M&E Technician

Carbon 60; West of England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Carbon 60 advertises an M&E Technician (Building Maintenance Electrician) for Southmead's Hospital. Roles include shift-based hours, 40 hours per week, and a PAYE temporary worker contract inside IR35.

The position requires DBS clearance due to hospital environment and involves maintenance, repairs, and new works across the site, including a 24-hour on-call roster.

Qualifications

• Compliance requirement of Basic DBS due to hospital environment.
• PAT testing may be required for M&E components.
• Experience with M&E maintenance and repairs is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Apply trade skills to allocated jobs as directed by Supervisor or Manager.
• Maintain/repair M&E services plant and equipment across the site, including refurbishment and new works.
• Interact with engineers and other trade staff for M&E maintenance and projects.
• Ensure safe operation and planned/reactive maintenance of M&E systems across the site.
• Respond promptly to plant breakdowns and carry out associated repairs.

Job description

M&E Technician

ROLE: M&E Technician (Building Maintenance Electrician)

Hours: Rotating each week between 7:00-15:30 and 10:00-18:30 with 30min unpaid break (40hrs per week)

PAYE temporary worker (inside IR35)

Craftsperson Lv1 (with a Lv2 qualification): £17.16ph

Craftsperson Lv2 (with a new Lv3 qualification): £18.38ph

Technician (experienced with a Lv3 qualification): £19.61ph

Compliance requirement of Basic DBS required due to hospital environment.

Fully compliant PAYE (no CIS).

Location - Southmead's Hospital

Duration - 31st August - 29th November

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Apply relevant trade skills to any allocated jobs as directed by the Supervisor or Manager.
• Work alone with minimum supervision or within a team to carry out maintenance/repair of M&E services plant and equipment across the site. Work alone or in a team carrying out refurbishment and new works across the site.
• To integrate and communicate effectively with other trade staff such as engineers particularly for M&E maintenance, new and remedial works.
• Responsible for the safe operation, planned and reactive maintenance of M&E systems, associated plant/equipment installed throughout the site.
• To carry out M&E works as required i.e. new works, refurbishment and capital works replacement programme.
• To carry out M&E repairs and cleaning of M&E components and equipment as necessary.
• To respond promptly and efficiently to plant breakdowns.
• To undertake training and qualify as authorised or competent person for M&E plant and systems as required.
• Required to participate in a rostered 24 hour on-call system providing emergency service during non-working hours, weekends and bank holidays.
• To comply with statutory testing and inspection legislation (BS 7671).
• Required to attend training programmes as necessary to meet contract requirements and for self-development purposes.
• Immediately report any potentially dangerous situations for rectification to line manager and the NOC as appropriate
• To carry out portable appliance testing (PAT).
• To integrate and communicate effectively with the engineering and fabric maintenance function.
• To prepare pressure vessels for insurance inspections and carry out necessary repairs/testing.
• To maintain and carry out repairs on HVAC systems, gas appliances, piped medical gas systems, steam plant/equipment, catering and all other equipment in plant rooms, patient areas and other departments.
• To undertake work such as electric/gas welding, operate drill/lathe and similar equipment for purposes of repair and fabrication of minor components in carrying out day to day repairs/maintenance and minor new works.
• Required to attend training programmes as necessary to meet contract requirements and for self-development purposes.
• Required to participate in over-time work from time to time as necessary to meet the requirements of the service.
• To undertake duties of training and supervision of Operatives, Maintenance Assistants, Trainees and Apprentices as required.
• To comply with Company Policies and Procedures.
• To drive the company van as required.
• To fulfil Health & Safety responsibilities by adherence to the requirements of the Company's Health & Safety Policy Statement, Manual and Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments.
• To follow the Departmental Safety Policy, particularly with regard to approved Codes of Practice, Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments.
• To support and practice the Company's Quality Policy and Mission Statement.
• To follow the Company's Equal Opportunity Policies in relation to other staff, customers and members of the Group, at a level appropriate to the post
• To undertake such other duties appropriate to the level and character of work as may reasonably be required within the Department.
• Significant permanent changes in duties will require agreed revisions to be made to this Job Description.