Roof Cleaning jobs in Elgin

Background to the Position

The land managed from Cawdor Estate Office extends to approximately 42,000 acres. Most of this is heather hill, but a significant area is both arable and grass farmland and also forestry. The Estate also has approximately 80 houses as well as a number of historic, commercial and agricultural buildings.

The over-arching objective of the Estate is to ensure the long-term maintenance of its assets whilst operating as an effective, efficient and socially responsible business.

www.cawdor.com

www.cawdorestate.co.uk

Role Objective

Working closely as part of the Maintenance Team and working alongside approved contractors, this joinery role will help to deliver the best maintenance service to our tenants and improvements to the variety of properties within the portfolio. The successful candidate will have to work both diligently and effectively within this small team to deliver a wide variety of joinery tasks and support the estate with other multi skilled activities as required. All work is completed to a high standard and in a safe manner. You will need to be flexible in your approach to tasks, either working alone or as part of a team.

You will need to be a natural team player with a willingness to succeed and help to make the estate a success. A close and effective working relationship with the Maintenance Team and the wider estate as a collective is vital for both succeeding in this role and ensuring the Estates is maintained in a correct manner and the property portfolio is improved.

Job Description

For this specific role we are looking for the following criteria in an individual who can carry out a range of joinery-based maintenance repairs including but not exclusively:

• Repairing wooden fixtures and structures
• Kitchen and bathroom installations
• Renovations and extensions
• Window repairs and glazing
• Fitting new doors and windows
• Roofing joinery
• Fencing

In addition to the joinery skills, it would be useful to have experience and a willingness to undertake the following tasks:

• Minor painting work
• Assist with manual handling activities.
• Cleaning gutters, drainage and downpipes.
• Roof insulation work works.
• Operate a range of plant and equipment
• Work on refurbishment projects with other team members and approved contractors as required.
• Carrying out emergency, cyclical and reactive maintenance.
• Providing information on the condition status of properties.
• To assist in the delivery of compliance in relation to regulatory requirements.
• Manage health and safety effectively and maintain the highest standards of safe working practices.

The successful candidate will carry out general responsive maintenance works of buildings within the estate’s property portfolio.

Applicant Requirements:

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• A passion for delivering excellence
• Full UK Driving Licence

Candidate Profile

• Formal joinery apprenticeship and/or time served
• 10 years’ experience
• Good understanding of Health and safety at work

Experience

• Experience in a property maintenance or construction environment
• Experience of working in a safe environment

Skills/Knowledge

• Experience of maintaining traditional buildings
• Ability to operate flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances
• Ability to use a range of both power and hand tools

Interpersonal Skills

• Trustworthy and dependable
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality
• An outgoing, resilient, confident nature
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to be self-motivated and a problem solver
• Able to communicate courteously with a wide range of people

General

• Good timekeeping
• Good work ethic
• Willingness to be ‘Hands on’
• Ability to work comfortably at height
• Ability to work on own and as part of a team
• Must have a clean UK driving licence

The Offer:

• Attractive remuneration package
• Use of vehicle on Estate
• Company mobile phone for work use
• Power tools provided
• Ongoing training and career development
• Workplace Pension Scheme

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• time served: 10 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Joiner