Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)

Spire Healthcare Limited

Manchester

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank

Pension with employer contribution

Private medical insurance

On-site gym access

Discounts via Spire rewards platform

Job summary

Spire Manchester Hospital is recruiting an Engineer to join their fantastic team on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will work as part of the engineering team providing a comprehensive and cost‑effective engineering service within the hospital.

Maintaining a safe environment for all staff and customers. The ideal candidate will be experienced in building services management with knowledge of water systems, pumps, calorifiers and pipework, and will manage this aspect of operations.

Qualifications

Must hold relevant certificates or be willing to undertake specialist training in specific areas.
Experience in building services management with a track record of success.
Extensive knowledge of building services and ability to prioritise demands.
Experience working in a hospital environment or similar settings is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Implement a cost effective planned and preventative maintenance programme for building services using CMMS.
Identify training needs for self and team aligned with the hospital business plan.
Liaise with external contractors and manage them on site per Spire policy.
Understand ventilation, water, medical gases and electrical systems.
Perform maintenance/testing of plant and equipment ensuring HTM and PM schedules compliance and records.
Process maintenance requests from departments and maintain CMMS records.
Provide out-of-hours on-call service and day-to-day on-site maintenance.

Skills

Water systems

Pumps

Calorifiers

Plate heat exchangers

Pipework

CMMS

HVAC/building services

Electrical/Mechanical knowledge

Education

Electrical/Mechanical engineering apprenticeship

C&G Qualification in electrical or mechanical field

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Spire Manchester Hospital is recruiting for an Engineer to join their fantastic team on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will work as part of the engineering team providing a comprehensive and cost-effective engineering service within the hospital. Maintaining a safe environment for all staff and customers.

Spire Manchester Hospital offers a comprehensive range of specialist treatments in purpose-built private hospital facilities in Didsbury. Part of the award-winning Spire healthcare group, we’re world-class experts offering fast access to specialised and personalised healthcare using some of the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies.

Working Hours:Monday to Friday, various shifts between 8 am and 8 pm, 1 out of 6 on call week hours are Monday to Friday 09:30am – 05:30pm

Contract Type:Permanent

Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will support the compliance through planned preventative maintenance and reactive works across site.

The ideal candidate will possess the skills and experience necessary to maintain and correct water systems, including pumps, calorifiers, plate heat exchangers, and pipework, and will be expected to supervise and manage this aspect of our operations.

Duties and responsibilities:

To implement a comprehensive, cost effective, planned and preventative maintenance programme for all building services, utilising the network Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
To identify personal training and development requirements, for self and team, consistent with the hospital business plan.
To assist the Engineering Manager as point of contact for all external contractors providing specialist services to building / building services / equipment and manage those contractors whilst on site in line with Spire policy.
To understand ventilation systems, water, medical gases and electrical knowledge.
To undertake maintenance/testing of plant / equipment, ensuring compliance with current HTM recommendations / PPM Schedules and manufactures instruction keeping all necessary records
To receive and review prioritise and take action on all maintenance requests from departments and maintain records of work undertaken on CMMS.
To provide out of hours emergency on-call service.
To provide in-house day to day maintenance service
To assist with any fire drills or fire activity

Who we're looking for:

Must hold relevant certificates or be willing to undertake specialist training in specific areas
Have experience in building services management with a track record of success
Have extensive knowledge of building services
Be able to prioritise demands against resources
Be able to support hospital compliance with changing legislation
It would be advantageous to have served a recognised apprenticeship in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering with C&G Qualification in electrical or Mechanical field and have experience of working in a hospital environment, or similar settings

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: