Building Maintenance Technician

Company: Baxi Heating UK Limited
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Location: Preston
Job Description:

Maintenance Technician – Buildings & Infrastructure

Shift Pattern: Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 4:30pm, Friday 7:30am – 11:30am.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities across buildings, facilities, and ancillary equipment.
  • Perform repairs and maintenance on plumbing, carpentry, decorating, HVAC systems, doors, windows, fixtures, and general building infrastructure.
  • Respond promptly to facility maintenance issues, identifying solutions and escalating concerns where appropriate.
  • Conduct routine inspections to ensure facilities remain safe, functional, and compliant.
  • Operate safely in line with company Health, Safety and Environmental procedures, ensuring correct PPE is always used.
  • Identify and report safety risks and improvement opportunities through company HSE systems.
  • Support environmental improvement initiatives that reduce the impact of site operations.
  • Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, work orders, and completed tasks within maintenance management systems.
  • Support calibration and maintenance activities for applicable equipment and assets.
  • Assist with office and workspace refurbishment, renovation, and relocation activities.
  • Manage and coordinate external contractors and suppliers, ensuring permits, documentation, and safe systems of work are in place.
  • Support compliance activities, audits, certifications, and statutory inspections.
  • Work within agreed maintenance and capital expenditure budgets.
  • Contribute to the development and improvement of maintenance processes, procedures, and best practices.
  • Support World Class Manufacturing (WCM) initiatives and continuous improvement programmes.
  • Participate in 5S activities to improve workplace organisation, efficiency, and productivity.
  • Analyse maintenance performance metrics and support improvement plans where required.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to deliver facilities-related improvement projects.
  • Represent the site professionally when interacting with visitors, suppliers, contractors, and external bodies.
  • Undertake all mandatory training and actively support personal and professional development.
  • Support a positive team culture and contribute to a “One Team” approach across the business.
  • Carry out any other reasonable duties required to support site operations.

Qualifications

  • Essential: Relevant engineering qualification such as HND, BTEC, Professional Level3 Award, NVQLevel3, or equivalent.
  • Previous experience in a building maintenance, facilities maintenance, or infrastructure maintenance role.
  • Strong practical maintenance skills across multiple disciplines, including building fabric, plumbing, carpentry, decorating, and general repairs.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Working knowledge of quality management systems, including ISO9001.
  • Experience working with maintenance management or ERP systems.
  • Strong organisational and problem‑solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
  • Competent user of Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience working with budgets, cost control, or expense management.
  • Desirable: Green Belt or Black Belt Lean Six Sigma qualification.
  • Experience using SAP or M3 systems.
  • Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles.
  • Experience managing external contractors and supplier relationships.

Benefits

  • Basic salary plus a variable incentive.
  • 25 days holiday in addition to standard UK Bank Holidays.
  • Income protection.
  • Contributory pension.
  • Maternity, paternity and sick pay schemes.
  • Staff discounts.

Equal Opportunity Employer

BDR Thermea Group is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.

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Posted: July 6th, 2026