Maintenance Assistant

Salary : 24685 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date : 04 November 2025

The Role

Estates and Facilities are looking for a reliable Maintenance Assistant to join their dynamic team in day to day maintenance across the University.

Based within the Estates and Facilities Service you will undertake a variety of planned preventative and general maintenance and installation tasks as well as supporting other E&F teams and trades as required.

You will provide efficient and effective customer focused general operative services and assistance to a range of trade disciplines (building fabric mechanical and electric services) for which training will be given.

You should have a good level of secondary education and be literate and numerate to NVQ level 2 demonstrable experience in a similar role would be desirable and manual skills in a wide range of building

electrical or mechanical disciplines is essential. You will have excellent customer care and communication skills and be willing to attend training as required.

This can be a physically demanding role lifting working at heights and within confined spaces will be regaulalry undertaken.

• A full driving licence is essential.

The successful applicant may occasionally be required to work unsocial hours or weekends.

For further information please contact Mr. Martin Elsy Direct Works Manager Estate Support Service Newcastle University Drummond Building Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU.

To apply please upload a copy of your CV along with cover letter evidencing how your skills and experience aligns to person specifiation of the job description.

Key Accountabilities

The Person

Knowledge Skills and Experience

Desirable

Attributes and Behaviour

Team working

Looking to the future

Qualifications

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a gold Athena Swanaward in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID : 28698

Key Skills

Time Management,Hand Tools,HVAC,Cleaning Experience,Mechanical Knowledge,Property Maintenance,OSHA,Maintenance,Painting,Plumbing,Heavy Lifting,Power Tools

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1