maintenance technician Suffolk
Job description
Maintenance Operative
Salary - The starting salary will be £25,431 - £26,680 per annum, depending on qualifications. The maximum job rate potential for this role is £27,930 per annum.
Hours – 40 hours per week
Location – Bury St. Edmunds, with travel around Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
About Break:
Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. At Break we firmly believe that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved.
Our Maintenance Team are dedicated to keeping all of our buildings and equipment in good working order so that it supports the delivery of our fantastic services.
Why Break?
At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services.
We are seeking an enthusiastic Maintenance Operative to join our established team. Good team-working, a high degree of attention to detail and a commitment to first-rate customer service is essential. You will have to be highly organised and self-motivated. You will need to work safely and set a good example. We will provide you with tools and a work van to carry out your work duties.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding and vibrant voluntary organisation with services located in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and make a positive impact on young lives.
About the role and you:
We are seeking a candidate who is a good all-round general maintenance person, who is energetic, highly motivated and committed to improving young lives. We will provide you with opportunities, challenges and plenty of variety.
Typical duties of the role will include:
Painting and decoration, including repair and preparation
Minor plumbing
Fixtures, fittings, furniture and equipment repairs
Glazing repairs
Carpentry to include hanging doors and installing door frames
Fitting plaster board and plastering
Lock changes
Floor laying
Furniture moves
Assisting with Fundraising builds and special projects
What can we offer?
We are proud of the fact that we are a supportive employer who rewards you for your hard work and involvement in our life-changing charity. There are multiple benefits of this role, such as:
Enhanced pension contributions of employer 5% and employee 3%
Discounted Will writing service
Employee access to Techscheme, allowing you to buy tech more easily
A variety of salary sacrifice schemes, including pension
Group Life Assurance
Cycle to Work Scheme
Access to a wealth of development opportunities
A free counselling service to all our employees.
The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through the Staff Consultation Forum.
Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.
Enhanced sick pay.
Free flu jabs.
Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page.
To apply use the ‘apply now’ button at the top of this page to be taken to our application site.
Closing date: 01.08.23
We reserve the right to close this vacancy, without prior warning, as and when suitable candidates apply and are interviewed.
Break operate services for vulnerable children and families and we need to ensure that we take steps to protect both them and our staff teams from the transmission of the Covid 19 virus. It is therefore a requirement for all staff unless they provide evidence of an appropriate medical exemption to be able to meet at least two of the following three requirements 1) Maintain a full vaccination status (including any recommend booster injections) 2) Undertake LFT / PCR or other approved Covid tests as required 3) Wear PPE including e.g. face masks when requested.
To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa's and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.
We are committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email or call the HR Team via the contact details found on our website.
This job is also known as: maintenance, operative, support services, charity
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