Maintenance Operative – Multiskilled – Harrogate

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Job Description

Job Category: Building Services & Maintenance
Location: Civic House, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £21.50

Main Purpose:
To undertake repair and maintenance to the Council’s void property housing stock and assist the Councils In House Maintenance Team in providing repairs to its tenanted housing stock and corporate properties on an ad hoc basis.

Main Accountabilities:
⦁ Carry out maintenance and repair work within the Councils Void Properties as per works order specification
⦁ Carry out reasonable allied duties as and when required
⦁ Comply with requirements relating to vehicle use & maintenance
⦁ Make full use of the Council’s multi-skilled agreement

Maintenance and repair works:
⦁ To carry out work described within our void property works programme as per our clients survey requirements.
⦁ Carry out the required work within the timescales and budget constraints provided, taking into account safe working practices and complying with Harrogate Borough Council’s agreed standards / service specifications.
⦁ Liaises and assists all Property Services staff to ensure the efficient and effective co-ordination of all maintenance works.

Reasonable allied duties:
⦁ Recording and monitoring of supplied equipment as necessary
⦁ All provisions in regard to Health & safety
⦁ All duties associated with the Supervision and management of labour
⦁ Be part of the “out of hours” emergency call out rota.

Vehicle use and maintenance:
⦁ Carry out routine safety checks as required
⦁ Ensure vehicle is well maintained from both a mechanical perspective as well as a presentational one.
⦁ Drive the vehicle; maximise fuel economy, minimise wear and tear and provide safe regard to other road users.

Multi skill agreement:
It is recognised that multi-skilled operatives provide more flexibility in delivery of a reactive service and therefore Harrogate Borough Council encourages tradesmen with a core skill to train and become competent in other skill areas to ensure we make full use of this agreement.