Maintenance Officer

Job introduction

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About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic maintenance officer to deliver a comprehensive programme of maintenance, repairs and building support services across West Northamptonshire Council’s corporate properties. 

This includes reactive, compliance and planned maintenance activities, ranging from general repairs and building inspections to minor works such as decorating, plumbing repairs and facilities maintenance, ensuring council buildings remain safe, secure, compliant, warm and fit for purpose.

This position operates on a fixed working pattern of 10:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Thursday and 10:00am to 5:30pm on Friday.

Additional information

You must have a solid understanding of general maintenance and repair techniques, together with experience of undertaking building maintenance activities across a varied property portfolio. 

Knowledge of manual handling practices, risk assessments, and health and safety procedures, supported by an IOSH Managing Safely qualification or equivalent practical experience in a maintenance, facilities, or property environment.

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. Hear from our Chief Executive, Martin Henry, about building a career at WNC.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us. 

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