Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician

About the roleWe are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Technician to work as part of a small maintenance team in handling routine maintenance activities throughout the hotel and estate.

Working at Leckford, you will get to work in a beautiful location with some of the best views and countryside around. You’ll be entitled to the great benefits that our Partners receive such as paid holiday, discount in our Waitrose & John Lewis shops and many other benefits designed to allow our Partners a great work / life balance.

You’ll work as part of a small maintenance team handling routine maintenance activities throughout the hotel, acting as a brand ambassador by being a warm and friendly Partner who provides a consistently outstanding customer experience that is unrivalled in the marketplace.

We will offer on the job training and investment in your skills, providing you with progression opportunities and an extra level of support and encouragement.
You’ll be working on a rota basis allowing you time to take advantage of the benefits.

Working in the hotel, you’ll be surrounded by a team of passionate and dedicated hospitality Partners to give our guests the best experience whether they are with us for the day or a longer stay. What is different about our guests though, is that they are Partners, their friends and family. As co-owners in the business, you’ll see this difference in the way your teammates and you approach your job and carry out your responsibilities.

• Salary - £24,400.00 - 32,500.00

• Contract type - This position is a Permanent contract.

• Working pattern - 37.5 hours per week. A mix of shifts on a rota basis - Earliest start time 7:30 - Latest finish time 6pm. Alternate weekends

• Location - This role is based at our Leckford Hotel & Estate. 

Key responsibilities

• Proven competency in one or more of the following trades: Joinery, Carpentry, Plastering, Plumbing, Metalwork, Decorating, Drainage, Tiling, and Flooring.

• A good knowledge of tools and equipment required for the role

• Physical agility/ dexterity

• Exceptional hand-eye coordination targeted at handling maintenance issues in a proactive manner

• Experience of working with trades and/or technicians

• Experience in fault finding and resolving issues 

Essential skills/experience you’ll need 

• City and Guilds 236 Parts 1&2 or NVQ equivalent

• 18th edition IEE wiring regulations certificate 

• Full and clean driving licence with minimum 3 years experience

• An understanding in the operation and maintenance of the following: BMS systems:

air conditioning and heating systems

domestic hot and cold water services

low voltage electrical distribution to include lighting, power

and data communication

fire protection /detection/alarm systems

water treatment and monitoring

standby generators and UPS systems

mechanical handling equipment

• To hold relevant city and guilds qualification or can demonstrate proven competency in one or more of the following trades: Joinery, carpentry, plumbing, metalwork, drainage, Tiling, flooring or wet trades.

• Good standard of PC usage to maintain straight forward records and communication

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Food Hygiene Level 1

• City and Guilds in mechanical discipline or NVQ 6018 Heating and ventilation industrial and commercial installations

About Leckford:

Within the beautiful Hampshire countryside sits the picturesque Leckford Estate. 4000 acres containing our Farm, Farmshop, Plant Nursery, award-winning Water Gardens and our holiday escapes; Leckford Abbas and Leckford Lodges & Camping. 

At the Lodges & Camping, our guests can relax in one of our fully furnished Lodges, get the ‘glamping’ experience in our Safari Tents or take advantage of one of our Ready Pitched Tents. 

The Lodges & camping give our guests freedom, they can come and go as they please. They can take in the peaceful countryside, go out and visit local attractions or take full advantage of the facilities onsite which include; Children's Play Area's, Games Room, Bicycles, Tennis Court, Bowling Green, Putting Green.

The Abbas is not only a hotel set in breathtaking countryside within the Leckford Estate, and one of the Partnership owned hotels across the country which are run by Partners for Partners, it used to be the home of our Founder John Spedan Lewis.

Visitors to the Abbas can stay in Spedans old bedroom or sit out and enjoy the same views he saw when he was drawing up his plans for the Partnership, setting it up to be one of the longest running British companies.

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About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting. If required, you’ll find out more about vetting throughout the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.