Building Fabric Technician

Yolk Recruitment

Job Title

Building Fabric Technician

Key Information Points

📍 Location: Newport/Bristol
💷 Salary: Competitive + Company Van + Tools + Benefits
📅 Contract: Full-time, Permanent
🏢 Working Model: Site-based (Retail estate coverage)

Looking to build a career where no two days are the same? Join a leading Facilities Management provider supporting one of the UK's biggest retail brands.

Passionate about doing the job right – safely, professionally, and with pride. Their values are built on quality, customer care, teamwork, and continuous improvement. As a Building Fabric Technician, you'll play a vital role in keeping essential spaces functional, safe, and looking their best. If you're hands-on, versatile, and committed to great service, we want to hear from you.

This Is What You'll Be Doing

As a Building Fabric Technician, you'll be responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide variety of internal and external structures across our customer's retail sites. You'll take ownership of your work and ensure everything is completed to a high standard.

Carry out a broad range of fabric maintenance and repairs – from groundworks, walls, and ceilings to canopies, signage, and roofing.

Support both pre-planned and reactive maintenance, keeping each site safe, functional, and visually consistent.

Use your trade skills across multiple disciplines including carpentry, tiling, decorating, basic metalwork, and more.

Document your work clearly using before-and-after photos and material logs, helping improve transparency and efficiency.

Maintain your tools, van stock, and equipment, ensuring you're always ready for the next task.

This Is What You'll Bring to the Team

As a Building Fabric Technician, you'll be a key part of our mobile maintenance team. You're a self-starter, a problem-solver, and someone who takes pride in getting the job done right first time.

Solid experience across multiple building trades, ideally within a maintenance or FM environment.

A professional, customer-focused approach with great communication skills.

Good judgement – you know how to assess a repair and explain what's needed clearly and accurately.

A team player with a flexible attitude and a can-do mindset.

A valid UK driving licence and the ability to work across multiple locations.

This Is What You'll Get in Return

We value the skills you bring, and we make sure you're rewarded for them. As a Building Fabric Technician, you'll enjoy:

A competitive salary based on experience

A fully equipped company van and tools

Paid travel time between jobs

Opportunities for ongoing training and career development

A supportive team environment with a focus on quality and safety

Pension scheme, 25+ days holiday, overtime pay, profit share bonus and private healthcare