At a Glance
- Tasks: Perform maintenance and repairs across our stores in South East/South West London.
- Company: Join a dynamic team at The Access Store, the heart of our operations.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible hours, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Great opportunity for hands-on work with a variety of tasks and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by keeping our stores running smoothly and efficiently.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in maintenance, plumbing skills, and a full clean driving licence required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 40000 £ per year.
The Access Store is the operational heart of the company. The role of the Maintenance Operative is to provide a high quality and effective maintenance and repair service to our stores located in South East/South West London.
Principle Objectives:
The Principle Objective of the role is to carry out a multi-tasking role safely and to a large extent unsupervised, and the ability to recognise any task which you consider outside your skill base. You will be responsible for maintaining a high quality of work and act in a professional and courteous manner at all times.
MAIN DUTIES
- Plumbing: The role involves significant plumbing jobs and therefore would require you to have strong and proven working experience in this area:
- Attend to minor leaks on hot and cold services on pipework
- Replacement of taps/washers
- Clearance of internal waste pipe blockages
- Minor tile replacement and re-fixing of sanitary ware
In addition to in-depth proven working experience and knowledge in plumbing jobs, the role will also require the successful candidate to come with the ability to undertake a range of other key work activities including:
- Carpentry:
- Ease and adjust all forms of timber or steel framed doors
- Fit and adjust door closure mechanisms
- Re-hang doors
- Fit new lock mechanisms
- Fit shelving and repair and adjust cabinet or locker doors
- Replace timber decking on trolleys
- Painting:
- Office/Storage decorations and touch up work to damaged areas
- Repainting of trolleys, bollards
- Floor painting
- Sheet Metalwork:
- Repairs to storage units
- Fitting replacement locks and door number plates and small external signs
- Accident damage works, removal of dents, limited panel replacement, refitting bump strips and unit corner protection plates
- Re-fixing security mesh
- De-burring of unit doors and removal of sharp edges
- Repairs to trolleys
- Electrical:
- To change lamps & starters to storage and office areas
- Other tasks:
- Any other tasks assigned by the Line Manager and Head of Department
An ideal candidate must have:
- Full clean driving licence.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a similar maintenance role.
- Qualifications in similar field is desirable.
- Must be ideally located within South East/South West London area.
- Excellent and safe driving skills adhering to the Highway Code and driving laws of England and Wales.
- Understanding of basic safety rules in connection with the safe use of tools and safety equipment (PPE)
- Fluent knowledge in the safe use of ladders
- Fluent knowledge in the safe use of solvent, paint cleaners and two pack epoxy paints
- An understanding of manual handling and lifting techniques
- The ability to carry out pre-use safety inspections of tools and equipment.
Skills and competencies required for this role are:
- Excellent map reading skills and ability to plan routes
- Good level of communication skills.
- Hard working and proactive with the ability to follow instructions and work to deadlines.
- Ability to prioritise work appropriately and multi-task.
- Attention to detail and good organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to use initiative and self-motivated to work effectively as an individual and as part of a team.
- Flexible and courteous.
If you meet the above requirements, please feel free to apply now!
Maintenance Operative in Cardiff employer: Access Self Storage
Access Self Storage is an exceptional employer located in the heart of Central London, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. With a strong focus on employee development, we provide ample opportunities for growth and advancement, alongside a competitive benefits package that prioritises work-life balance. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to delivering outstanding customer experiences and driving revenue growth in a thriving sector.
