General maintenance person eh26 0qe - united kingdom, penicuik, midlothian

pristine are looking to recruit a handyman / porter to join our team. you would work within an educational environment.

40 hours per week

10:00-19:00 (1 hour lunch break)

candidate should ideally have technical background at least 3 year experience in a similar role.

candidate must be able to complete disclosure scotland.

main responsibilities:

· document maintenance requirements to the building fabric. inspection of plant and machinery as well as, monitoring our legislative compliance such as health and safety, building risk assessments and reporting on these to the head of property.

· ensure the building’s safe and efficient operation and ensure compliance with current health & safety legislation.

· handling queries and notifications in respect of any repairs and maintenance of the property, or equipment and schedule works accordingly.

· responding promptly and appropriately to maintenance issues as and when these arise and resolving these efficiently and cost effectively (this may involve out of hours work).

· obtaining quotations, instructing and overseeing the work of contractors to ensure that works are carried out to an acceptable standard.

· overseeing maintenance contracts to ensure plant and machinery is regularly maintained and managed to comply with current legislation.

· managing maintenance budgets and reporting on expenditure.

· maintaining accurate and up to date records of maintenance and repair works.

· in conjunction with head of property managing and compiling reports on all legislative requirements and enforcing compliance with such requirements.

· responsible for particular cyclical maintenance and planned preventative maintenance.

· filing material appropriately and methodically to ensure accurate records are kept and maintained.

· inspecting and ensuring cleaners are performing their duties.

· identify energy efficiency measures and devise a strategy to implement such measures.

the post-holder will perform additional duties as directed from time to time by their manager/assistant manger. the post holder must use their initiative in the conduct of their work and apply sound judgement at all times to ensure that they conduct themselves within the framework of regulations and procedures.

job type: permanent

salary: £27,000.00 per year

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