Planet Recruitment are looking for Painters and decorators to join our client in Oxford in a full time permanent position.

Overall Objectives:

Carrying out maintenance, painting, and decorating work, maintaining accurate up-to-date records for planned maintenance and checks under the direction of the Maintenance Operations Manager. Ensure that the College’s buildings, utilities, plant, machinery, furniture, and equipment are properly maintained, safe, and compliant.

Key Responsibilities:

Painting & Decorating

Prepare, repair, and decorate interior and exterior surfaces across College buildings, including walls, ceilings, woodwork, and metalwork.

Undertake surface preparation, including filling, sanding, priming, and other preparatory work to ensure a high-quality finish.

Apply paint, varnish, and other finishes using appropriate techniques and materials, ensuring professional workmanship and compliance with College standards.

Assess and prioritise painting, decorating, and general maintenance tasks in consultation with the Maintenance Operations Manager.

Assist in the planning, organisation, and set-up of College events requiring minor building or decorative adaptations.

Ensure all work is carried out safely, in line with health and safety requirements and to a consistently high standard.

Support out-of-hours College events and conferences with maintenance requirements, as needed.

Work with the Maintenance Operations Manager to prioritise and plan maintenance tasks.

Essential Skills & Experience

Demonstrable technical competence in painting and decorating, including surface preparation, finishing, and repair.

Knowledge of general building services activities and general maintenance.

Ability to deal promptly and effectively with emergency tasks.

Methodical, organised, and tidy approach to work.

Strong customer service skills and professional approach.

IT literate, including use of computers and tablets for record-keeping.

Understanding of Health & Safety legislation and safe working practices.

Ability to work on own initiative and manage workload under pressure.

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