Maintenance Assistant

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management provider is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to handle maintenance tasks in a busy hospital environment. This role involves responding to fault calls, conducting planned maintenance, and participating in a shift rota. The ideal candidate should be flexible, reliable, and possess a basic understanding of engineering. Benefits include a virtual GP, financial assistance, and various employee discounts.

Benefits

Virtual GP

Financial wellbeing assistance

Flexible lifestyle benefits

High street discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Life cover up to four times salary

Enhanced pension contributions

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Flexible and reliable individual capable of working alongside a multi-disciplinary team.
• General awareness of engineering beneficial for responding to reactive faults.
• Can do attitude with awareness of service continuity.

Responsibilities

• First responder to reactive fault calls on various engineering disciplines.
• Carry out planned maintenance and document accurately.
• Participate in a shift rota and provide cover when needed.
• Assist team members and work independently.

Skills

Flexible and reliable

General awareness of engineering

Ability to work in a team

Working under minimum supervision

Tools

Basic tools and access equipment

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Assistant

Full Time/ Permanent / 37.5 hours - Early shift: 06:00-14:00 (Mon-Thur), 06:00-12:00 (Fri). Day shift: 08:00-16:30 (Mon-Thur) 08:00-14:00 (Fri). Night shift: 22:00-06:00 (Mon-Mon)

Location: Cumberland Infirmary, Cumbria, CA2 7GY

Job Overview

To carry out reactive and planned maintenance covering various disciplines in a busy acute general hospital. To ensure that work carried out is to the correct standards, instructions and documentation is accurate.

Main Duties

• First responder to reactive fault calls on the various engineering disciplines within the hospital, including heating, cooling, nurse calls, water etc.
• Carry out planned maintenance as per instructions, completing accurate documentation and reporting non-compliances to the Supervisors.
• Participate in a shift rota, including nights, and provide cover when colleagues are unavailable.
• Assist colleagues within the team, and also be able to work on own with minimum supervision.

What We Are Looking For

A flexible reliable individual capable of working both alongside a multi-disciplinary team, and under own initiative. A general awareness of engineering would be beneficial for responding to reactive faults as well as an understanding of basic tools and access equipment. A can do attitude with an awareness of the importance of service continuity and the sensitivity of the work environment.

Benefits

We have a virtual GP on hand for you, financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme, flexible lifestyle benefits platform Choices, high street discounts via MiDeals, cycle-to-work scheme, up to four times salary life cover, enhanced pension contributions, save-as-you-earn scheme, Mitie Matching Share Plan, Mitie Stars recognition with cash prizes and a chance to win £10,000. We also offer training and development opportunities.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Priyanka Deokar at [e-mail].

Since 1987, Mitie’s 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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