Site Maintenance Operative
Job Description – Site Maintenance Officer
The Arkwright Society believes in creating a supportive, teamwork driven workplace, where working together creates the best experience for our employees, our visitors, and our tenants. The Arkwright Society is a registered conservation and education charity which owns Cromford Mills and part of the Lumsdale Valley, Matlock – focused on woodland management and the care of the former industrial ruins.
Cromford Mills is a large site with a visitor exhibition including the digital Arkwright Experience, two cafes, retail and office tenants and a busy events and conferencing programme throughout the year. We have an award-winning educational offer for schools and a very enthusiastic and involved volunteer team, who help deliver the visitor heritage offer. All these activities create a beautiful, unique, and vibrant place to work. The buildings are Grade I listed and the site is of international significance as a key place within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Job Title: Site Maintenance Operative
Responsible to: Operations Manager
Location: Cromford Mills, Cromford, Derbyshire
Salary: £24,785
Full Time typically 9am – 5pm with some flexibility and OOH required.
37.5 hours per week over 7 days (rota basis)
Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and responsible individual to join our team as a Site Maintenance Operative. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the safety, security, and maintenance of Cromford Mills and our natural estate. In addition to the substantive role the individual will provide support for conferences and events setup where required, handling deliveries, and responding to emergencies as needed.
Key Duties
Site Maintenance and Operations
Complete planned and reactive maintenance on the site and grounds. Tasks include painting and decorating, basic plumbing, joinery and general repairs.
• Conduct regular checks and maintenance at offsite locations within the natural estate. This includes the water courses which directly relate to the main Cromford Mills site.
• Support in response to emergency maintenance issues,
Proactive approach to identifying safety hazards, deterioration or damage, reporting issues in a timely manner.
• Able to assist with snow clearing, gritting and other adverse weather conditions.
• Attend to call outs during out of hours when required.
Health, Safety and Security
Ensure maintenance works are carried out in line with Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Complete routine checks allocated to you in line with the required frequency to ensure compliance.
• Follow security procedures for the mill buildings and grounds, ensuring general site safety, including unlocking and locking up duties.
• Hold a complete set of site keys and register as an emergency key holder.
• Work and liaise with external contractors to ensure work is completed efficiently and in lie with safe working practices.
Site support
Waste management, ensuring the site is clean and tidy at all times, promoting sustainability and waste disposal improvements.
Perform courier duties, including deliveries to tenants and where required, cash handling.
• Assist with the set up of room hires and events bookings
• Support major events in terms of maintenance, parking and waste management.
Work collaboratively with staff and volunteers to complete maintenance tasks while promoting safe working on site.
• Attend relevant workshops or training sessions.
This is an outline description of the duties and responsibilities, is not exhaustive and may be revised from time to time.
Requirements
| Essential | Desirable |
| Training, experience, qualifications | |
| Experience in a maintenance building role with theexperience to complete a wide range of reactive andplanned tasks. | Experience of working for aCharity and in a heritage site. |
| Basic IT skills such as email, word and updating workrecords on Excel | |
| Experience with routine inspections, caretaking andpreventative maintenance. | |
| A full, clean driving licence as the role involves travel between sites and offsite locations (please advise if you arelearning to drive) | |
| Understanding of health and safety regulations | Health and SafetyQualifications |
| Ability to safely operate tools and maintenance equipment | |
| Knowledge and Skills | |
| Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectivelyinteract with staff, volunteers, tenants, contractors andmembers of the public. | |
| Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise | |
| Strong problem solving skills with a proactive and logicalapproach to maintenance tasks ensuring the safety of allsite visitors. | |
| Ability to monitor building security and report concerns. | |
| Ability to follow method statements and work safely to riskassessments. | |
| Personal attributes and behaviours | |
| Team player with a positive 'can do' attitude | |
| The willingness and abilityy to learn includinginternal/external training. | |
| Ability to undertake the physical aspects of the role, whichincludes regular manual handling, prolonged periods ofstanding and working outdoors in varying weatherconditions (reasonable adjustments will be considered inline with equality legislation) |
The package: The benefits for working at Cromford Mills:
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Free staff parking
Staff discount scheme
• Pension scheme
• Training & Development tailored to you.
The Arkwright Society is committed to providing equality of opportunity. If you have a disability, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you.