Maintenance Operative - Crawley, West Sussex at Card Factory, Wakefield
Card Factory · Direct employer
£29,872 + Company van provided
Are you the kind of person who loves fixing things, solving problems, and making a real difference every day? From stores and offices to warehouses, no two days are the same in this hands-on role.
As part of our Property team, you'll help keep our 1,000+ locations safe, smart, and looking their best. Whether you're tackling reactive repairs, carrying out planned maintenance, or supporting exciting store refurbishments, you'll play a key part in keeping our business running smoothly. You'll work alongside a great team, travel across our estate, and take pride in delivering high-quality work that keeps our colleagues and customers happy.
If you're practical, proactive, and enjoy a challenge, we'd love to hear from you
What you'll do
- Understanding the mechanism of buildings including electrical, plumbing, plant, safety systems and equipment.
- Providing first and immediate response to fault finding whilst maximising quality and ensuring cost effectiveness.
- Reporting and rectifying any property H&S issue whilst on site where possible.
- Completing work orders and recording materials that are used on the job.
- Emergency works required to make safe buildings in response to hazardous events e.g.: floods / fire damage / security breaches.
- Complete trade disrupting works out of hours where identified.
- Respond to the helpdesk requests, providing a professional and timely service.
- Advising the company's management when additional planned works are required due to aging structure and fabric issues.
What you'll need: - Apprenticeship or Craft Equivalent and with experience or have come from a City & Guilds/NVQ Level 2 equivalent. Ideally with 3yrs + experience in equivalent role.
- IPAF (International Powered Access Federation).
- PASMA (tower scaffolding trained).
- Annual asbestos awareness certification in accordance with UKAS accreditation.
- Health and Safety awareness together with basic First Aid and rescue skills.
- Good general construction knowledge with up to date working practices and standards.
- IT competence with the ability to work with email and maintenance software packages.
- Ability to be able to react to none planned / emergency works when required.
There is no fixed closing date for this role, so we encourage you to apply early as we may close the vacancy once we've received enough applications.
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