Maintenance Assistant

EQUANS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

EQUANS is seeking a Maintenance Assistant for a permanent full-time position at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance tasks, requiring basic maintenance experience and strong customer service skills. Ideal candidates will have worked in building services within a healthcare environment and possess good IT skills.

Benefits

Company share scheme

2 paid volunteering days a year

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in building services, ideally in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of Legionella and Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMVs) is desirable.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Order materials and services as required.
• Conduct emergency light testing and maintain AC units.

Skills

Basic maintenance experience

Customer service skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Job description

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Equans is a renowned energies & services contractor and a proud member of the Bouygues global industrial group. Our expertise spans the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Assistant to join our team providing maintenance at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. This is a permanent full-time position working 40 hours per week from 07:00 to 15:30 / 10:00 to 18:30, Monday to Friday shift times alternating weekly.

The role:

• Reporting to the Shift Lead / M&E Supervisor
• Undertake maintenance technical duties that are within training and competence, both as planned and reactive work.
• To order materials and services as required and update records
• Carry out emergency light testing, replacement of light bulbs and chokes / ballasts unit, maintenance of air conditioning / fan coil units etc.
• To oversee specialist sub-contractors
• To cover for other technicians as necessary in various buildings
• To participate in the on-call managers rota and work to the demands of the business
• Working 40 hours per week from 07:00 to 15:30 / 10:00 to 18:30, Monday to Friday, shift times alternating weekly with a 30-minute unpaid break.

The person:

• Must have basic maintenance experience
• Must have experience of building services and to have worked in an estates/facilities function ideally in a healthcare setting
• Desirable to have knowledge of Legionella and maintaining Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMVs)
• Strong customer service and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to work on own initiative as well as within a team with a proactive, flexible, can-do attitude
• Good IT skills - Maximo/CAFM experience would be desirable

Our excellent benefits package includes:

• Company share scheme
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee assistance programme

Who are we?

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly , employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS 13, UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

Whats next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

At Equans we're committed to delivering a culture where everyone's voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do. Should you join Equans, you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You will also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, Veterans & Reservists, Green Network, YPN (Young Professionals Network), and our Disability Network.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team, not direct to EQUANS Managers.