ABOUT ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

GUIDANCE NOTES:

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.
Job Category

Administrative
Vacancy Type

Permanent
Employment Type

Full time
Salary From

£26,338
Salary To

£29,959
Location

Writtle, Chelmsford
Faculty/Prof Service

Estates & Facilities Services
Ref No
3634
Closing Date
07/09/2025

This is an exciting time to be joining the Estates & Facilities Services as we form a new Minor Works team to enhance the student experience across our campuses and bring life to spaces where ideas and learning thrive. We are seeking to appoint 2 skilled and enthusiastic Maintenance Operatives with a key focus on carrying out high quality painting and decorating, small building fabric works, such as plastering and making good, and renovating washrooms across the university campuses in Chelmsford and Writtle.
The successful candidate will be a talented painter who can help transform student spaces into environments that are welcoming and that inspire, energise and bring people together. With a relevant trade qualification equivalent to level 3 City and Guilds/NVQ level 3 in Painting and Decorating, building or construction, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate proven experience in painting and decorating, including surface preparation, application and finish. You will have practical, hands-on DIY skills, great attention to detail, proficiency in small building fabric works and be familiar with health and safety practices. If you have excellent teamwork and customer service skills, with a focus on providing a high quality service to achieve customer satisfaction, we would love to hear from you
Informal enquiries can be made to Ian Brown, Asset Manager, at ianbrown1@aru.ac.uk.
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.