Location
. Newcastle
Salary
£28,500 per annum plus bonus – see benefits section for more details.
Contract
Permanent, 42.5 hours per week.
Working Hours
Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm (Flexibility may be offered).
Vita Student’s next‑level apartment design offers a variety of studios to suit our students’ lives with the privacy of living alone or the laughter of living together. We offer style, luxury and comfort to our residents, surrounded by premium amenities and a vibrant city life. Our Maintenance Operatives play a critical function, ensuring the smooth running of operational building facilities. This is a customer‑facing environment where you will be responsible for maintaining Vita Student’s highest building standards.
Responsibilities
- Respond to maintenance requests, promptly addressing student and staff reports of issues with plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and other equipment.
- Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
- Conduct regular inspections of residence facilities to identify potential issues and perform scheduled maintenance tasks.
- General repairs such as fixing minor issues like leaky plumbing, broken fixtures, damaged doors, and wall repairs.
- Perform minor tasks like replacing flooring, repairing furniture and touch‑up painting & decorating.
- Ground works, maintaining the upkeep of outdoor areas such as grass‑cutting and hedge‑trimming/shaping.
- Adhere to all safety regulations and procedures when performing maintenance tasks.
Professional Experience
- Experience delivering preventive and corrective fire alarm and firefighting system maintenance.
- Skilled across a variety of maintenance functions.
- Well‑versed in delivering Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) within a similar environment.
- Demonstrable understanding and adherence to safety compliance regulations and procedures.
- IT literate.
Personal Characteristics
- Openness to working in a multicultural environment, welcoming colleagues and residents from all over the world with diverse cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs.
- Excellent communication skills. English will be the primary spoken language; however multilingual skills would be warmly welcomed.
- Strong organisational and leadership qualities with an ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Adaptability, creativity and 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
- Annual Bonus: Calculated & rewarded subject to achieving targets set against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as reducing external contractor call‑outs fees, meeting pre‑set Service Level Agreements (SLAs), preventative maintenance management, feedback and building compliance.
- Holidays: Paid on a pro‑rata basis reflecting hours worked. Employees receive 28 days paid holiday including England & Wales bank holidays, pro‑rata.
- Perkbox: All employees receive access to a Perkbox account to choose lifestyle perks such as cinema tickets, supermarket savings, discounted days out, a daily coffee or a summer holiday.
- Royal London Pension: Vita Group contributes a financial value of 3% of salary to the pension pot in addition to a 5% employee contribution.
- Parties & Events: Regular events each year encouraging colleagues to celebrate success together.
- Recognition Programmes: Employee of the month vouchers, community champion, experience awards, golden buzzer awards, work anniversaries, etc.
- Career Development: Induction and learning & development programmes with Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum training & recognition schemes.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance: Confidential service offering support and guidance for personal or work‑related issues.
Right to Work & DBS
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks, including Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks. We are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship; therefore, applicants requiring sponsorship will not be considered further.
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