Maintenance Technician - London

We are looking for a self motivated experienced Maintenance Technician to join our operations team in London.

Working alongside supervisors and using our inhouse- system (Freshservice) this role will be to ensure that visual standards in our buildings are maintained to an excellent standard across multiple of our London sites.

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for carrying out general maintenance tasks assigned to them via the in-house booking system would have multiple projects assigned by their supervisors throughout the portfolio.

A workplace unlike any other  

At Fora, we’re fuelled by a desire to enhance the way people work. We’re here for the progressives, the forward thinkers, the status quo-challengers, the creators and the innovators. With signature hospitality, a like minded community of members and a re-energising wellness experience, Fora takes the grind out of daily work-life, so members can focus on what’s important – working productively, healthily and happily. 

Our journey began over 20 years ago, when we opened our first location on London’s City Road. Since then, our collection has grown to over 60 distinctive workspaces across London, the UK and Germany, totalling 3.2 million sq ft of real estate.  Over the last two decades we have welcomed approximately 300,000 members through our doors, with over 30,000 members today, and boast market-leading retention rates.

As a trusted workspace provider for teams of all sizes, from established brands to new ventures, our uniquely designed, flexible office spaces come with a range of exceptional on-site amenities and a dedicated Member Experience team to take care of all the day-to-day details. Ocado, The British Fashion Council and Pangaia are just some of the businesses who call a Fora workspace home. 

 Fora is London’s leading provider of flexible office spaces. All of our design-led spaces are open and supported by our dedicated front-of- house teams, five days per week.

Main Responsibilities

• Replacing door handles, hinges, door closers fault diagnosing issues and knowing what correct parts to order.
• Minor electrical works, changing light bulbs. (including detailed Fault diagnosis ie transformer replacement)
• Plumbing works, replacing taps, toilet seats and unblocking toilets and knowledge of soil pipes and plumbing diagnosis.
• Hanging wall mounted items such as whiteboards, TVs, clocks etc to specified measurements given to you by client’s and members of the building teams.
• Preparation to wall surfaces, painting offices and communal areas. Ensuring floors, desks and equipment are protected.
• Carpet tiling removal and replacing stained/damaged tiles.
• Building furniture ( IE ikea flat pack furniture callax units,media untis, etc)
• Carry out daily building walks and create tasks to ensure a high level of visual standards and improving the member experience
• Ensuring stock levels are maintained and maintenance storage areas are clean, tidy and COSHH compliant.

Qualifications/Skills

• Confident all-round knowledge of building maintenance
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Minimum of 3 years building maintenance experience
• Good hand/power tool skills
• Good painting and preparation skills
• Experience working with third party contractors
• Trades or technical qualifications or courses relevant to building maintenance would be desirable or any other courses that are relevant to building maintenance.
• Right to work in the UK ( We do not offer sponsorships )
• Be able to use an application based software to order materials book holidays and communicate fully in written English.
• Planning and organising of time and tasks to suit client requests

• Pension Plans
• Life Assurance
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme - Counseling
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime Opportunities