Maintenance Technician

Location: Ferry Leisure Centre, Oxford, OX2 7DP
Salary: £29,325.22 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Permanent, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm

Make a positive difference every day

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT).

Leisure Solutions Community Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Maintenance Technician to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.

As a Maintenance Technician, you will play a vital part in supporting communities by maintaining the critical infrastructure that teams rely on every day. Whether responding to urgent faults or carrying out planned maintenance, your work will help ensure the continuity of care and create a safe, welcoming environment for visitors, colleagues, and everyone we serve.

 
What you’ll do as a Maintenance Technician

• Carry out reactive repairs, fault finding, servicing, commissioning, and maintenance across a wide range of plant and equipment


• Complete planned preventive maintenance to ensure systems operate efficiently and reliably


• Work in line with all health and safety policies, procedures, and best practice guidelines


• Communicate effectively with supervisors regarding faults, defects, and spare parts requirements


• Take a proactive approach to improving working practices and safety systems


• Support operational needs, including participating in the on-call rota and attending training as required

 
Does this sound like you?

• Experience working within a similar maintenance or building services environment


• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical building services systems


• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach


• A proactive mindset with the ability to solve problems and work collaboratively

 
Vetting and checks:

As well as checking eligibility to work in the UK, you will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

What we offer

• Free gym membership for you and your immediate family


• Free safeguarding training and DBS checks


• Free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children)


• 21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays


• 6% employer matched pension contribution


• Training and development opportunities


• Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, Personal Trainer discounts


• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment


• Learn more at www.moreleisure.org/employee-benefits

 
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

Serco Leisure is one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities, managing sites, services and recruitment on behalf of the Leisure Trust. 

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential, and champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.


• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

Please note, for many of our roles, a DBS check will be required.

For support with your application, please contact [email protected].

Ready to make a difference? Apply today.

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