Handy Person

We're looking for a Handyperson to join our Southampton Schools FM team based in Southampton and Portsmouth.

Location: Southampton and Portsmouth
Hours: 40 hours per week – 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Handyperson, you'll be working within the Southampton Schools FM team, supporting them in delivering a customer-focused, cost-effective and efficient maintenance service across the site.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Carrying out routine Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and minor repair/improvement works including painting, decorating, carpentry, lock changes, and general repairs
• Proactively reporting faults to equipment, buildings, and fittings
• Maintaining cleanliness of plant rooms, workshops, and storage areas
• Working safely and in accordance with Work Instructions, Safe Working Practices, and Method Statements
• Completing all job packs/reports accurately and on time

What are we looking for?

This role of Handyperson is great for you if:

• You have experience in general maintenance tasks such as carpentry, decorating, and minor repairs
• You are proactive and safety-conscious, with a strong understanding of safe working practices
• You are collaborative, trustworthy, and focused—aligned with Kier's values of working together, delivering on promises, and maintaining high standards

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier