Maintenance Assistant (Fixed Term), Milton Keynes Theatre, 500 Marlborough Gate

Maintenance Assistant Fixed Term (16hrs per week)

The Maintenance Assistant is part of the Technical Department at Milton Keynes Theatre. They are an integral part of the team responsible for the upkeep and safe operation of the building.

Working in collaboration with all departments, the role reports to the Technical Manager.

This role is key in assisting with carrying out and planning maintenance, project work, porterage and ensuring compliance with ATG guidelines and legislation, including the updating of relevant systems and records. The postholder requires varying skills which mirror the Technical Teams ability to provide a wide skills base to our customers.

This is a labour-intensive position and although lifting aides are available for certain task the role requires movement of a lot of goods and equipment.

This position is for a fixed term of 1 year working 16hrs per week. The hours being 8.30am to 12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Key responsibilities

• To adhere to all ATG Health and Safety procedures to minimise the risk of injury and accidents.
• To be trained in and adhere to safe systems of manual handling.
• To ensure appropriate PPE is worn as required.
• To attend relevant training courses as and when required
• Be the first point of contact for external maintenance contractors.
• Assist with the weekly program of Health & Safety checks/record keeping in relation to fire alarm, water, seating,
• heating systems and other building checks.
• Undertake and/or ensure projects and maintenance tasks are completed to timescales agreed to the highest possible standards and within agreed budgets. Tasks will include decorating, plumbing, carpentry and other tasks within the employees skills base.
• Ensure that all work is undertaken in a safe and appropriate manner complying with current best practice including licensing, fire, conservation and Health & Safety legislation and guidance.
• Assist in planning preventative work and reacting to arising issues in a timely manner.
• Maintain an overview on the general standard of housekeeping in the building. Report and action necessary work to ensure the highest standards of presentation possible. Regular tasks will involve assisting in the management of
• recycling and refuse.
• Ensure good housekeeping when projects are being undertaken.

Your skills, qualities, and experience.

We welcome transferable skills from other industries. If you can demonstrate many of the essential skills, qualities and experience we encourage you to apply. We are able to provide training where necessary.

Essential

• GSCE Maths & English (or equivalent)
• Computer literate proficient with Microsoft Word & Excel
• Previous experience with DIY and/or trades (preferably plumbing)
• Organisational and time management skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation
• Knowledge of Water Hygiene Legislation

About Us - Our values

ATG Entertainments values set the tone for how we work, how we treat one another, and the culture we continue to build across the UK and the wider organisation.

• THRIVE doing what we love (with passion and dynamism)
• CONNECT through every act (with collaboration and kindness)
• DARE to do different (with curiosity and courage)
• PERFORM at our best (with customer focus and ownership)

Our culture

Youll help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and take care to understand our policies and procedures.

We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises.

Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars

Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to play their part in achieving our goals and upholding our Corporate Social Responsibility priorities:

• Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.
• Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.
• Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our Creative Learning and Community Partnerships work.

Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement - A Stage for Everyone

Our stages are a platform for compelling stories stories that are for all, by all, and of all. We shine our spotlight on our differences and believe that understanding and celebrating these differences makes us better global citizens. We are passionate about the pursuit of true diversity and equality. We strive to make our venues beacons of these ideals in our communities. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture, one in which everyone can bring their authentic selves. At ATG entertainment, we provide a stage for everyone.

We recognise that we do not have all the answers; but we strive to listen, to learn and to change in order to ensure ATG Entertainment becomes a truly inclusive organisation. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.

If youd like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please emailrecruitment@atgentertainment.com for a confidential discussion.

Salary: 10,574.72 per annum (based on a 16 hour work week)Closing Date: 2026-05-21