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Date Added: Thu 05/09/2024

Facilities And Maintenance Operative

Faversham, BA11, UK
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Company: SHEPHERD NEAME

Job Type: full time

Salary: Competitive Salary

Do you enjoy working on historical buildings and are passionate about maintaining their heritage and history? Do you like working outdoors and are you looking for an active and varied role?

We have a unique opportunity for an adaptable and reliable Facilities and Maintenance Operative to help in preserving our Faversham Brewery and Support Office.

This role is a brilliant opportunity for someone who has a passion for carrying out a broad range of routine maintenance work, creative carpentry tasks as well as small build projects.

As an independent team member, you will work closely with our Engineers, Production and Estates Departments, as well as our internal Safety Advisor and within the Production environments carrying out routine building and facility maintenance to rectify any defects.

The role involves working on a variable shift pattern between the hours of 6 am and 9 pm Monday to Friday.


What's in it for you?

  • Competitive wage
  • Specialist equipment to assist with the proper performance of your duties
  • 25% discount on food at Shepherd Neame Managed Houses
  • 25% discount on overnight Managed House Hotel bookings
  • Up to 40% discount on select purchases from the Visitor Centre Shop at Faversham
  • Sheps Hut discounts and special offers hub on 100s of high street shops and services to help your monthly pay go even further
  • Financial wellbeing app and early wage withdrawal scheme
  • Company Pension plan
  • Share Incentive Plan
  • Access to a Mental well-being platform
  • 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

The Ideal Candidate:

  • Experience with all types of building disciplines, including but not limited to brickwork, plastering and concreting
  • Ability to work alone, or, within a team environment essential
  • Experience with all types of general plumbing
  • Competent carpentry experience
  • Confined Space training is adventatious
  • Basic Computer competence
  • Fork Lift Truck and Mobile Platform training is an advantage


Shepherd Neame may be Britain’s oldest brewer but our approach is anything but old-fashioned. We are an authentic, independent business, yet flexible and agile, and that has enabled us to survive and thrive based on the following Sheps Skills:

  • Working Together
  • Pride and Passion
  • Authenticity
  • Sheps Spirit

Who are we?

Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, has been based in the market town of Faversham, Kent for over 300 years. An independent family business, we boast an award-winning visitor centre and more than 300 pubs and hotels throughout London and the South East, from the historic heart of the City to the Kent coastline. We employ around 1,500 team members across our pub estate and more than 270 at our Brewery and Support Office.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion matter to Shepherd Neame. If you think you would be suited this role we would welcome your application regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.