General Maintenance Technician

Richard Irvin an RSK Group company are recruiting for a Trainee General Maintenance Technician to join the team based in Edinburgh, UK. This is a full‑time, permanent position.

• Carry out annual and interim maintenance visits in compliance with the maintenance routines of mobile and fixed shelfing systems, stepladders and furniture and mobile trolleys.
• Carrying out repairs and installation of mobile and fixed shelfing systems, stepladders, furniture and mobile trolleys.
• Completion of all required documentation utilising the handheld tablet system or customer paperwork.
• Order materials for jobs where requested by Operations Manager and/or Service Coordinator.

• Demonstrate high standards of working practice and lead by example.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Team player.
• Flexible approach.

• Salary depending on experience.
• Company pension.

• Life Assurance.
• Annual Leave Purchase.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Discounted Gym Membership.
• Mental Health Support.
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Joining Bonus.

About Us:

At Richard Irvin, we create safer, smarter, greener places to live and work. We deliver this through our teams of engineers, operations staff, project managers and compliance specialists who are trained to attune our services to meet our clients’ project goals. Our experts’ extensive experience in advising and leading projects for public and private clients further enables our proficient services that cover multiple sectors, including various industries.

We have a UK‑wide geographic reach, so no projects are out of our reach.

Our clients include Total Energies, National Libraries of Scotland, Erskine and the multiple Scottish local councils, commercial landlords, housing associations, managing agents, national facilities management businesses, hotel chains and leisure establishments. Our energy services include building energy management systems, heat pumps and solar and renewable solutions. Our engineers maintain, repair and improve more than 62,000 commercial and domestic UK properties, including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, lighting, detection, renewable systems, fabric and specialist services, often delivered as complete facilities management packages.

Richard Irvin is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?