Maintenance Technician: Semi Skilled (Internal only)

*Internal only*

Full time, Open ended

The closing date for applications is midnight on Thursday 05 August 2021
Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 18 August 2021

This role will require a Basic Disclosure check. An offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of this process

This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants require to have existing right to work in the UK

The University of Stirling recognises that a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers and welcome applications from those who would contribute to further diversification of our staff and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is woven into the substance of the role. We strongly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including gender, identity, race, age, class, and ethnicity

Estates & Campus Services, Property Management Division is seeking to fill the position of ‘Maintenance Technician: Semi-skilled`. This role sits within the Operations and Maintenance team who have responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the University Estate, including building fabric, electrical and mechanical building services and hard landscaping such as roads and footpaths.

The Maintenance Technician: Semi-skilled will play a key role within the Operations and Maintenance team, working in a fast paced and dynamic environment that goes with a broad customer base, round the year business and a large estate. The maintenance team’s remit is broad and varied undertaking planned preventative and reactive maintenance across the University estate on and off campus. This includes attending to over 17,000 requests for work from students and staff each year.

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisors, the role holder will assist in undertaking all types of activity of maintenance on building fabric and services including responding to reactive repairs. The Maintenance technicians: Semi-Skilled are responsible for delivering a responsive and efficient service to all customers of the Property Management Division.

The in-house maintenance team is supplemented by external term and service contractors as required. Contractors are also employed to undertake specific pieces of large scale maintenance work and projects.

Special Conditions

• This post will require the post holder to work across the University Estate, accessing all plant areas which may include working at height or in cramped/awkward spaces
• Occasional out of hours working to support key University events
• Need a current drivers licence
• Participate in a backshift rota
• Working outside in periods of inclement weather

The following duties are not intended to be exhaustive but highlight a number of tasks and accountabilities which the post holder will be expected to fulfil. The post holder will be expected to undertake building fabric maintenance, external works and repairs across the University estate in the most cost effective and efficient manner supporting the University core services and ensuring that value for money is achieved overall.

The main duties and responsibilities of the post are:

• Undertaking semi-skilled duties associated with building fabric, external works and building services maintenance, repair and installation works as required by supervisors or management. Including filter cleaning/replacement, fuel deliveries, meter readings, water temperature checks, RCD testing, slabbing works, excavations, basic style joinery duties etc.
• Responding quickly to priority tasks, undertaking fault diagnosis and repair ensuring that all work is completed to a high standard in a timely manner i.e. first time fix
• Carrying out minor painting/ames taping/plastering duties as required (training can be provided if required)
• Assisting in minor project works
• Undertaking any duties as necessary to support key University events.
• Ensuring maintenance stores are maintained accurately and effectively including participating in regular stock checks/audits
• Ensuring that the workshops and work areas are kept clean, tidy and free from hazards at all times
• Ensuring that all work carried out complies with relevant risk assessments, safety legislation, University safety policies and procedures and all applicable regulations, Approved Code of Practices and good practice guidelines
• Ensuring that all appropriate documentation such as risk assessments, time sheets, repair advice slips etc. are completed correctly, on time and in a tidy manner and recommending any changes to risk assessments as necessary within the specific field of knowledge
• Assisting in site consolidation training for new members of staff including agency or contractors and sharing local knowledge
• Identifying proactively and reporting to Supervisors/management any potential areas for improvement within their knowledge base that could benefit from upgrading
• Identifying and proactively reporting any potential hazards or defects that may be identified on a day to day basis
• Identifying and immediately reporting any issues relating to Health & Safety or security to the supervisors and managers
• Assisting other in-house staff as required
• Undertaking any training or any other duty as deemed necessary by supervisors/management
• Assisting in emergency reactive works including snow clearing and flood & drainage clearance

• The successful candidate will be highly motivated, forward looking and thinking with extensive knowledge and experience of working within a dynamic and fast paced maintenance and repairs environment
• Be strongly focussed on customer service delivery always aiming to exceed expectations and deliver a positive customer experience
• Good written skills including the ability to produce written reports e.g. complete backshift logs
• The ability to interact with customers to the Property Management Office in a courteous and efficient manner
• Ability to work well as part of a team or on own initiative
• Understand personal and team responsibility under Health & Safety legislation and undertake risk assessments for daily tasks
• Good understanding of all building fabric/services related trades with the ability to quickly develop and learn new skills
• Contributing as appropriate to ensure a positive safety culture within the team
• Basic knowledge and understanding of Outlook, Word and Excel and other IT based packages including the ability to adapt these as required into new working processes or procedures to ensure overall efficiency of the team
• Be able to demonstrate some basic building skills e.g. plastering, groundworks, etc.

• Be able to demonstrate a flexible and positive approach, finding innovative solutions to challenges
• Recognised working safely training

The Estates & Campus Services directorate comprises three main areas - Property Management, Facilities and Safety, Environment & Continuity and has responsibility for the longer-term development, maintenance and day to day operation of the buildings and grounds which support and add value to the core activities of the University. This involves providing professional, customer-focused services spanning the following activities with a view to maximising value and efficiency and ensuring that the quality of the estate contributes to the University’s overall reputation:

• development of the estate in line with the strategic priorities of the University
• maintenance of the building fabric, services and grounds
• all legislative requirements
• energy management
• security and the management of car parking
• portering services
• provision of reception and lost property services
• safety, business continuity and environmental sustainability

The University of Stirling is a leading UK teaching and research-intensive university, created by Royal Charter in 1967. Since its foundation, the University has embraced its role as an innovative, intellectual and cultural institution with a pioneering spirit and a passion for excellence in all that it does.

In 2016, the University launched its current Strategic Plan https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/our-vision/our-strategy/ (2016-2021), with targets to: be one of the top 25 universities in the UK; increase income by £50 million; enhance its research profile by 100 per cent; and ensure internationalisation is at the heart of everything it does.

With three-quarters of its research ranked world-leading and internationally-excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2014), the University’s groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research makes a difference to society and has a positive impact on communities worldwide. Stirling’s research is making a positive impact on people’s health, education and wellbeing, with key strengths across our research themes of: Cultures, Communities and Society; Global Security and Resilience; and Living Well. The University collaborates with international governments and policymakers, businesses, industry, and charitable organisations, to tackle and provide solutions to some of the toughest global societal challenges.

For more information on working at Stirling, please visit https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/.

The University offers great benefits such as generous annual leave and membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. Additionally staff can benefit from a reduced membership rate at the University’s excellent Sport Centre facilities.

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