General Tradesperson / Facilities Maintenance Technician

Bathandwest; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Showground Society is looking for a reliable maintenance support person to ensure the Showground remains in excellent condition. This full-time role involves general repairs, maintenance tasks, and assisting in security measures. The ideal candidate will have experience in similar roles, a flexible approach to work hours, and must hold a clean driving license. You will work as part of a dedicated team, contributing to events and the overall maintenance of the site.

Qualifications

• Reliable and flexible approach to site support duties.
• Ability to work varying hours, including weekends.
• Clean driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair buildings and grounds.
• Respond to breakdowns and make repairs.
• Assist with fire and intruder alarm management.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance.

Skills

General repair and maintenance

Health and safety procedures

Teamwork

Driving tasks

Job description

Site: The Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6QN

Reports to: Head of Operations

Line Management: N/A

Responsible for: The primary purpose of this post is to support the Head of Operations & Site Supervisor in making sure that the Showground is kept in good serviceable condition that meets, or exceeds, the expectations of the clients and visitors

Pay: £26,000 - £29,000 a year

Job type: Full-time

THE BUSINESS

The Royal Bath & West of England Society is a charity that was set up in 1777 to promote and encourage Agriculture, Manufacture, Arts and Rural Crafts through an innovative approach to education and knowledge transfer. The business of the Society has evolved into three parts:

1. Hosting financially viable agricultural and rural shows through Bath & West Shows Ltd.
2. Gaining best commercial value from our showground through Bath & West Enterprises Ltd.
3. Delivering our charitable objectives.

The Society is best known for hosting the annual Royal Bath & West Show on its own Showground at Shepton Mallet. At present it organises two other specialist shows, The Dairy Show - the country’s largest such event, and The Bath & West Food & drink festival. The Showground hosts a wide variety of other events organised by third party event organisers.

ائڻ Purpose of the role

To undertake a diverse range of day-to-day assistance, maintenance and repairs to all buildings, facilities, plant and equipment at the Showground to ensure it looks its best.

Main Duties

• Undertake general repair and maintenance work in connection with the building fabric, and grounds to ensure the Showground remains operational.
• Respond to breakdowns/failures to make a repair where possible or take steps to temporarily make the building/area safe and secure as necessary.
• Diagnose faults and rectify them where possible in a prompt, appropriate, safe and cost-effective manner or escalate them to your Line Manager.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance in accordance with statutory regulations and industry best practice.
• Carry out reactive corrective maintenance in accordance with statutory regulations and industry best practice.
• Undertake the maintenance, repair and replacement of furniture, fixtures, fittings, plant, services and equipment.
• Report all building, fixtures, fittings and maintenance issues/defects through appropriate channels.
• Assist with premises security; this includes the security of all buildings and assets on the showground.
• Be a named keyholder and assist with the locking/unlocking of the showground for daily operation as per showground opening hours and events.
• Assist with all aspects of the showgrounds fire & intruder alarms’ management.
• As required, escort building contractors and service engineers around buildings and supervise as required. Report on the quality of work/service provision to the Head of Operations.

Other Duties

• ವಿವ್ Support the team with general site & buildings caretaking/cleaning duties such as sweeping paths, litter collections, cleaning and tidying of outside areas and graffiti removal.
• Keep drains and gutters clear and running freely at all times.
• Complete painting and decorating, window cleaning, obtaining and collating meter readings, materials/products sourcing and pricing.
• During adverse weather conditions respond appropriately with gritting paths and snow clearance etc.
• Complete driving tasks i.e. collection/deliveries as required (check if needed).
• Other duties as specified by the Head of Operations.

Requirements

• Promote good health and safety procedures for the Estates team, office staff, contractors and their working practices.
• Demonstrate a reliable and flexible approach in the undertaking of a full range of site support & assistance duties including differing start and finish times and working periods.
• Work weekends to meet the needs of the Showground as required by mutual agreement.
• Work as a team player at all times, contributing to a successful team output with an achievement of meeting targets and expectations in all areas of work.
• Attend training courses as directed.
• Play an active part in the life of the showground, sharing the aims and objectives of the Society and supporting members of the Senior Leadership Team at all times.
• To accept and work within the policiesDomain of the Royal Bath and West Society.
• To positively and professionally represent The Royal Bath and West Society at all times.

Days of Work

• The basic working week is 40 hours across 5 days per week to support the Showground’s core activities. The basic daily attendance hours are between 08.00 to 16:30 hours Monday to Friday, with 30 minutes for lunch. The post-holder, however, will be flexible, to meet the Showground’s service needs, particularly during the Royal Bath & West Show.
• There is a requirement to work occasional weekends (or parts of weekends) on a rota basis with colleagues to support the caretaking duties for events on the Showground for which overtime will be paid or Time off in Lieu.

Location

• The post-holder must live within reasonable travelling distance of the Showground and possess a clean scène driving license.