Maintenance Manager

Active Care Group; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off

25 days + bank holidays

Benefits Hub & e-learning

Medicash Health Plan

Nest Pension

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Active Care Group in the UK is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the upkeep of our Kent centre and 12 acre site. The role covers painting, repairs, safety testing, and managing a small maintenance team to ensure a safe, accessible environment for patients, residents, visitors and staff.

You will work full time, 37.5 hours per week, with early or late shifts and a focus on regulatory compliance, cost efficiency and high standards of service delivery.

Qualifications

• At least one year of building maintenance, construction, plumbing, or electrician experience is preferred.
• Certification in building maintenance is a plus.
• Willingness to travel or work across site as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and inspect the building, including fixtures, fittings and furniture.
• Test safety systems: Fire Detection, Emergency Lighting and Exits.
• Oversee gas/electric/water/sewage systems and conduct safety audits.
• Line-manage the maintenance team and ensure timely, safe task completion.
• Ensure a safe, accessible environment for patients, residents, visitors and staff.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Construction experience

Plumbing experience

Electrical experience

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Building maintenance certification

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers in complex care. We have an amazing opportunity for Maintenance Manager to join our caring and support team at our Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre, our specialist centre in Kent, we look after adults with a brain injury or other neurological condition. Set within the 12 acre grounds of a manor house, we specialise in intensive rehabilitation for people in the early stages of recovery from a brain injury right through to residential care.

What you'll be working

Full time 37.5 hours per week. 8 hour shifts from 8am - 4pm or 10am - 6pm, 5 days out of 7 inclusive of weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. Salary – depending on experience.

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the building including painting and decorating, repairs to fixtures and fittings and furniture, routine testing of the security and Fire Detection equipment, Emergency Lighting and Fire Exits, monitoring of gas and electricity systems, water systems and sewage systems, carrying out safety inspections on electrical equipment and maintaining inventory records for the same.
• To carry out role in accordance with the Estates manual and all policies and procedures.
• Responsible for the safety of the building and carrying out regular audits and inspections.
• Line manages the maintenance team ensuring roles are carried out safely and in a timely manner.
• With the Registered Manager ensure that the physical environment is safe, comfortable, and accessible to all patients / residents / young people, visitors and colleagues.
• Take personal responsibility for ensuring that ACG resources are used efficiently and with minimal wastage.
• Make sure colleagues are aware of the mechanisms for speaking up in ACG and act where required.
• Maintain their own training compliance and ensure they are up to date with regulatory standards.
• Adherence to all Group policies and procedures and ensuring that all colleagues in the service are aware of and understand company policies.

What we would like from you

• At least one year of building maintenance, construction, plumbing, or electrician experience is strongly preferred, but not required.
• A certification in building maintenance is a plus.
• A driver’s license and a clean driving record (preferred).
• A willingness and keenness to assist, friendly and helpful approach, ability to work with the team or on own dependant on task.
• Attention to detail and an ability to express this in the required manner.
• Drive and determination to do a good job.

What to look forward to

• 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Birthday off.
• Join the Benefits Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities.
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop.
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice.
• A Nest Personal Pension account.
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians.
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme.
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits.
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know.
• The support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group.