Maintenance Assistant

• To undertake planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and minor installation works within a safe environment and to a high quality across a range of mechanical and electrical engineering plant, equipment and building fabric systems.
• To provide a multi-trade maintenance service supporting electrical, mechanical and fabric disciplines across the Trust estate.
• To carry out routine inspections, fault finding, basic testing, repairs and maintenance activities in accordance with departmental procedures, safe systems of work and relevant Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs).
• To assist skilled craftsperson's, supervisors and specialist contractors with maintenance, repair and improvement works.
• To support Water Safety compliance activities including outlet flushing, temperature monitoring, TMV maintenance, shower maintenance and associated record keeping.
• To maintain plant rooms, workshops, equipment and work areas in a clean, safe and orderly condition.
• To be expected to work within the trusts agenda for change core hours of 06:00 to 20:00 to assist in completing tasks outside of the traditional 08:00 to 16:30 working pattern. This will include participating in the monthly generator tests, quarterly critical AHU cleans and other critical tests that predominantly are carried out from 06:00 hours.
• To work flexibly across Trust sites and participate in altered working patterns where service needs require.

Essential

• Understanding of either mechanical, electrical or building fabric maintenance of buildings services
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety issues in connection with the Construction Industry.
• Previous experience of either mechanical, electrical or building fabric maintenance work experience.
• Experience of working within a customer-focused repairs and maintenance service.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a team and in a commercial environment.
• Experience of working with a range of portable tools, small plant, ladders and equipment to enable duties of the job to be carried out.
• Previous years NHS experience