Job description
Painter & Decorator

Full Time, Permanent

Facilities Department

Emirates Old Trafford, Lancashire Cricket Club

We are excited to be looking for a Painter & Decorator to join the Facilities team at Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket. In this role you will be responsible for supportubg the Maintenance team by ensuring all areas of the Stadium and Hotel are presented to a very high standard and assist with the general property maintenance during the cricket season, carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks

About Us

Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire Cricket, is an award-winning world-class stadium and venue. It is recognised as one of the UK’s most prestigious venues for sport, business, leisure and entertainment with a capacity of up to 50,000 people for concerts; 26,000 for international cricket matches; meetings and events spaces for up to 2,000 delegates; a four-star hotel with 250 rooms; and an on-site Caffè Nero.

Key Responsibilities
• You will be responsible for ordering & keeping stock of paints, matching colours, preparing surfaces and applying paint, varnish, stains, wallpaper etc to agreed areas.
• Internal and external painting and decorating
• Ensure the Hotel is maintained to brand standards
• Deliver a program of improvements within a set budget and to an agreed time frame
• Tasks will range from day to day decorating touch-ups to coordinating large painting projects related to the hotel and stadium.
• Follow all health and safety regulations, including the use of appropriate PPE and ensuring work areas are safe and clean
• Conduct routine inspections and maintenance of painted and decorated surfaces making repairs as necessary
• Work closely with other maintenance staff, contractors and other stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time and with minimal disruption to stadium operations

Essential Requirements
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Painting & Decorating
• Proven experience in painting and decorating in a similar background
• Trained on high working, including Pasma/Ladder use.
• Ability to work under own initiative in a methodical process as required.
• Experience working as a general handy man across all trades
• Previous experience in working alongside Contractors and others.
• Experience working within a busy FM Maintenance team
• Certificates in operating machinery, FLT, IPAF, PASMA, L8

Benefits
• Holiday allowance increasing with service
• 2 x standard Lancashire Cricket season memberships
• Social events throughout the year
• Fitness classes, table tennis club and yoga
• Basic contributory pension scheme with option to join enhanced pension scheme, including life assurance, after 3 months service
• Optional health cash plan scheme
• Discounts at the Lancashire Cricket Official Store, Trafford Cricket Centre, Hilton Garden Inn Emirates Old Trafford, Caffè Nero and with the Club’s partners
• Free parking
• Opportunity for hybrid working (by agreement)

Please take a look at the full job description and, if you have the experience and skills required, please submit your CV along with any other required or relevant documentation.

We look forward to hearing from you if you have skills that support our future vision. Lancashire Cricket is an equal opportunities organisation, and we are committed to providing new opportunities and striving for greater diversity.

It is a priority for Lancashire Cricket to ensure our Club appropriately reflects the wider communities across the North West and as we strive to meet Sport England Guidance in this regard, we would welcome applications from individuals with the appropriate skills and experience that can also enhance our current diversity mix at the Club.

We welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds and are looking for candidates who can contribute diversity of representation and thinking to Lancashire Cricket. Please also be aware, all of our roles are subject to reference checks from previous employers.