Maintenance Mechanical Engineer

Blue Arrow; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training

Healthcare environment

Job summary

Blue Arrow is recruiting a Shift Mechanical Engineer to join a busy healthcare estates maintenance team supporting a large NHS Trust estate, including the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and facilities.

This role offers a technically diverse environment where reliability, compliance and patient care are paramount, with opportunities for ongoing training and development.

Qualifications

• Recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or City & Guilds qualification.
• Minimum 3 years' post-apprenticeship maintenance experience.
• Strong fault-finding and repair skills across mechanical building services (ventilation, heating, boilers, pumps, compressors, water systems).
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Desirable NHS/healthcare estates maintenance experience; Competent/Authorized Person; knowledge of electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on mechanical systems.
• Diagnose faults and undertake repairs to mechanical plant and equipment.
• Respond to engineering breakdowns and emergency call-outs.
• Monitor and respond to Building Management System (BMS) alerts.
• Maintain heating, ventilation, pumps, compressors, boilers, water systems and associated mechanical plant.
• Support minor installation, improvement and upgrade works.
• Complete all maintenance documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
• Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines to ensure service delivery across the estate.

Skills

Fault-finding

Maintenance experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or City & Guilds

Tools

BMS knowledge

Job description

Shift Mechanical Engineer
Location: Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospital Trust Sites
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off (2 days & 2 nights)
Rate: £16 - £25 per hour

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Shift Mechanical Engineer to join a busy healthcare estates maintenance team supporting a large NHS Trust estate, including the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and associated healthcare facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled mechanical engineer with building services maintenance experience to work in a technically diverse environment where reliability, compliance and patient care are paramount.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on a range of mechanical systems.
• Diagnose faults and undertake repairs to mechanical plant and equipment.
• Respond to engineering breakdowns and emergency call-outs.
• Monitor and respond to Building Management System (BMS) alerts.
• Maintain heating, ventilation, pumps, compressors, boilers, water systems and associated mechanical plant.
• Support minor installation, improvement and upgrade works.
• Complete all maintenance documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
• Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines to ensure service delivery across the estate.
• Adhere to all health and safety, infection control and site procedures.

Requirements

• Recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent City & Guilds qualification.
• Minimum 3 years' post-apprenticeship maintenance experience.
• Strong fault-finding and repair skills across a range of mechanical building services systems, including:
  • Ventilation systems
  • Heating systems
  • Boilers
  • Pumps
  • Compressors
  • Hot and cold water systems
  • Medical gas systems (desirable)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Experience

• Previous NHS or healthcare estates maintenance experience.
• Competent Person or Authorised Person experience.
• Knowledge of electrical systems.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work within a major NHS healthcare estate.
• Long-term agency assignment with potential opportunities for extension.
• Variety of work across modern healthcare facilities.
• Supportive engineering team environment.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.

Please note: successful candidates may be required to undergo compliance checks, including DBS check, prior to commencement.

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