Nursery Maintenance Operative

An Extraordinary Place to Work

Contract: Permanent 30-40 hours per week 51 weeks a year

Working pattern: Varied Shifts working between the hours of 7:30am and 6pm Monday-Friday.

Who Are We?

We are Tommies Childcare. Since 1998, we have provided exciting and memorable early years experiences for children aged 0 - 5 years. When you work at Tommies, you'll be doing one of the most important jobs in the world: nurturing, protecting and helping children grow into well-balanced, happy and self-assured adults.

You'll be supporting the company in delivering high quality environments for our Children, visitors and staff.

Job Summary

We currently have 9 nurseries across Warwickshire, Coventry, Birmingham and Derby and are seeking a dedicated and skilled Nursery maintenance Operative to join our team supporting the upkeep and enhancement of our nurseries across Tommies Childcare.

Requirements

• Must be 25 or over, have a clean valid UK driving licence.
• Committed to safeguarding and maintaining safety around young children
• Excellent time keeping
• Previous experience in a similar field

Duties

• Flexible to pick up emergency work where needed
• Carry out duties outlined on the maintenance schedule, ensuring all tasks allocated are completed on time
• Ensure our nurseries remain safe, welcoming, and well-maintained.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations within the nursery environment.
• Carry out a range of tasks including basic joinery, plumbing, painting & general building work
• Ensure all equipment used is clean and well maintained.
• Comply with safe working practices & report faulty equipment and potential hazards.

Experience

• Proven experience in reactive maintenance or a specific trade background
• Adaptable, proactive, and ready to take on new challenges
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Trade qualifications are advantageous but not required.

Benefits

An Extraordinary Place to Work, with Extraordinary Benefits:

As well as a competitive salary, you'll receive an exceptional benefits package. All Tommies team members receive a minimum of:

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing up to 25 days through length of service)
• Earn up to 4 days of additional annual leave per year through good attendance
• 30% childcare discount (increasing to 40% for Deputy Managers, and 50% for Nursery Managers)
• 10% friends & family childcare discount
• 8 hours per year to attend appointments or events that support your wellbeing
• 6 weeks full maternity pay (increasing to 6 weeks full maternity pay + 6 weeks half maternity pay for Deputy Managers and Nursery Managers)
• Special rewards for Good and Outstanding Ofsted gradings
• £250 employee referral scheme
• An annual awards ceremony, and
• Plenty of training and development opportunities
• Bereavement Leave
• Company Pension Scheme
• Sick Pay after length of service

Tommies is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children in our care. In line with safer recruitment requirements, any successful candidate will be required to undergo Safer recruitment checks, to include Enhanced DBS check and Suitable reference checks.