Maintenance Technician

Our client is looking for an experienced Maintenance Technician to join a busy environment based on a Residential development in Reading.

Your duties' will be;

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proactive and dynamic taking ownership of all of core duties
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Proven experience as a handyman or similar role
• Excellent communication skills displaying sensitivities to and understanding of residents' need
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Competent in using, Word and Outlook
• Flexible and cooperative always, working as a member of a Team
• Understanding the importance of achieving deadlines and ensuring quality output
• Use initiative and take responsibility for providing solutions
• To ensure confidentiality and security of all business, client, and customer documentation/information
• Well-groomed and of smart appearance
• Dynamic approach, problem solving, well organized and ability to work well under pressure
• Detect and carry out general maintenance tasks, repairs to fabric and finishes, throughout the building
• Carry out any painting and decorating work in the apartments, amenity space and car park - internal and external
• Carry out general repair work, plumbing and reporting any issues requiring attention Checking properties prior to residents moving in
• Ordering of materials to carry out works required
• Log jobs with external contractors for items not within your remit such as fire alarm repairs etc.
• Taking Meter readings of properties and communal areas
• Daily & Weekly Building health and safety checks, reporting any issues back to your line manager and taking the necessary remedial actions
• Monitoring council waste collections
• Changing light bulbs, lamps and fittings, in the amenity space or car park.
• Report defects (equipment, building, lighting and fabric) to the Resident Services Manager and building developer
• Provide support and assistance to PPM and other contractors on site
• Complete inventories check in and out reports
• Co-ordinate repairs when required with both residents and external contractors
• Assist in midterm property inspections across all occupied apartments
• Assist in maintaining our client's compliance system under the direction of the Residential Service Manager and Facilities Manager
• To perform any other related activity, as directed by the Resident Services Manager, necessary to fulfil the purpose of the role as described above

You MUST have the at least 2+ years' experience working within residential or working as a Maintenance Technician. If you haven't heard back within the next 2 weeks, the position is either filled or your application hasn't been successful.