Lead Technical Operative

Description:

Lead Technical Operative - Mechanical Bias

Greater Manchester - City of Manchester

£43,000

Brief

Lead Technical Operative needed for a well-known, large Facilities Management organisation based in Manchester who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Lead Technical Operative that takes pride in their work with an in-depth knowledge of planned and reactive maintenance on a wide variety of Mechanical building services.

The successful candidate will have a City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering Services NVQ Level 2 or higher, alongside approximately 5-10 years' experience working as a Mechanical Engineer within an FM environment and have a keen interest in Technical Operations. Experience leading engineering teams, fault-finding complex mechanical issues and working with pressure systems would be a plus!

Benefits

Salary: £43,000 per annum
24 days' holiday
Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
Employee discount shopping schemes for major brands and retailers
Gym membership discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
2 corporate social responsibility days per year
Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

What the role entails:

Some of the main duties of the Lead Technical Operative will include:

To Lead the site engineering team and be the engineering champion on site to understand how all the site systems operate in harmony in line with the building design.
Ensure building services optimisation to achieve and maintain environmental conditions.
Ensure that routine Planned Preventative Measures (PPM) is carried out to the Building services systems infrastructure and plant in accordance with Site task schedules and CAFM.
Ensure that reactive tasks throughout the sites are completed and be proactive in highlighting areas where improvements can be made.
Ensure that plant faults and defects are always swiftly remedied to maintain plant in serviceable order.
Troubleshoot building related issues impacting on the operational performance of the internal conditions I.E. comfort cooling / heating, ventilation etc.
Ensure that suitable spares are readily available to carry out both maintenance and reactive works.
To provide parts lists and estimated timescales to carry out remedial works.
Ensure that Method Statements and Risk Assessments are always prepared and used for all tasks undertaken to ensure safe working practices.
Assist the HMCTS Technical manager with building services plant and equipment issues, investigations and other such requests such as validation of the "as installed" assets on site.
Ensure the provision of a Safe and Healthy working environment. To include the wearing of uniform and PPE at all times.
Ensure up to date plant logs are kept at all times.
Supervising and monitoring of sub-contractors works whilst they are on site undertaking maintenance.
Ensure awareness and compliance to the contractual KPI's/SLA's.
To carry out any other task as reasonably directed by the account management team.
Participate in the 24/7 maintenance cover (including on call rota)
The position will require you to provide engineering support in emergency situations to ensure business and operational continuity.

What experience you need to be the successful Lead Technical Operative:

Post holders must be able to pass and maintain BPSS
Circa 5 -10 years relevant experience working as a Mechanical Engineer within a FM environment
City and Guilds - Mechanical Engineering Services NVQ Level 2 or higher.
Competent Person Mechanical and Pressure Systems (CPMPS)
5 - 10 years relevant experience working in a similar high demanding role.
IPAF
PLASMA
Full UK Clean Driving License

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Technical Operative to progress their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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