KWG262249 - Maintenance Assistant

NHS Grampian; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian is advertising a Maintenance Assistant (Band 3) based at Dr Grays Hospital. The role supports planned and reactive maintenance across multiple locations, buildings, plant and equipment, with basic joinery tasks as directed by the supervision team.

Applicants must have engineering maintenance experience and hold a current full driving licence. The post may involve travelling across the North Grampian and Moray regions; salary starts at £29,103 with progression to £31,409.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering maintenance across various plant and equipment.
• Healthcare environment experience preferred.
• Basic joinery tasks as directed by supervision team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planned and reactive maintenance across locations, buildings, plant and equipment.
• Carry out basic joinery tasks as directed by supervision team.

Skills

Engineering maintenance experience

Driving licence

Joinery basics

Job description

The Maintenance and Technical Services Department has a vacancy for a Maintenance Assistant. The successful applicant will be required to assist with planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of locations, buildings, plant and equipment. Applicants must have experience in engineering maintenance, working on a variety of engineering plant and equipment, including general mechanical and electrical maintenance, preferably within a healthcare environment. There will also be a requirement to carry out basic joinery tasks as directed by the supervision team.

Applicants must possess a current full, driving licence.

This Band 3 role will initially attract a salary of £29103 per annum with an incremental rise to £31409.

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.

The post holders will be based at Dr Grays Hospital; however, they will be required to regularly undertake duties across the North Grampian and Moray regions.

Informal enquiries to Mr David Bowman, Estates Officer, 01343567246

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.