running of operational building facilities. This is a customer-facing environment where you will be responsible for maintaining Vita’s highest building standards.
Responsibilities:
* Respond to maintenance requests, promptly addressing guest and staff reports of issues with plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and other equipment.
* Perform preventive and corrective maintenance for fire alarm and firefighting systems.
* Understand plant room functions such as diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing central systems.
* Conduct regular inspections of residence facilities to identify potential issues and perform scheduled maintenance tasks (PPM).
* General repairs, such as fixing minor issues like leaky plumbing, broken fixtures, malfunctioning appliances, damaged doors, and wall repairs.
* Basic carpentry and painting, performing minor tasks like replacing flooring, repairing furniture, and touch-up painting & decorating.
* Stock management, keeping track of maintenance supplies and parts needed for repairs.
* Adhere to all safety regulations and procedures when performing maintenance tasks.
* Maintain the upkeep of outdoor areas such as grass-cutting & hedge-trimming/shaping.
* Ensure consistent collaboration with other departments, such as housekeeping, front desk, and management to coordinate maintenance needs and guest requests.
Professional Experience:
* Experience delivering preventive and corrective fire alarm and firefighting system maintenance.
* Strong working familiarity within plant rooms.
* Skilled across a variety of maintenance functions such as plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and general equipment.
* Well-versed in delivering Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) within a similar environment.
* Demonstrable understanding and adherence to safety compliance regulations and procedures.
* Stock management experience would be a great advantage.
* Experience of maintaining external ground works.
* IT literate.
Personal Characteristics:
* Vita Group operates a multi-cultural environment, welcoming colleagues and residents from all over the world with a variety of cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs. All Vita colleagues must deliver a diverse and equal approach to colleagues and residents alike.
* Excellent communication skills. English will be the primary spoken language; however, multi-lingual skills would be warmly welcomed.
* Strong organisational and leadership qualities with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
* Adaptability, creativity & positivity.
* Resilience, with the ability to effectively navigate unexpected situations.
* Able to carry out tasks that may involve extended periods of standing and repetitive movements, with reasonable adjustments considered where required.
Benefits:
* Holidays are paid on a pro-rata basis which is reflective of hours worked. Employees will receive 28 days paid holiday including England & Wales Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
* Employees are encouraged to take their birthday off work to celebrate their special occasion.
* Access to a Perkbox account, enabling employees to choose lifestyle perks that matter by giving points to spend on a wide range of products, services & experiences.
* Vita Group contributes a financial value of 3% of salary to your pension pot in addition to 5% employee contribution.
* High standards from our people are rewarded by hosting parties and events each year.
* Recognition schemes to celebrate our people such as employee of the month vouchers and work anniversaries.
* Thorough induction and learning & development programme for professional progression.
* Access to a confidential employee assistance service for personal or work-related issues.
Right to Work & DBS: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks which will include Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship. Therefore, if you do require a company to sponsor your Right to Work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application further.
Seniority Level: Entry level
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Function: Education and Training
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