Job Description

Description

About the role:As a Facilities Operative (General Maintenance) you'll be a key part of keeping our buildings operational, safe and well-maintained. With a trade background, you'll handle day to day repairs, preventative maintenance and small projects, working with your colleagues and external contractors when needed.
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Getting Started...

In your first few weeks you'll get to know our buildings, systems and safety processes. You'll understand our planned maintenance schedules, and familiarise yourself with our reporting and sign off procedures.

Driving Excellence...

Beyond the basics, you'll look for ways to improve how we maintain our sites, suggesting better materials, more efficient fixes, or smarter preventative routines. You'll support wider projects (like office moves or refurbishments) and champion a safe, well?maintained environment for everyone.
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Key Goals & Objectives:

Deliver high?quality, timely maintenance and repairs across plumbing, electrics and general facilities. Reduce downtime by proactively identifying and resolving potential issues. Maintain accurate records of work completed and materials used.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out general maintenance including plumbing repairs (leaks, blockages, pipework) and basic electrical work (fault finding, replacing fittings, minor installations). Complete routine inspections and planned preventative maintenance on building systems and equipment. Respond promptly to maintenance requests, ensuring minimal disruption to operations. Work with contractors for larger projects or specialised tasks, ensuring compliance with health & safety standards. Keep tools, materials and workspaces well organised and secure.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Proven hands?on experience in a trade environment (plumbing and/or electrical). Ability to diagnose and resolve common building services issues efficiently. Understanding of health & safety practices and safe systems of work. Self?motivated, reliable and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team. Strong communication skills to work effectively with colleagues and contractors.

Equal Opportunities

At Vintage Cash Cow, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard, valued, respected and empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We believe that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, and we strive to create equitable opportunities for all. Together, we're building a culture that celebrates individuality and champions equity at every level of our organisation. If you're excited about this role, but don't tick every box, we still encourage you to apply. Your unique skills and experiences might be just what we're looking for now or in the future. If you need adjustments or accommodations during the hiring process, please reach out to us and we will do our best to support you.

About Vintage Cash Cow

Vintage Trading is a fast-growing circular economy business on a mission to make it easy and rewarding for people to declutter responsibly. We operate two leading brands:

Vintage Cash Cow

in the UK and

Arcavindi

across Europe.

With over

300 employees in the UK

and a growing team in Europe,

targeting 120 team members this year,

we're building a unique operation powered by hundreds of in-house experts in vintage, antiques, and second-hand goods. Together, we're redefining how people value and recycle the past, helping customers turn unwanted items into money while promoting sustainability and reuse.

As we continue to scale, we're always on the lookout for talented, passionate individuals to join us in shaping the future of the vintage and re-commerce world!

At Vintage Cash Cow, we believe in building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage candidates to apply even if they don't meet every requirement listed. Your data will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Notice.