Maintenance Operative
Salary: £15 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week
Shifts: 8:00am – 5:00pm (must be flexible to meet business needs, weekends and out of hours)
Contract: Full-time
Reports to: Group Maintenance Manager
Locations:
Doncaster & Nottingham (multiple sites)
Milewood we are passionate about providing exceptional care and support for people with intellectual disabilities. We have an approach which is focused on creating a warm, inclusive environment where the people we support can live a fulfilling and independent life
About the Role
We are seeking a reliable and skilled Maintenance Operatives to support the safe upkeep, repair, and smooth daily operation of our services. Working across multiple sites across Doncaster & Nottingham, you will ensure our buildings, grounds, and essential systems remain safe, functional, and compliant with required standards.
Role Responsibilities
General Maintenance & Repairs
- Review defect books daily, completing minor/basic repairs where possible and ensuring unresolvable issues are reported through the repairs desk.
- Carry out “first aid” repairs to make areas safe and prevent further deterioration.
- Maintain service décor in line with agreed colour schemes (touch-ups and minor repairs only).
Contractor & Compliance Support
- Support external contractors by providing access, moving furniture, or assisting as required.
- Check and sign off work completed by contractors, escalating concerns to the Group Estates Manager.
- Maintain accurate logs, especially the water hygiene and fire safety records when contractors attend.
- Provide estates support to colleagues undertaking water temperature checks and fire safety checks.
Safety, Security & Site Management
- Ensure security features such as lighting, CCTV, and boundary fencing remain operational; report faults promptly.
- Conduct regular visual inspections of plant, fixtures, fittings, and furniture; remove unsafe items from use.
- Operate heating plant according to instructions.
- Undertake gardening duties if no contractor is in place.
- Accompany inspectors, external contractors, and visitors as needed.
Knowledge & Familiarity
- Become familiar with all building utilities, reporting faults promptly and accurately.
- Understand maintenance legal boundaries (e.g., when repairs must be completed by a certified specialist such as gas engineers).
Key Competencies
- Strong practical and technical maintenance skills.
- Proactive approach to repairing issues rather than leaving them for others.
- Good communication skills and ability to use mobile phones, computers, and CAFM software.
- Knowledge of maintenance legal requirements.
- Willingness to learn (or experience of) legionella and fire safety requirements in a care environment.
- Clean, safe, and tidy worker who can operate in busy care home environments.
- Full clean driving licence and willingness to travel across multiple sites.
- Ability to work in noisy, busy environments and interact respectfully with people who require support.
- Strong accountability for safe working practices and reporting of defects.
Person Specification
· Good communication skills
· MUST hold a full UK Driving license
· Work well with others, but will be expected to carry out tasks independently
· Team Player
· Ability to work unsupervised
· Organised and tidy worker
Skills & Experience
· 2 years’ experience within a care home or school setting
· Ideally worked within Learning disability or autism
· City & Guilds or equivalent qualifications in building repairs or associated trade
· IT/Mobile device use and CAFM updating
If you are looking for that next step or a new challenge and this is the role for you, then apply today!
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Pay: £15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Do you require sponsorship (we do not offer sponsorship for this role)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
