Maintenance Technician - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Maintenance Technician - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 

Job Type: Full Time - 36.5 hours per week

Salary: £21,504.34 - £23,838.88 per annum

Closing date: 31st January 2024

Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV) exists as a home for sport, creating inspirational opportunities for everyone to realise their potential and is fully committed to investing in the development of our people. We’re the premier sport and exercise facility in Scotland and one of the leading sports facilities within the UK and Europe.

We are seeking a friendly, dynamic, inspiring and positive individual to help us deliver the highest standards of safety and quality across our Sports and Aquatics centres, providing an outstanding customer experience at all times.

ASV aims to support the health and well-being of all team members. The successful candidate will be eligible to benefits which include a ASV lifestyle membership, discounts on various services, continuing professional and career development, and long service rewards.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining all Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV) facilities to ensure that the entire site runs smoothly, with minimal impact on time lost through breakdowns or equipment failure, maintaining a safe and legal environment (including record keeping) and completing a planned programme of preventative maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and contribute to the internal maintenance programme.  
• Carry out routine checks, daily, weekly, periodically, quarterly, 6 monthly and annually.  
• Undertake some repairs and maintenance of all site plant and equipment.  
• Record and file all checks in the relevant documentation - records must be maintained and kept up to date.  
• Respond to breakdowns of equipment.  
• When on call, respond to emergency calls from Supervisors/Management according to current guidelines.  
• Escalate issues to and work effectively with the site Management Team.  
• Working with and managing contractors. Coordinates and inspects contract work on electrical, plumbing, mechanical and other related systems.  
• Inspect work for completeness.  
• Follow Safe and Legal procedures for all activities.  
• Be supportive of, and willing to help, colleagues and management at all times within the site. Operations are a priority at all times.  
• Although working within a team environment, needs to be able to work predominately alone and take responsibility for personal time management.  
• General stock control of tools and supplies.  
• Prioritise tasks in accordance with internal maintenance programme.  
• Follow and adapt a planned preventative maintenance schedule.  
• To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested by management.  

Essential Attributes:

• Current UK driving licence.  
• Competent in completing multi-skilled repairs in basic electrical, plumbing and carpentry.  
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and how it relates to service delivery.  
• Experience of working in a maintenance environment.  
• Knowledge of planned preventive maintenance.  
• Ability to work at heights.  
• Computer literate.  
• Skill in maintaining inspection records (Computerised and Manual).  
• Good communication skills verbally and written.  
• Ability to prioritise workloads and to work as part of a team.  
• Customer focused.  
• Good timekeeper.  
• Ability to work under own initiative or as directed.  
• Organised and systematic.  
• Concern for quality of product and service.  
• Physically fit.  
• Willingness to work unsociable hours when required, including weekends.  
• Have an interest in Sport.  

Desired Attributes:

• Trade qualified (City & Guilds, NVQ, ACS).  
• Relevant qualification in Health & Safety.  
• First Aid at Work qualification.  
• Working at heights.  
• MEWPS.  
• PASMA.  
• Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) qualification.  
• Degree Educated in relevant field.  
• Pool Plant Operator - Register of Pool Plant Professionals.