The Ocean Conservation Trust at the National Marine Aquarium is looking for a Fire Door & Fire Compartmentation Technician to work with and support the Site Services team to develop and deliver a fire door and compartmentation wall maintenance/replacement and improvement programme. You will be joining a passionate team of people who care about marine conservation and customer care in one of the South West’s top visitor attractions.
You will be responsible for developing a programme of work to carry out inspections, maintenance and repairs to all site fire doors and fire compartmentation elements. You will need to ensure compliance to the approved standard and have good awareness of Health & Safety legislation relating to the delivery of the works.
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months, working Monday to Friday for 37.5 hours per week. Working hours are 8am to 4pm or similar where some flexibility will be required.. The salary is £25,988 per annum.
The candidate will need to be physically fit as this is a physically demanding role. The successful candidate will be flexible, practical, ‘hands-on’; as well as being focused on detail, quality, safety, and reliability. Experience in fire door maintenance is not essential as training will be provided. Carpentry and dry-lining skills and experience would be an advantage as would a good working knowledge of Health & Safety at work. You will need to have a proactive approach communicate effectively with other departments and members of the public.
For more information about the role, please download the Job Description and Person Specification
To apply: please email your full CV with a covering letter setting out your experience and suitability for the role to tony.king@oceanconservationtrust.org
The closing date for applications is 1st September 2024.
In line with current legislation all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. As part of the recruitment process you will be asked to provide documented evidence of eligibility.
The OCT operates an Equality and Diversity Policy and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under represented in the workforce.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
Only candidates invited for interview will be contacted.
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