Handyman / Maintenance Technician in Marlow

Building & Grounds Maintenance Technician/ Handyman

Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Salary: £30,000-£35,000 per annum, depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Vanta Staffing are recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced and proactive Building & Grounds Maintenance Technician to join their team in Marlow.

This is a varied, hands-on position suited to someone who enjoys practical problem-solving, takes pride in their work and is confident working across both buildings and external grounds.

The successful candidate will take day-to-day responsibility for the general maintenance, upkeep and presentation of the site. You will be involved in everything from minor repairs and planned maintenance through to grounds upkeep, contractor support and responding to reactive maintenance issues.

The Role

As a Building & Grounds Maintenance Technician, your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out general building maintenance and minor repairs.

• Undertaking minor plumbing, carpentry, joinery, painting and decorating tasks where competent.

• Repairing and replacing basic fixtures, fittings, handles, locks, shelving and furniture.

• Investigating straightforward building faults and resolving or escalating as appropriate.

• Carrying out grass cutting, edging, hedge trimming, strimming and general grounds maintenance.

• Maintaining planted and landscaped areas.

• Keeping entrances, pathways, car parks and external areas clean, safe and presentable.

• Clearing accessible drains and gullies where safe to do so.

• Supporting seasonal grounds maintenance and adverse-weather preparations.

• Carrying out routine building and planned maintenance checks following appropriate training.

• Supporting water hygiene checks, temperature monitoring and basic plant-room inspections.

• Completing visual checks of fire doors, drainage, gutters, external areas and general building condition.