Skilled Fabric Technician

The Vacancy

Carpenter (Skilled Fabric Technician)

Location: Twycross Zoo
Contract Type: PPM & Reactive Maintenance
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Reports To: Facilities Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled, reliable, and proactive Carpenter (Skilled Fabric Technician) to join our FM team at Twycross Zoo. This role involves delivering high-quality building fabric maintenance across both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive works.

You will carry out a wide variety of carpentry tasks, support small project works, and ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and to a consistently high standard. The role requires someone who can work independently or as part of a team, with strong craftsmanship and attention to detail.

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Key Responsibilities

Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)

• Carry out scheduled carpentry and building fabric maintenance.
• Complete routine compliance checks including:
  • Fire door inspections
  • Fence condition checks
  • Plant room visual checks
  • Water pump visual inspections
  • Weekly fire alarm testing
  • Roof cleaning using SkyVac (training provided)

Reactive Maintenance

• Respond promptly to reactive repair requests, diagnosing issues and completing repairs efficiently.
• Undertake a range of carpentry repairs including:
  • Door and frame repairs
  • Lock changes
  • Fencing repairs
  • Minor joinery works
  • General building fabric maintenance

Small Project Works

• Support and deliver small-scale refurbishment and improvement projects such as:
  • Fencing installations
  • Minor refurbishments
  • Timber structure repairs
  • Property upgrades and general improvement works

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Essential Qualifications & Experience

• NVQ Level 2 in Carpentry (minimum)
• At least 3 years’ experience in carpentry or building maintenance
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• High level of craftsmanship and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience using PDA/mobile job management systems

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Desirable Training & Certifications

• MEWP 3a / 3b Licence
• PASMA Certification
• L8 Legionella Awareness
• Fire door survey/inspection training
• Experience with lock changes and security ironmongery
• SkyVac roof/gutter cleaning experience
• Basic knowledge of mechanical/electrical plant room checks
• Experience supporting minor project work

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Skills & Personal Attributes

• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Well-organised with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively
• Safety-first mindset with solid awareness of site H&S requirements
• Reliable, trustworthy, and committed to high-quality workmanship
• Confident using mobile PDA systems for workflow and task management

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.