Maintenance Operative

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields.  We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities.  Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:

You will be joining our Asset Management team, a key part of our Estates and Facilities Services.  As a member of this small team, you will be strengthening our responsibility for the planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance of the University Estate, including commercial, residential, and domestic buildings, the ideal candidate will have a high level of attention to detail and understand the importance of providing a high-quality service to the universities students and staff.

As a Maintenance Operative, reporting to the Maintenance services team leader at our Cambridge campus, you will use a range of tools and equipment to undertake a variety of tasks such as Carpentry, building maintenance,  minor plumbing repairs, decorating, floor laying, compliance tasks (P.A.T. testing, Legionella control, fire alarm testing, following full training), updating maintenance service records, maintenance schedules and helpdesk PPMs. You will also prepare cost estimates and documentation for works undertaken and have an understanding of health and safety requirements.

You will have a trade qualification in carpentry, equivalent to level 3 City & Guilds or NVQ and have previous hands-on, field experience, ideally gained in a multi-site environment, alongside basic IT and numeracy skills. You will be a self-motivated, effective team player with a positive “can-do” approach and will use your initiative to effectively evaluate priorities. You will adopt a methodical approach to your work, ensuring that you maintain effective communication with your team members, client users, our wider staff and management. 

Informal enquiries can be directed to Ian Brown, Asset Manager, at ian.brown1@aru.ac.uk