Temporary Caretaker's

Job Title: Estate Operative/Caretaker

PMR provide on-site staff to high end residential apartments across London and are currently recruiting for Temporary Estate Operatives/Caretakers to work with us across various developments. We are looking for 5* candidates who are immediately available.

Temporary rates vary between £11 to £13.15 per hour + Holiday Pay.

Main responsibilities:

• Must be polite and courteous at all times.
• Co-ordinate, instruct and allow access for services to the estate, such as refuse collection, contractors and maintenance, utility companies, etc.
• Ensure removal of illegally stored items in and around the site.
• Be prepared to attend site in the event of an emergency, outside working hours, as required.
• Regularly walk around the site and maintain tidy appearance, check external/internal lighting etc.
• Maintain an inventory of onsite equipment and ensure the room and storage facilities are tidy, well maintained and secure.
• All unknown visitors/contractors are to be politely challenged on site, asked whom they are visiting, and given appropriate directions.
• Sweep all hard surfaces including footpaths, and underground car-park areas, leave free from dirt/rubbish/leaves daily.
• Be available to attend to minor maintenance, repairs.
• Change light bulbs as necessary in all common parts and reporting faults and equipment failures to maintenance or line manager.
• To maintain an appropriate stock of replacement lamps giving notice of requirements when stock needs replenishing.
• Ensure all equipment is in good working order giving notice when repairs/renewals are necessary.
• Ensure refuse bins are organised for collection on the appropriate day.
• Record landlords utility meter readings on a monthly basis, and advise Development Manager.
• Liaise with and allow access to contractors and utility companies working on site as required.
• To over and mop floors.
• To keep internal communal areas free of dust including underground car parks.
• To keep notice boards free of junk mail and to ensure that relevant information are available.
• To carry out monthly emergency lights test.
• To carry out monthly visual check of the main gates.
• To carry out monthly ladders checks if not in use.
• To carry out monthly landlord meter readings.
• To carry out monthly visual check of the CCTV cameras.
• To carry out and record lift test once a week.
• To carry out smoke detectors test once a week.
• To carry out monthly hydrant visual check.
• Be prepared to carry out minor painting and decorating works and repairs.
• Litter picking.
• Taking re-cycling bins once per fortnight outside bin store.
• Any additional tasks requested by colleagues or line manager and under take internal/external training as required.
• Removal of leaves in underground car parks.
• To keep entrance doors including emergency stairs free of leaves.
• Clear ice and snow around the development including emergency exists.
• To water beds/shrubs/plants daily

Please apply with your CV, please note that if you have not heard back from us within 14 days then you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Candidates must provide 2 professional references and undergo full vetting checks.