Maintenance Operative

Rydon Group Ltd; Chigwell; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Rydon Group Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Operative to join its NHS healthcare team in Essex. The role involves mobile maintenance across multiple sites, focusing on both reactive repairs and planned preventative maintenance, with a strong emphasis on customer service and quality of work. Competitive salary, company van, and a comprehensive benefits package are included.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

Company van and fuel card

25 to 30 days holiday

On call allowance and overtime

Employee discount scheme

Company pension and life assurance

Flexible benefits including health and wellness programs

Opportunities for career progression

Full training and ongoing support

Qualifications

• Previous relevant experience in maintenance of buildings, ideally within the NHS.
• Ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks (plumbing, electrical, plastering).
• Excellent customer service skills and passionate about providing high quality repairs.

Responsibilities

• Providing reactive repairs including plumbing, changing light fixtures, and general maintenance.
• Participating in an on-call rota system for additional repairs.
• Conducting planned preventative maintenance tasks.

Skills

Plumbing

Electrical

Customer Service

Job description

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join our highly regarded NHS repairs and maintenance team based in Essex. This is a mobile role where you will be maintaining 4 healthcare sites in Walthamstow, Ilford and Hainault.

Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors. We currently provide maintenance services to over 300 buildings for 20 Trusts across the UK.

Job Purpose

Our NHS maintenance healthcare team in Essex provides a planned, preventative and reactive maintenance service to our NHS client. As part of a small team of maintenance operatives you will providing reactive repairs. This could include plumbing repairs, changing of light fixtures/light bulbs, light carpentry, replacing door handles and locks, general wear and tear maintenance (filling of holes/retouching) and also planned preventative maintenance (PPM's) such as testing of water temperatures and emergency lighting tests.

Normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. You will also be able to participate in an on-call rota system (which offers the opportunity to increase your earnings and be involved in additional make safe repairs).

What we can offer you as Maintenance Operative;

• A competitive starting salary
• A company van and fuel card
• 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days.
• An on call allowance and overtime paid.
• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
• Company pension and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes.
• Health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme, BUPA Health & Wellbeing Plans, access to our Health and Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!
• Opportunities to progress your career across the business.
• Full training, ongoing coaching and support.

Experience Required

• Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings is essential, ideally within the NHS (or for a maintenance contractor providing services to the NHS). Alternatively, you will have worked for a maintenance contractor providing a planned/reactive maintenance service in a commercial setting (perhaps a hotel, school, supermarkets etc).
• You will have the ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks: This could include: plumbing, electrical, plastering etc.
• Excellent customer service skills and be passionate about providing high quality repairs.
• A full UK driving license is required

If you have this experience, we'd strongly encourage you to apply

Please note the position is subject to a Standard DBS check.

Additional Information

As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits.

Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post.

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