Building Fabric Technician

Andy File Associates Limited is working as a Recruitment Agency on behalf of our client with regards to this permanent opportunity.

Mobile Building Maintenance / Fabric Engineer

Pay Rate: £16.95 per hour/ £33,052.50 pa
Location: North East Mobile
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Job Type: Permanent
Benefits: Company vehicle, paid travel time, standby allowance and enhanced overtime rates

About the Company

Our client is an established and growing Hard Facilities Management (FM) provider, delivering specialist maintenance and engineering services across Yorkshire, the Northwest and wider UK.

Due to continued growth, they are looking for an experienced Building Maintenance / Fabric Engineer to join their mobile team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a hands-on building maintenance, fabric maintenance, construction or shopfitting background who enjoys a varied mobile role and is confident working across different sites and environments.

You will undertake planned, reactive and remedial maintenance across a broad range of building fabric, joinery, plumbing and general maintenance requirements.

The package:

• £16.95 per hour
• 37.5-hour standard working week
• Company work vehicle provided
• Paid travel time after the first and last 30 minutes of each working day
• £150 standby payment for participating in the call-out rota
• Day-to-day (D2D) travel time paid when on call-out
• Overtime paid at 1.5x for hours worked above 37.5 hours per week
• Permanent position with an established and growing FM provider
• Varied work across commercial and public-sector sites
• Mobile role offering plenty of variety rather than working at one location
• Pension 3% company /4% employee
• 23 days holiday plus stats
• Bupa Healthcare after probation
• Group Life insurance

The Role

As a Mobile Building Maintenance / Fabric Engineer, you will be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a variety of customer sites.

Your work will cover a broad range of building fabric and general maintenance disciplines, including:

Building & External Works

Roof leaks and repairs

Gutters and gullies

Brickwork

Flooring

Car park surfacing

Building Fabric & Internal Works

Internal cladding

Wall tiling

Doors and protection works

Signage

Carpentry and joinery

Plastering

Glazing

Painting and decorating

Joinery

Doors and panels

Architraves

Locks and handles

Decking

Frames

Windows

Plumbing & Drainage

Toilets and sinks

Sanitary units

Drainage

Leaking taps and washers

You will also:

• Carry out planned, reactive and installation works
• Travel to various customer locations to complete allocated jobs
• Respond to reactive maintenance requirements
• Work to agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Follow instructions and agreed scopes of work
• Update the CAFM system with completed works
• Maintain high standards of workmanship
• Work safely and in accordance with company procedures
• Ensure materials and resources are used responsibly
• Represent the company professionally when dealing with customers and colleagues

About You

We're looking for a practical, hands-on and self-motivated individual who takes pride in their work and can confidently deal with a variety of building maintenance tasks.

You will ideally have:

NVQ Level 2 General Building Operations or similar

Level 2 Diploma in Construction Skills, Bench Joinery or equivalent

A valid and up-to-date CSCS card

Previous experience in building maintenance, fabric maintenance, construction or shopfitting

Strong practical and problem-solving skills

The ability to work independently and use your own initiative

A flexible approach to work

Good organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines

Good written and verbal communication skills

Basic IT/PC skills

A full UK driving licence

A strong customer-service focus

A commitment to completing work to a high standard

What We're Looking For

Above all, we're looking for someone who is reliable, flexible and proud of the quality of their work.

You'll need to be comfortable working across different sites, responding to reactive maintenance requirements and dealing with a variety of building-related tasks.

If you have a broad practical skill set and enjoy a role where every day can be different, this could be an excellent opportunity.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Building Maintenance, Fabric or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a permanent mobile position offering £16.95 per hour, a company vehicle, paid travel time and enhanced overtime and standby rates, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more.