General Maintenance Operative | Preston | Full Time

Salary £25,183 - £27,269 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | County Hall, Preston

General Maintenance Operative

About The Role

Lancashire County Council's Facilities Management Service has responsibility for the delivery of a wide range of 'hard' and 'soft' services across a large portfolio of operational property that is dispersed throughout the county of Lancashire.

The General Maintenance Operative role sits within the Hard FM Services team, which is remitted to provide high quality and cost effective services to achieve optimal and sustainable performance from our property portfolio, ensuring that all facilities are operating safely and efficiently to meet the Council's business and regulatory obligations and to provide for the essential services needs of the people and communities of Lancashire.

The position will be based at our County Hall operational headquarters building but the successful candidate will be required to travel throughout the county to other sites, so a full clean driving licence will be required.  You will also require good communication skills, a positive attitude and a willingness to work as part of a team to deliver a first class service to our internal and external customers.

Key responsibilities of the role are set out below and the grade profile and person specification for the post are attached to the vacancy. Please ensure that you fully consider the responsibilities, grade profile and person specification and when completing your application demonstrate how your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills match these requirements.  Applications that fail to do this will not be taken forward.

Key Responsibilities:

• To carry out a variety of planned and reactive maintenance tasks as directed, demonstrating flexibility at all times in relation to tasks allocated, which will be varied in nature and will include but will not be limited to general building, joinery, tiling, painting, paving and external works, drainage works and plumbing.
• To undertake general facilities tasks, including furniture building and removals, grounds and site clearance, and keeping areas clean and tidy generally.
• To carry out inspection and planned preventative maintenance works in line with departmental programmes.
• To work individually or as part of a team to complete repair and maintenance tasks.
• To manage and prioritise own workload in order to complete repairs in a timely manner and in accordance with KPI/SLA timescales.
• To make and maintain adequate records of all maintenance and repair work undertaken.
• Use relevant IT systems to document works and service records as required by council procedures, industry standards and health and safety regulations.
• Undertake regular and pre-drive safety checks on vehicles used for work purposes as required by Council policies and procedures to ensure that vehicles are safe.  Maintain vehicle records as required and keep vehicles in a clean and tidy order, ensuring that vehicles are secure and correctly parked when not in use.
• Adhere to Council health and safety policy and procedures, identify hazards and undertake appropriate risk assessments as required.
• Ensure that formal qualifications required for the role are kept up to date.

Other Information

In addition to the salary, employment with Lancashire County Council affords a range of other great benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement (25 days rising to 32 days after five years' service plus eight bank holidays and two extra statutory days) 
• Annual leave 'buy back' scheme 
• Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Childcare Vouchers (Salary Sacrifice Scheme)
• Learning and development opportunities

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Job Description & Person Specification.