Estates Maintenance Assistant

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Estates Maintenance Assistant

Location: Canterbury, Kent

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We believe that higher education has the potential to transform the lives of individuals and communities. We are committed to creating a university that is an inspiring place to work and where every individual feels able to contribute towards this goal.

Estates & Facilities Services specialises in providing an in-house facility management (FM) service to the university, that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality, comfort, safety and efficiency of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Maintenance Assistant to join our dynamic team.

The new Maintenance Assistant will be joining Estates & Facilities Services at an exciting and positive time of change. The university has invested £100 million on its Canterbury campus in the construction of a new bespoke STEM building along with an arts teaching facility.

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The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary Estates team across the university’s property portfolio. The role will cover a broad range of tasks, working alongside the university’s trade team with a particular focus on undertaking general maintenance-related tasks to support all reactive, planned works, preventative maintenance (PPM) including fire alarm and emergency light testing, defect rectification, incidents & emergencies on university building fabric, plant, equipment, fixtures and fittings.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate;

• An ability to effectively organise allocated work, with a flexible approach, that can be adapted across both educational and residential buildings to support colleagues
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Self-motivated with the personal drive to complete tasks to required time-scales and quality standards
• A team player with good cooperation and collaboration skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with many different stakeholders
• Valid UK driving licence

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University is committed to providing job opportunities to its existing staff. You will only be eligible to apply for this vacancy if you are currently working at Canterbury Christ Church University.

Internal applicants wishing to apply on the basis of a secondment from their current position should seek approval for such an arrangement from their current line manager at the earliest possible opportunity/ before applying for the job role.

Canterbury Christ Church University is committed to equality of opportunity, supporting and encouraging underrepresented groups as well as valuing diversity. We promote wider inclusion through our polices such as the Race Equality Charter, StoneWall for LGBT+ groups and the Disability Covenant, guaranteeing an interview to all disabled candidates which meet the essential criteria for our roles.

We aim to create an inclusive working culture in which all employees feel valued. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, which are currently underrepresented throughout Canterbury Christchurch. We are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities. We also welcome applications from LGB, Trans and Non-binary candidates. All applications decisions and progression opportunities through the University will be determined by personal merit only.

Closing date for applications: 14th December 2021
Interview date to be arranged TBC

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How to apply

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

No agencies, thank you.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £18,278.00-£19,623.00 per year

Work remotely:

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