Maintenance Operative - Vita Student - #1773063

Maintenance Operative – Manchester, M1

Salary: £28,000 per annum

Hours Per Week: Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm

Vita Student

Vita Student delivers the world’s best student living experience thanks to its ‘all in’ offering which is centred around the resident’s needs, We offer style, luxury & comfort to our student residents, surrounded by premium amenities and a vibrant city life.

Our Maintenance Operatives….

Our Maintenance Operatives deliver a critical service, ensuring our luxury residential properties are consistently functioning at their highest capacity across all areas of building management, 24 hours a day. This is a customer-facing environment where you will be responsible for maintaining Vita Student’s residence to the highest standards.

• Perform the preventive and corrective maintenance for fire alarm and firefighting system
• Understand plant room functions such as diagnosing, maintaining and repairing central systems
• Respond to maintenance requests, promptly addressing guest and staff reports of issues with plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and other equipment.
• Conduct regular inspections of residence facilities to identify potential issues and performing scheduled maintenance tasks (PPM)
• General repairs, such as fixing minor issues like leaky plumbing, broken fixtures, malfunctioning appliances, damaged doors, and wall repairs.
• Basic carpentry and painting, performing minor tasks like replacing flooring, repairing furniture, and touch-up painting & decorating.
• Stock management, keeping track of maintenance supplies and parts needed for repairs
• Safety compliance. Adhering to all safety regulations and procedures when performing maintenance tasks.
• Ground works, maintaining the upkeep of outdoor areas such as grass-cutting & hedge-trimming/shaping.
• Ensuring consistent collaboration with other departments, such as housekeeping, front desk, and management to coordinate maintenance needs and guest requests.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

Vita Student delivers a luxury, all-encompassing residential experience to our students. Our aim is to guarantee the best customer service to all residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To achieve this, our Maintenance Operatives need to be able to demonstrate technical knowledge and practical experience.

Mandatory Criteria

• Experienced delivering preventive and corrective fire alarm and firefighting system maintenance
• Strong working familiarity working within plant rooms.
• Skilled across a variety of maintenance functions such as plumbing, electrical, heating/cooling, lighting, furniture, and general equipment.
• Well-versed in delivering Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) within a similar environment.
• Demonstrable understanding and adherence of safety compliance regulations and procedures.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Stock management experience would be a great advantage
• Experience of maintaining external ground works
• IT literate
  
  

We’re looking for vibrant and enthusiastic people to join our wonderful team here at Vita Student. We only recruit the best of the best who pride themselves on making our resident’s experience premium & luxurious.

Benefits

• Our employees have the pleasure and pride of working at our luxury Student Properties, which offer the highest standard of resident accommodation across the UK. We reward the commitment and dedication of our colleagues by offering the following benefits:
• 28 days paid holiday each year including the Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
• Your birthday day off
• Career progression opportunities – We love to promote from within
• A Perkbox account – giving you instant 24/7 access to hundreds of perks, including free drinks, cinema tickets, shopping discounts, employee assistance program, fitness classes, learning courses and much more
• Pension scheme
• Team parties/events
• Recognition programmes
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
  
  

Important

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship. Therefore, if you do require a company to sponsor your Right to Work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application further.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks which will include Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks.