Maintenance Assistant - Mechanical

Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nest Pension

Job summary

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited within the Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to join the estates department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. You will support tradespeople, learn electrical, plumbing and mechanical skills, and contribute to a wide range of maintenance tasks.

The role emphasises customer service, training opportunities, and acting as an ambassador for DSFS while delivering reliable, compliant maintenance support

Job description

DSFS requires a highly motivated Maintenance Assistant who will be based within the estates department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The role will support various tradespeople within the workshop and so the post-holder will learn a wide mix of electrical, plumbing and mechanical skills in addition to their core skillset.

The post-holder will be required to support the building and electrical workshops as required and within the capabilities of their skills.

Benefits

Nest Pension with up to 8% employer contributions making it one of the most generous private sector pensions.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.

Completing Reactive/Planned and Backlog Maintenance installation work within existing capabilities and qualifications, supporting tradespeople where necessary or carrying out semi-skilled jobs independently.

Undertaking any training that may be required to carry out a wide variety of maintenance tasks.

Being appointed to various Competent Person roles commensurate with your skill, training and experience.

Delivering good customer service and able to always act as an ambassador for DSFS.

Using the MICAD & Zetasafe CAFM systems correctly and ensuring jobs are raised and closed off for all work undertaken.

Ensuring that the estates department delivers to its customers a service that is responsive, reliable and meets statutory and mandatory requirements. Our key customers include Chesterfield Royal Hospital and offsite locations such as GP surgeries, community clinics etc.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tyson Haye Job title: Mechanical Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01246513305