Maintenance Officer

The closing date for completed applications for this post is 9am on Friday 13 November 2026 and it is anticipated interviews will take place on Thursday 19 November 2026.

Hours: 37 hours per week Monday - Thursday 11am untill 7pm. Friday 8am untill 3:30pm with a daily 1/2 hour break

Salary: £28,711 - £33,289 (SCP18-25)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To maintain the essential building services to Rossie in order to meet health and safety standards or any other related regulations. To work under the direction of the Site Manager regarding maintenance and upkeep required within the organisation.

Responsible for the maintenance of Rossie’s buildings, systems, equipment, vehicles, plant and associated areas:

• Respond to requests to carry out maintenance or repairs to the buildings and services including carpentry, plumbing and glazing works

• Advise the Site Manager of appropriate stock levels and specify stock requirements to maintain adequate quantities of materials

• Check email and Jira first thing each day

• Escort and advise contractors as necessary

• Carry out all works in conjunction with maintenance colleagues at the direction of the Executive Business & Facilities Manager

• Monitor the building’s management system, maintain essential records and address highlighted faults

• Use appropriate ICT systems daily, such as the work planning software (Jira) to access requests and update records as necessary, ensuring Jira is checked first thing every morning

• Attend learning and development courses relevant to duties and as directed by Rossie

Care and maintenance of swimming pool, sewage works and boilers:

• Monitor, on a regular basis, the boilers (Main building, Forth House, McDonald Building/School), swimming pool heating and equipment, sewage plant equipment, ventilation plant, emergency generator and vehicles, and conduct repairs as required

• Ensure works requiring contractors are reported to the Site Manager, and actions to remedy any failure or fault are agreed and implemented

Vehicle Fleet

• Ensure Rossie vehicles are maintained and serviced as per manufacturer’s schedules, completing weekly monitoring and checks including regular checks to tyres, wiper fluid, light and brakes, and all necessary measures to ensure the vehicle fleet is in full working order, recording checks

• Other driving duties as required to assist management

Health and safety

• Monitor, record and adjust pH levels of swimming pool water, ensuring the pools cleanliness, safety and hygiene is maintained

• Carry out electrical portable equipment tests to new items and cyclical tests to all existing equipment

• All works to be carried out in liaison with maintenance colleagues and the Site Manager

• Maintain a clean and safe workspace and accountability for all tools

On Call Rota

The post holder will be included in a rota system (1 week on 4 off, repeat) with colleagues to maintain the viability, safety and security of the business consistently throughout the 7-day week, which will include rotational weekend and evening working.Any call out will be a minimum of 4 hours pay, with access to Rossie vehicle.

Please note this job description is to provide a clear and concise statement of the main tasks and activities of the post, and it is not intended as an exhaustive list of every aspect of the post holder's duties.  All the above duties will be carried out in line with Rossie policies and procedures.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Knowledge Base (Essential):

• General building maintenance

Knowledge Base (Desirable):

• General electrical work

• General plumbing work

• General repair work

• General joinery work

Experience (Essential):

• Previous experience in similar type post or interest in maintenance

Experience (Desirable):

• Vocational training in any of the trades listed above

Qualities (Essential):

• Self-motivated

• Work without direct supervision

• Methodical and meticulous

• Honest

• Adaptable

• Accountable

• Team-worker

• Able to manage competing priorities

• Able and willing to work out of hours

• Able to demonstrate a safety culture

Full Clean Driving Licence (Essential)

Sponsorship - Please note that Rossie do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.

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