Multi skilled engineer

The Vacancy

FABRIC TECHNICIAN

Wates have an opportunity for an experienced Fabric Technician to join our client-based team, covering our clients site in Nottingham..

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for you to have worked in a similar role as a Fabric Technician -with a good working knowledge of occupational health and safety, statutory regulations, and codes of practice applicable to the maintenance division. You will have worked in a similar role covering multiple sites and be familiar with corrective works and emergency lighting testing as well as fabric duties and plumbing works..

To be successful in the role you will have a sound judgement with excellent people skills, always focusing on achieving high standards and quality assurance.

This is a terrific opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

Some of the other Key Accountabilities as a Fabric Technician include:

• Ensure that all planned and reactive maintenance tasks are delivered to agreed timelines and SLA’s / KPI’s, including emergency lighting, and fabric/plumbing works.

• Responsibility for ensuring that all relevant help desk calls (both planned and reactive) are fully completed with sufficient information and are either; signed off or a work order is created within our system and returned for further scheduling.

• Oversee associated specialist Sub Contractors working on sites and ensure they fulfil their obligations of their contracts and undertake their work effectively and safely.

• Adopt a pro-active approach to engagement with other LBE service providers and vendors, with demonstrable evidence of relationship building and partnering.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary

• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)

• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 5% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 22 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…

• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.

• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

*Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.