Maintenance Operative / Handy Person Vacancy
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000
Contract: Initially Temporary then permanent after 2-4 weeks
Hours: 37.5 hours
Location: Canning Town, London
My client, a charity located in Canning Town that provides sheltered accommodation for the homeless, is seeking an all-round Handy person / Maintenance operative to repair and maintain the residents' rooms and common areas of the buildings.
The postholder would be required to support daily, weekly & monthly planned maintenance tasks as scheduled (fire alarm tests, water temperature recording, emergency lighting tests, etc.).
Duties will also include some basic plumbing, electrical (fitting plugs and sockets, hanging lights etc, to putting up shelves and resealing bathroom sinks, windows etc as well has General janitorial duties as requested and Ad-hoc porterage duties (moves and changes, furniture management etc.
To apply for this position, you would need to have the following skills / experience
- Minor building fabric spot cleaning, repairs, decorating tasks and plumbing repairs.
- Ability to manage own workload effectively and under pressure
- Use a range of common hand and power tools to carry out your job as required
- at all times be patient and tolerant self-motivated and enthusiastic
Working 0800 - 1600 / 0900 - 17.00 Mon - Fri
Pay £18.00 per hour (umbrella payment) or £15.50 PAYE
This position is vacant and will lead to a permanent job after approx. 2-4 weeks paying a salary of between 28 - 29k + great benefits
The postholder will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check, of which would need to have a clear outcome to be appointed