Handy Person

We’re looking for a Handyperson to join our Facilities management team where you will be covering Plymouth and the surrounding area. Within this role, you can enjoy access to a range of benefits, including our Green Car Scheme, our Kier Rewards smart spending app, a 24/7 GP Service and even more.

Location: Mobile – covering Plymouth and the surrounding area

Contract: Permanent, full time, 40 hours per week Monday to Friday & callout rota for out of hours & weekends

Responsibilities

As a Handyperson, you’ll be working within the Facilities Management team on our Ministry of Justice contract, supporting them in the delivery of a Hard Technical Services solution.

Your day to day will include:

• Providing planned & reactive general maintenance across the portfolio

• You will carry out maintenance such as fixing loose carpet, hanging and re-fixing items to walls, patching paintwork and minor drain blockages, re-fixing door handles, loose hinges/items among other tasks

• Ad hoc replacement of damaged or faulty locks or associated, including installation of bolts, padlocks etc.

  
  

What are we looking for?

This role of Handyperson is great for you if:

• You have previous experience in a similar all-round general maintenance role and be comfortable working within occupied properties

• You will need to have outstanding communication skills and a proactive attitude

• You will need to have a clean driving license, and be willing to work on the call out rota (1 week in 4) which can require evening and weekend callouts

  
  

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more

• Employee Assistance Programme offering a confidential 24/7 advice line

• Volunteering Policy giving you time to support your local community, charities and organisations that are close to your heart

• Life Assurance Policy

• Matched pension scheme with Kier matching your contribution up to 7.5%

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.

We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.