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Fabric Technician
August 4, 2021 | Comments Off on Fabric Technician
Fabric Technician (Mobile)
Location: Trowbridge base - covering Wiltshire County
Business Area: Kier Places - Facilities Management
Contract: Permanent, full time
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The Kier Facilities Management team offers an incredibly wide range of innovative management and maintenance solutions, right across the UK - from the RAF Duxford base that welcomes over 20,000 visitors a year, to local fire stations that help protect millions of people. We're a crucial part of Kier Places, providing hard and soft facilities management to hundreds of Government department sites and public buildings - offering you a role that will challenge and reward you, every single day.
Kier Places are recruiting today for a Fabric Technician, where your role will be key to supporting the delivery of a Facilities Management Hard & Technical Services solution for our prestigious client, Wiltshire County Council, across a varied portfolio of 400 properties including schools, offices, warehouses, residential & commercial buildings.
Key Responsibilities
The role of Fabric Technician with Kier will include general building maintenance & fault-finding duties such as low-level lamp changing, minor joinery repairs, minor plumbing repairs, repair to sanity ware, drainage above and below ground, building furniture, carpentry, tiling, flooring, minor roof repairs, and daily inspections.
You will also be responsible for carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive callouts, and minor installation works on building fabric; actioning & reporting any defect or breakdown to the Helpdesk; check M&E systems to ensure building services are functioning correctly; investigate any alarms and action as necessary.
Just as importantly, you will need to maintain up to date records of all work carried out; comply with company safety rules and maintain a high standard of discipline; continually demonstrate an understanding and commitment to customer care; and proactively review outstanding work & action any issues arising regarding maintenance defects generated from the helpdesk.
What do we need from you?
The ideal Fabric Technician will have previous experience in a similar general property/building maintenance role, ideally within the Facilities Management industry, and a have relevant property/building maintenance qualification such as Level 2 Plumbing, Carpentry, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. As a bonus, but not essential, you may hold a CSCS card, Working At Height, IPAF or PASMA certification
Due to the nature of this role & contract portfolio, you should have a full driving licence, be prepared to conduct regular travel across the county day-to-day, be able to participate within an out of hours emergency call out rota, and be flexible outside of core working hours.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.
Pre-employment checks
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case by case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Make the journey. Leave a legacy. Join us today as a Fabric Technician.
Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing Date: 3rd September 2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
Recruitment Agencies - opportunities at Kier are managed by our internal recruitment team. We are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. If there is a specific business need a member of the recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL to ensure all CV's are uploaded onto our portal to be considered. For further information, visit our Careers Help page.