Post Details
Full time
Open ended
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 14 April 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place Wednesday 01 May 2024.
There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK.
This role will require a Basic Disclosure check. An offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of this process.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants require to have existing right to work in the UK.
The University of Stirling recognises that a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers and welcome applications from those who would contribute to further diversification of our staff and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is woven into the substance of the role. We strongly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds including gender, identity, race, age, class, and ethnicity.
The Post
Estates & Campus Services, Property Management Division is seeking to fill the position of ‘Maintenance Technician: Semi-skilled`. This role sits within the Operations and Maintenance team who have responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the University Estate, including building fabric, electrical and mechanical building services and hard landscaping such as roads and footpaths.
The Maintenance Technician: Semi-skilled will play a key role within the Operations and Maintenance team, working in a fast paced and dynamic environment that goes with a broad customer base, round the year business and a large estate. The maintenance team’s remit is broad and varied undertaking planned preventative and reactive maintenance across the University estate on and off campus. This includes attending to over 17,000 requests for work from students and staff each year.
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisors, the role holder will assist in undertaking all types of activity of maintenance on building fabric and services including responding to reactive repairs. The Maintenance technicians: Semi-Skilled are responsible for delivering a responsive and efficient service to all customers of the Property Management Division.
The in-house maintenance team is supplemented by external term and service contractors as required. Contractors are also employed to undertake specific pieces of large scale maintenance work and projects.
Special Conditions
This post will require the post holder to work across the University Estate, accessing all plant areas which may include working at height or in cramped/awkward spaces
Occasional out of hours working to support key University events
Need a current drivers licence
Participate in a backshift rota
Working outside in periods of inclement weather
The following duties are not intended to be exhaustive but highlight a number of tasks and accountabilities which the post holder will be expected to fulfil. The post holder will be expected to undertake building fabric maintenance, external works and repairs across the University estate in the most cost effective and efficient manner supporting the University core services and ensuring that value for money is achieved overall.
Description of Duties
The main duties and responsibilities of the post are:
Undertaking semi-skilled duties associated with building fabric, external works and building services maintenance, repair and installation works as required by supervisors or management. Including filter cleaning/replacement, fuel deliveries, meter readings, water temperature checks, RCD testing, slabbing works, excavations, basic style joinery duties etc
Responding quickly to priority tasks, undertaking fault diagnosis and repair ensuring that all work is completed to a high standard in a timely manner i.e. first time fix
Carrying out minor painting/ames taping/plastering duties as required (training can be provided if required)
Assisting in minor project works
Undertaking any duties as necessary to support key University events
Ensuring maintenance stores are maintained accurately and effectively including participating in regular stock checks/audits
Ensuring that the workshops and work areas are kept clean, tidy and free from hazards at all times
Ensuring that all work carried out complies with relevant risk assessments, safety legislation, University safety policies and procedures and all applicable regulations, Approved Code of Practices and good practice guidelines
Ensuring that all appropriate documentation such as risk assessments, time sheets, repair advice slips etc. are completed correctly, on time and in a tidy manner and recommending any changes to risk assessments as necessary within the specific field of knowledge
Assisting in site consolidation training for new members of staff including agency or contractors and sharing local knowledge
Identifying proactively and reporting to Supervisors/management any potential areas for improvement within their knowledge base that could benefit from upgrading
Identifying and proactively reporting any potential hazards or defects that may be identified on a day to day basis
Identifying and immediately reporting any issues relating to Health & Safety or security to the supervisors and managers
Assisting other in-house staff as required
Undertaking any training or any other duty as deemed necessary by supervisors/management
Assisting in emergency reactive works including snow clearing and flood & drainage clearance
Essential Criteria
The successful candidate will be highly motivated, forward looking and thinking with extensive knowledge and experience of working within a dynamic and fast paced maintenance and repairs environment
Be strongly focussed on customer service delivery always aiming to exceed expectations and deliver a positive customer experience
Good written skills including the ability to produce written reports e.g. complete backshift logs
The ability to interact with customers to the Property Management Office in a courteous and efficient manner
Ability to work well as part of a team or on own initiative
Understand personal and team responsibility under Health & Safety legislation and undertake risk assessments for daily tasks
Good understanding of all building fabric/services related trades with the ability to quickly develop and learn new skills
Contributing as appropriate to ensure a positive safety culture within the team
Basic knowledge and understanding of Outlook, Word and Excel and other IT based packages including the ability to adapt these as required into new working processes or procedures to ensure overall efficiency of the team
Be able to demonstrate some basic building skills e.g. plastering, groundworks, etc
Desirable Criteria
Be able to demonstrate a flexible and positive approach, finding innovative solutions to challenges
Recognised working safely training
