Maintenance Operative

Provide support in the planned and preventative maintenance at Principality Stadium/WRU Centre of Excellence as required. Ensuring adherence to legislative and event requirements.

Salary: £30,000 per annum.

Location: Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Hours of Work: 40 per week. Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm, with a requirement to work flexibly, evenings and weekends as necessary and working events.

Contractual Status: Permanent, full time
Subject to 6-month probationary period

Closing Date: 19th January 2026

The successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to work as a part of a busy and well-established team. You will have a good knowledge, understanding and experience of general maintenance areas including painting, plumbing, carpentry and other general repairs and maintenance.

You will need to be confident and able to work at heights including the ability to climb ladders. Lifting will be a part of the role, so being physically fit will be a necessity.

You will need to be prepared to work some unsociable hours.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship management
• Willingness to learn from others and adapt to the needs of the business
• Trade qualification to a minimum of NVQ Level 2 (carpentry/plumbing)
• IT skills, specifically Microsoft package
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Have or working towards IOSH qualification
• Ability to work at heights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
• Ability to communicate and work through the medium of Welsh is desirable

• To carry out maintenance duties as and when required
• To ensure work and storage spaces are kept clean, clear and free of obstruction
• To provide maintenance support where tasks include painting, plumbing, seat repairs, barriers, carpentry, doors and concrete repairs within the stadium
• Understand personal responsibilities in relation to the Health & Safety at Work legislation and demonstrates a working knowledge of COSHH assessment applicable in own work area
• Take reasonable care of items of equipment used to carry out tasks, including general cleanliness and advising on faults and need for maintenance or replacement goods
• Ensure best practice at all times
• Reporting to supervisor or manager incident or accident
• To carry out inspection and checks as appropriate in advance of events including checks of toilets, surface finishes, seating, building fabric, etc
• To provide reactive and proactive support to specific event day issues and ensure communication with maintenance supervisor and stadium control room to ensure an efficient resolution
• Ensure wherever possible, that staff relationships remain courteous, professional and appropriate and identify areas of concern to the management team as they arise.
• Demonstrate strong carpentry, building and decorating related skills
• Carry out duties in support of the WRU Group Strategic Mission, Purpose and Values

The WRU require that individuals are proficient in IT skills, specifically Microsoft packages. Excellent written and verbal communications are essential, along with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh and a Valid UK Driver's License is desirable. This role is subject to a basic/enhanced DBS check.

As a permanent member of the WRU Group, you will have access to our full range of employee benefits, including:

• Salary Sacrifice Pension (5% employee contribution, matched by WRU)
• Life assurance scheme
• WRU Group Ticket Allocation
• Employee assistance programme
• Team Tactics – hybrid working arrangements
• Free stadium parking and gym
• WRU Group store and tour discounts
• WRU Group partnership offers
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

The WRU Group are committed to developing a culture whereby all employees are equally valued and respected. Our aims, together with our vision and mission, are underpinned by our core values and beliefs which embrace:
Integrity, Excellence, Success, Courage, Family & Humour.

The WRU Group are committed to building diverse, high-performing and engaged teams across Welsh Rugby. We are ambitious about providing a people first…