Maintenance Operative

Description:

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join our highly regarded NHS repairs and maintenance team based in Essex. This is a mobile role where you will be maintaining a number of healthcare sites/hospitals.

Our maintenance business provides a range of expert planned and responsive maintenance services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors. We look after a growing number of healthcare buildings for NHS Trusts and currently provide maintenance services to over 300 buildings for 20 Trusts across the UK. Using the latest technology we ensure properties are well maintained, efficient and fit for purpose.

Job Purpose

Our NHS maintenance healthcare team in Essex provides a planned, preventative and reactive maintenance service to our NHS client. As part of a small team of maintenance operatives you will be working across 4 healthcare sites in Walthamstow, Ilford and Hainault.

This is a varied role will involve providing repairs (responsive and planned). You will be working in a mobile role maintaining a number of healthcare sites so a full UK driving license is required.

What we can offer you as Maintenance Operative;

A competitive starting salary

A company van and fuel card

25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days.

Full time hours and a permanent position. Normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. You will also participate in an on call rota for emergency repairs where you will receive a standby allowance and overtime paid at time and a half or double time depending on day/time of call out.

Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.

Company pension and life assurance.

Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan, Medical Insurance and Cycle to work schemes.

Health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme, BUPA Health & Wellbeing Plans, access to our Health and Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!

Opportunities to progress your career across the business.

Full training, ongoing coaching and support.

Experience Required

Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings is essential, ideally within the NHS (or for a maintenance contractor providing services to the NHS). Alternatively, you will have worked for a maintenance contractor providing a planned/reactive maintenance service in a commercial setting (perhaps a hotel, school, supermarkets etc).

You will have the ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks: This could include: plumbing, electrical, plastering etc. Above all you will have excellent customer service skills and be passionate about providing high quality repairs. This is a genuinely diverse role with excellent scope for personal development.

A full UK driving license is required and the position is subject to a DBS check.

If you have this experience, we'd strongly encourage you to apply. 

Additional Information

As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits.

Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post.  

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