Maintenance Technician

Location Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, KT13 0QNContract: Full Time, PermanentSalary £24,000 - £25,000 per annum depending on experience

We are currently looking for a Full Time Maintenance Technician to assist our Head of Property & Estates to manage the facilities and estate infrastructure of a large visitor attraction and daily management of the Brooklands Museum Estate. Your role will be to support the maintenance and presentation of the Brooklands historic site, buildings, services and facilities, to ensure that all visitors, volunteers, staff and clients experience the best possible environment during their time at Brooklands Museum. You may also be involved in event preparation as needed.

Brooklands Museum is the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, and the home of Concorde. Located on the 30-acre site of the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit and the most productive aircraft factories in Europe in the twentieth century, Brooklands Museum welcomes over 185,000 visitors each year these are made up of members of the public, Brooklands Members, VIPs, corporate hospitality guests and school groups.

Brooklands Museum is a unique and special place to work, where people's pursuit of speed, flight and adventure changed the world! We have ambitious plans to fulfil our vision: Inspiring people to shape the future through Brooklands' history of innovation and endeavour. As we are a visitor attraction, our priority is delivering a memorable and inspiring experience for all visitors and ensuring we meet our commitment of 'Brooklands at its best, every day'. So, no matter what role you join us in, you will have a very important part to play in this.

Today we are an independent charity that is responsible for the care and maintenance of a range of buildings and structures, including the most complete sections of the 1907 racetrack, that contributed to this amazing history. Our site is truly special, where history was made - and our challenge is to look after it for future generations to enjoy.

Working in a small team the role includes completion of weekly, monthly and yearly compliance inspections and tasks lists as well as undertaking ad hoc and reactive maintenance tasks. You will work closely with a range of different individuals within the Museum including the inhouse maintenance team (for whom you will be responsible for), volunteer teams along with outside contractors as needed so you will need to be able to work well in a team as well as unsupervised.

You will have skills and knowledge required to be able to carry out a broad range of maintenance and service tasks required for museum operation along with experience of allocating tasks and overseeing standards. You will be able to prioritise a busy workload while maintaining a strong attention to detail. You will possess a positive approach and a 'can do' attitude with a willingness to be flexible and 'get stuck in' as needed.

You will need a full car driving licence (along with a forklift licence, cherry picker licence or scissor lift licence an advantage but training can be provided).

How to applyPlease apply via our recruitment website where you will find the full job description and further information about working at Brooklands Museum. You will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how your experience could help us in this role and how you meet the requirements of our person specification. Please keep your covering letter to no more than two sides of A4.The hiring managers will review all applications once the role has closed on the 4th October 2024 and we will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding an interview shortly after this date.Please note: If we receive a high volume of quality applicants, we may close this vacancy earlier so please don't wait to apply!

Benefits

• We offer a number of benefits to suit your lifestyle and include:
• Annual leave of 25 days in addition to Bank Holidays and Christmas Eve off
• Flexible Bank Holiday policy enabling you to take Bank Holidays at a time that suits you
• Flexible working to help you manage your home and working life
• 4% employer contribution into your pension
• Free Onsite parking
• 20% discount in our onsite café and Museum shop
• Free access to all that Brooklands Museum has to offer
• Access to our Reward Website providing access to deals and discounts for hundreds of shops online and in store, helping you save money on everyday shopping
• Full access to our online wellbeing hub providing access to a 24/7 telephone support line, telephone counselling sessions and expert support
• Access to our team of fully trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development

Working at Brooklands Museum

Brooklands Museum is a fast paced, unique and fun place to work, you'll need to be able to keep a number of plates spinning every day but that just what makes Brooklands the special place it is. We are proud to have been a finalist for Surrey Employer of the Year in 2021 and a finalist for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in the Beautiful South Awards 2022.

In line with our charitable purpose, we are active in ensuring that Brooklands is inclusive, so that everyone can feel welcome at, and benefit from, Brooklands Museum, including as visitors, staff, trustees, volunteers, members, partners, freelancers, contractors, participants, schools, and anyone else who wishes to visit or be involved with the Museum.

We have invested in our organisational culture over recent years and encourage everyone to be their true self at the Museum. The team have committed to ensuring we all feel involved, supported, and appreciated, by working as one team, communicating thoughtfully, being proactive and showing we care.

We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways, so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

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