Maintenance Operative in Honiton

Posted Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 01:00

Hill House is a residential care home, set in the beautiful, picturesque Devon countryside. Boasting 30 rooms, Hill House providesresidential and Dementia friendly care to its residents. There are stunning grounds and views, as well as a hairdressers on site, comfortable, homely rooms for residents and a large communal loungeto relax in.

The role of Maintenance Operative at Hill House is a based on a 30 hours per week contract. The role is Monday-Friday 08.30-14.30, with some on call duties.

Some main duties of role:

• All repairs are carried out effectively and quickly, and to a good standard.
• Work is carried out safely, with adherence to relevant building and construction related regulations.
• Readily identifiable issues are reported and addressed to minimise impact, risk and damage.
• Report any emergencies to Property Services
• To complete and maintain the day to day repairs and maintenance of the building and its environment. This will include painting and decoration to residents’ rooms
• To ensure strict confidentiality in all matters
• Minor adjustments to windows, doors, restrictors and door closers
• To maintain the day to day repairs and maintenance of the buildings and their environment
• To ensure all relevant documentation is kept up to date and completed

About You:

• As the Maintenance Operative at Hill House; you must have good general property maintenance knowledge and skills, and experience in providing maintenance services to other clients.
• Be able tocommunicate and interact well with people, be able toread and write to a good standard, and computer literate.
• Have good knowledge of relevant health and safety and trade regulations, andhave the ability toassess and manage risk.

At Abbeyfield, we are committed to rewarding our staff for their hard work. Our many benefits include:

• Competitive pay, benchmarked annually.
• Generous paid leave
• Life Assurance
• Pay progression within role based on skills and contribution
• Learning and career development opportunities
• Company pension
• Discounted gym membership
• An employee assistance programme
• Shop and save vouchers
• Striving for independent accreditation as a menopause friendly organisation
• Medical cashback scheme allowing costs of medical expenses (dental, opticians and much more) to be claimed back
• Opportunity to obtain Blue Light Card discounts.