Maintenance Steward

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: £24,456 – £28,542 per annum

Location: Burford, OX18 4PF

Closing date: 19 July 2026

We’re recruiting a Maintenance Steward to join our team at our beautiful Burford site in the Cotswolds. This is a varied and hands‑on role where you will play a key part in ensuring the site remains safe, clean and fully operational. If you enjoy practical work and take pride in making a visible difference every day, this could be the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive repairs across the site
• Maintain buildings, facilities, equipment and work areas to a high standard
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements at all times
• Identify and resolve non-routine maintenance issues promptly
• Support servicing and upkeep of vehicles and equipment
• Maintain clean, safe and organised operational areas
• Assist with unloading and handling deliveries where required
• Support the induction and training of new team members
• Accurately document work completed to support compliance and standards

Qualifications

• Full driving licence
• Previous gardening or grounds maintenance experience
• Experience of handyman/general maintenance work
• Basic vehicle maintenance
• Demonstrate good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience of grass mowers and maintaining grounds equipment
• Basic computer and administration skills
• Demonstrate safe handling and lifting methods

Although not essential, it would be great if you also had:

• Managing/monitoring Health and Safety aspects of the workplace
• Experience in animal care
• Some working knowledge of managing and maintaining land facilities
• LANTRA Qualification for operating gardening equipment
• Experience in supervising volunteers
• Experience of towing trailers or larger vehicles
• Experience of driving tractor and loader (ideally holding current competency certificate)
• Standard compliance testing experience

Benefits

• Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
• Free access to GP via MetLife – 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
• Health cash plan
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
• Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support
• Life assurance
• 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Recognition scheme
• Annual volunteer days
• Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers

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