Maintenance Craftsperson Mechanical

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Yeovil is seeking a proactive Maintenance Craftsman/Craftswoman to join their Estates Maintenance team. The role focuses on ensuring all areas of the estate are safe and functional. Candidates should be skilled in fault finding and repair across a variety of engineering installations, including heating, ventilation, and mechanical systems. This position offers flexible working options, generous annual leave, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave allowance

Career development focus

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to safety and service excellence essential.
• Flexibility and competence for complex tasks required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to planned and reactive maintenance services.
• Ensure estate areas are safe, functional, and compliant.
• Perform maintenance on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment.

Skills

Fault finding and repair

Mechanical installations

Heating and ventilation systems

Emergency generators

Job description

We are seeking a proactive, skilled, and motivated individual to join our dynamic Estates Maintenance team. In this vital role, you will contribute to the delivery of both planned and reactive maintenance services, ensuring that all areas of the estate are safe, functional, and compliant. Your work will directly support the creation and upkeep of a secure and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

A strong commitment to safety, service excellence, and teamwork is essential for success in this role. As a Maintenance Craftsman / Craftswoman, you will be employed on work appropriate to your core specialist skills and should possess levels of flexibility and competence to allow you to perform the following: Perform work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine. You will be responsible for fault finding and repair maintenance on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment, including hot and cold water systems, mechanical installations, emergency generators, heating and ventilation, building management systems, pumps, compressors, motors, and their controls.

Benefits

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer flexible working options to help you balance work and life, an NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security, and a generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax. You'll also have access to a strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential.

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
• Access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work

Why Somerset?

Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London. The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.