Shift Fabric Maintenance Technician

Shift Fabric Maintenance Technician

Job ID 232664

Posted 05-Aug-2025

Service line GWS Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance

Location(s) Oxford - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Company Profile

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Job Title: Multi Skilled Shift Fabric Maintenance Technician

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Multi Skilled Fabric Technician to join the team located in Oxford.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Fabric Technicians with the day-to-day delivery of various fabric works on the contract in accordance with the required CBRE, client and industry standards.

Role Summary and Purpose:

Performs work of a routine non-complex nature, responsible for minor repairs and routine planned maintenance activities as directed by management. Ensuring compliance with CBRE safety standards and procedures. Taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment.

To carry out minor electrical, plumbing and building repairs, assisting other colleagues in the maintenance and improvement of the client estate

The purpose should remain constant, but the duties and responsibilities may vary over time within the overall role and level of the post.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertakes minor reactive repair works and general maintenance activities within the team. Carries out routine planned preventative maintenance tasks in accordance with CBRE procedures
• To work in accordance with local requirements on Low Pressure Hot Water Systems, performing non-complex tasks to ensure legionellae prevention and control compliance.
• Ensure maintenance tasks are completed within agreed timescales.
• Liaise with Clients representatives with respect to maintenance & repair tasks
• Undertake site surveys & produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments for planned works
• Repairs floor and wall coverings
• Responsible for ceiling tile repairs and replacements
• Responsible for other minor carpentry and building maintenance as required
• Accountable for lighting, general lamp changes, replacing plug tops and socket outlets, filter changes on AHUs / FCU's and basic plumbing and drainage requirements.
• To carry out general cleaning duties within plant and equipment areas
• Assists colleagues undertaking engineering and building works
• Works with and always follows the instruction of line manager whilst working on low pressure hot water systems
• Uses all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works
• To undertake unsupervised, low level planned maintenance and repair of building and engineering assets
• To initiate maintenance repairs, recording, reporting and communicating work progress with line manager and clients
• Actively participate in the operation of the embedded labour management, PPM, reactive works, risk management systems, accurately completing all records and reports as required.
• Utilise PDA to complete works, key communications & updates
• Complete reactive, PPM jobs & projects in a timely manner
• To communicate effectively, both verbally and written, on various aspects of work
• At all times to carry communication devices to facilitate immediate response
• Undertake minor projects works
• Ensure all works are carried out safely and in accordance with Health and Safety at Work Regulations
• After appropriate training, to work safely in hazardous areas such as confined spaces and at height.
• To actively participate in quality improvement initiatives, and identify and implement ideas to enhance service quality
• Participating in an 8-hour day-time shift, to provide weekday maintenance services
• Work planned overtime to carry out works as required
• To liaise with line manager regarding plant or equipment failures
• Learn new techniques and attend training courses where necessary
• To undertake some minor electrical work subject to relevant training
• To co-operate and understand the duties, demands and inter-relationships between various maintenance crafts.
• Participate in 12hr alternating shift system
• Participate in out-of-hours on-call system rota
• In addition to the above duties, you will be expected to undertake all reasonable tasks as directed by the line manager

Special Responsibilities

• To support the line manager in arranging and documenting own personal development and appropriate necessary training.
• To actively participate in all local training, as required.

Person Specification:

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS

NVQ/City & Guilds in relevant building trade subjects

City & Guilds 214 Part 1 & Part 2

CSE or equivalent qualifications in mathematics and English language

Health & Safety Qualified i.e. IOSH and/or NEBOSH,

EXPERIENCE

Previous Fabric, Carpentry and Plumbing experience

At least 2 years relevant experience in a customer focused technical working environment

Experience of H & S procedures & requirements. COSHH, Working at Heights, dynamic Risk Assessment etc.

Experience of working in a high profile, customer-focused environment

Experience of working with allied building trades

Assisting with maintenance of heating and ventilating plant, domestic hot, cold and drinking water services and major engineering plant.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

Good customer relationship skills

Basic technical knowledge for own safety and safety of others

Must have the skills and knowledge to avoid danger

Computer literate

• Adequate knowledge of and within the proceeding 3 years training for first aid treatment for electric shock
• Ability to work at height using access from ladders/scaffold

Ability to work in confined spaces

Basic practical knowledge of other craft skills

Understand and interpret technical drawings/instructions / processes

Manual Handling Training

Health & Safety Awareness for Prefabricated Scaffold Towers

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Able to organise self to manage assigned tasks, determine material requirements and coordinate with colleagues and clients

Customer focused

Able to communicate confidently and effectively, both verbally and written, with a multidisciplinary team

Evidence of ongoing personal development

Capable of working in a demand driven service

Able to work to deadlines

Able to work without supervision and under own initiative

Able to balance conflicting priorities

Able to work under pressure

Reliable, punctual and self-motivated

Leads by example

Professional and positive approach

Flexible, versatile and adapts easily to change

Tidy appearance

Must be willing and flexible to work over & above contractual hours

Ongoing experience of voluntary work

Remains cheerful in the face of adversity