Maintenance Technician

Annual salary: up to £30,834.89

Maintenance Technician

Location:
Rotherham

Salary: £30,834.89 + company vehicle and fuel card

Contract Type:
Permanent, Full-Time Hours

42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

As a Maintenance Technician based at our Rotherham branch, you will carry out loft insulation installations, general maintenance repairs, and minor remedial works across occupied and void properties. Working as part of a dedicated team, you'll help improve homes, deliver excellent customer service, and ensure all work is completed safely and to a high standard.

• Install loft insulation in occupied and void residential properties.
• Assess loft spaces and prepare areas for insulation and maintenance works.
• Lay, top up, replace, or remove insulation materials to meet required standards.
• Install loft boarding, access hatches, and ventilation systems where required.
• Carry out general maintenance, repair, and improvement works across residential properties.
• Complete minor carpentry, patch plastering, decorating, tiling, and basic plumbing repairs as required.
• Diagnose and rectify minor property defects, ensuring homes remain safe and well maintained.
• Carry out minor remedial works before, during, and following installation or maintenance activities.
• Ensure all work complies with health and safety regulations and industry standards.
• Work safely in confined spaces, at height, and in a variety of working environments.
• Communicate professionally with residents, keeping them informed throughout the works.
• Accurately record completed work, materials used, and any follow-up actions required.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and company vehicles in a safe and clean condition.
• Identify defects, damp, condensation, ventilation issues, and repair requirements, reporting them appropriately.
• Deliver high standards of workmanship, customer service, and first-time fixes wherever possible.
• Support wider property maintenance programmes and respond to planned and reactive maintenance requirements as needed.

• Previous experience in a general maintenance, property repairs, construction, or building environment.
• Willingness to learn loft insulation installation techniques and related property improvement works.
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements and safe working practices.
• Ability to work at height, in confined spaces, and within occupied and void properties.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify property defects and maintenance issues.
• Good communication and customer service skills when working with residents and colleagues.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Reliable, self-motivated, and able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service.

• Company Sick Pay
• Life Assurance (1x annual salary)
• Company pension scheme with Pensions people
• 5% employee and 3% employer pension contribution with People pension
• Commercial vehicle and fuel card
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (2 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
• Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering leave – up to two days per year to support community initiatives
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Share save scheme
• Recognition and long service awards
• Buy up to 5 days holiday each year depending on length of…