LIVE-IN HANDY PERSON/MAINTENANANCE/SECURITY/GROUNDSMAN

PULBOROUGH, WEST SUSSEX

Job Reference: HU4115

Salary: £42,000 depending on experience

Accommodation: Provided

Essential Requirements: Experience in domestic service. Flexible, proactive with longevity in previous similar position. Fluent English, good communication skills and a HANDS-ON person, willing to muck in as needed. Child and pet friendly. Must hold a clean driving licence.

We are seeking an experienced Handy Person for a large estate based in Pulborough, West Sussex.

Daily Essential Tasks:

• Thorough walkaround of property and ensure everything is working as should – TVS / Lighting / Music / Climate / Security System / Maintenance items

(water systems / technical spaces)

• Confirm visitors scheduled and manage access / departure when required.

• Oversee contractors and ensure the team and family are aware in advance.

• First responder to issues within the household such as repairs, breakages & maintenance.

• Initiative and care required from candidate to ensure everything is working as it should throughout the property at all times.

• Arrange the seasonal change of some of the garden furniture, BBQ and Pizza oven set up.

• (If weather permits & to family movements) Uncover Swimming Pool and ensure terrace is clean & ready for use.

• Complete technical checks and works (including Swimming Pool Maintenance, pH testing, cleaning pool itself and running pumps)

• Collecting deliveries from the office and bringing to the private household ensuring they are passed onto the relevant staff.

• Collecting garbage from household and disposing correctly – ensuring bins are emptied, when necessary, from the facilities team

• Assisting the housekeeping team to ensure animal care is attended to correctly and when required.

• Maintaining the primary household vehicles – ensuring they are clean, fuelled, and ready to be always used with maintenance checks always completed

(coolants / water etc)

• Garden lighting – weekly checks for damage and water corrosion, control of timing dependent on season and day light hours.

• Responding to faults / calls via a rota with other live in staff for example fire alarms, power cuts etc.

• Monitoring security systems and following security procedures on the property; overseeing contractors during visits, ensuring CCTV is working as it should etc.

Additional Tasks & Responsibilities

• Organising and coordinating with housekeeping staff for outdoor garden cushions & covers for laundry as and when required.

• Complete repairs & touch ups as and when required liaising with the house manager

• Ensuring the exterior of the property is well maintained and clean including driveways / windows etc. Inclusive of sweeping and jet washing pathways, cleaning and

de-cobwebbing external windows.

• Tennis Court and Pavilion Maintenance.

• Organise servicing for household machinery as required on a schedule – kitchen appliances (fridges / oven), laundry appliances (machines).

• Assisting with maintenance of air handlers, heating systems, filter changes, flushing and descaling.

• Organise primary household vehicle servicing – MOTs & annual servicing and repairs following direction from house manager.

• General tidy & upkeep of garages.

• (Spring / Summer) BBQ and Pizza Oven Maintenance – clean after use, check it is always ready for use when required and equipment is ready to use.

• (Autumn / Winter) Fireplace Maintenance – clean after use, set up for use, restock logs / kindling / matches etc.

• Assist with short journey driving tasks when necessary and assist with school runs if required.

• Working closely with the house manager and Estate manager to suggest improvements and future works.

• Garden inspections and reporting, security checks and doing cleaning tasks when required

• Feeding of Highland cattle, horses and chickens if required.

• Assisting Car Collection Mechanic when required, maintaining equipment and materials, including purchases.

You will be required to work 5 days a week following a rota working an 8-hour day between the hours of 8am – 8pm, Monday to Sunday. Flexible to cover weekends when needed. The family travel during the school holidays. A cottage close to the residence a with fully functioning kitchen, living area and king bedroom provided. Salary circa £42,000 depending on experience. Driver with clean license Essential. Partner welcome. ASAP Start. (HU4115)