Maintenance Operative
| Posting date: | 12 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,794 to £26,230 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | Loughborough, Leicestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Loughborough University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ250684 |
Summary
Full Time, Open ended.
Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:
The Estates and Facilities Management team are looking for a full time Maintenance Operative to join the technical response team, where you will work on the Loughborough University’s East Midlands Campus.
In this role, you will be completing works for Students, Staff, Academics, Visitors and Tenants across the campus and our team are looking for a polite, friendly and enthusiastic individual, to step into this role and help to deliver our excellent maintenance team service.
You will work with a large team to help ensure all PPM programmes, both planned and reactive works are delivered to budget and on time. Our wider maintenance team is multiskilled and you will work alongside and support Plumbers, Electricians, Joiners and Painters.
Jobs can be varied and will be delivered to your tablet and mobile phone via Archibus, our online work allocation tool. You will be expected to manager your own workload via this app, while working alongside the team. We are team players at Loughborough – and are looking for an individual that shares the same work ethic.
You will be provided with a uniform and the relevant PPE to complete this role, with access to a university owned vehicle to commute to buildings across campus, and the onsite storeroom will provide you easy access to equipment and tools.
Key Requirements:
Experience within a customer focussed environment
Ability to Assist with Water Hygiene tasks
Ability to complete minor repairs to décor of buildings
Confidence to deal with routine problems in connection with sanitary ware and bathroom
Ability to change light bulbs and fluorescent tubes and complete minor tasks connected with light
IOSH or similar H&S Qualification
Why should you apply?
With huge amounts of variety in this role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow while here with us.
If this role sound of interest, we’d love to hear from you.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Dominic Eade via email d.eade@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone to 01509 222127.
All applications must be made by our University Jobs Portal. We cannot accept CV’s.
For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Our Benefits
Generous annual leave allowance of 22 days plus an additional 8 bank holidays and 6 university closure days
Competitive pension schemes
A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
Employee Assistance Programme
Season ticker loan scheme
On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles
Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available
Reasonable Adjustments
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process.
If there are any additional adjustments, you’d like to request please contact f.m.admin@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.
Closing Date: 31/08/25
Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:
The Estates and Facilities Management team are looking for a full time Maintenance Operative to join the technical response team, where you will work on the Loughborough University’s East Midlands Campus.
In this role, you will be completing works for Students, Staff, Academics, Visitors and Tenants across the campus and our team are looking for a polite, friendly and enthusiastic individual, to step into this role and help to deliver our excellent maintenance team service.
You will work with a large team to help ensure all PPM programmes, both planned and reactive works are delivered to budget and on time. Our wider maintenance team is multiskilled and you will work alongside and support Plumbers, Electricians, Joiners and Painters.
Jobs can be varied and will be delivered to your tablet and mobile phone via Archibus, our online work allocation tool. You will be expected to manager your own workload via this app, while working alongside the team. We are team players at Loughborough – and are looking for an individual that shares the same work ethic.
You will be provided with a uniform and the relevant PPE to complete this role, with access to a university owned vehicle to commute to buildings across campus, and the onsite storeroom will provide you easy access to equipment and tools.
Key Requirements:
Experience within a customer focussed environment
Ability to Assist with Water Hygiene tasks
Ability to complete minor repairs to décor of buildings
Confidence to deal with routine problems in connection with sanitary ware and bathroom
Ability to change light bulbs and fluorescent tubes and complete minor tasks connected with light
IOSH or similar H&S Qualification
Why should you apply?
With huge amounts of variety in this role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow while here with us.
If this role sound of interest, we’d love to hear from you.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Dominic Eade via email d.eade@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone to 01509 222127.
All applications must be made by our University Jobs Portal. We cannot accept CV’s.
For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Our Benefits
Generous annual leave allowance of 22 days plus an additional 8 bank holidays and 6 university closure days
Competitive pension schemes
A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
Employee Assistance Programme
Season ticker loan scheme
On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles
Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available
Reasonable Adjustments
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process.
If there are any additional adjustments, you’d like to request please contact f.m.admin@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.
Closing Date: 31/08/25