Fabric Technician

Fabric Technician

Contract: Education

Location: Blantyre, G72 0LH

Hours of work: 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

We are seeking a skilled Fabric Technician to join our team and perform high-quality building services maintenance on site.

This role involves carrying out planned and reactive maintenance tasks, ensuring that all work meets customer expectations and complies with health and safety standards.

Job Description

As a Fabric Technician, you will be responsible for a variety of fabric-related duties, including plumbing, carpentry, and general building repairs.

You will also play a key role in maintaining the integrity and appearance of building structures, as well as coordinating with contractors and other FM teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair of building structures (walls, ceilings, floors, roofs).
• Carry out painting, decorating, and surface finishing tasks.
  Undertake carpentry and joinery work (doors, windows, partitions, furniture).
• Complete plumbing and basic pipework repairs.
  Inspect building fabric for damage, wear, or compliance issues.
• Install and maintain fixtures and fittings.
• Manage small renovation or refurbishment projects.
• Ensure adherence to health & safety standards and complete risk assessments.
• Respond to reactive and planned maintenance requests within agreed timeframes.

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Proven experience in plumbing, carpentry, and fabric-related building services maintenance.
• Previous experience delivering reactive and PPM maintenance in commercial properties.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety procedures, including risk assessments and method statements.
• Ability to fault-find and resolve issues efficiently.
• Experience working within FM or building services environments.
• Good communication and coordination skills for working with contractors and FM teams.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines.

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team.