Maintenance Operative

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in Rugeley is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Operative to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained. The ideal candidate will have at least one year's experience in a maintenance role and must hold a full driving licence. This position requires a caring and flexible individual who is committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and staff alike.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year's experience in a general maintenance or handy person role.
• Full driving licence required.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the building and grounds are well maintained.
• Carry out general maintenance tasks including electrical, plumbing, and joinery.
• Provide out of hours emergency service as part of on-call rota.

Skills

General maintenance experience

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Adaptability and flexibility

Education

Professional qualification in a trade

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, and believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you will be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Maintenance Operative. If this sounds like the place for you, we would love to hear from you!

About the role

Your focus as a Maintenance Operative will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services, applying basic fixes to equipment and systems whilst ensuring facilities are fully functional. Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all general maintenance tasks and basic repairs including electrical, plumbing, joinery and building tasks both inside and outside the Home.
• Supporting new residents to arrange their room as they wish.
• Ensuring routine re-decoration is undertaken as required to maintain the standards in the home.
• Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Providing out of hours emergency service, participating in the on-call rota.

About you

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must:

• Have a minimum of one year's experience in a general maintenance or handy person role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Job description

Job responsibilities (continued)

Note: This role description reflects the responsibilities of a Maintenance Operative within Avery Healthcare and may be updated as required.

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you will need a minimum of one year's experience in a general maintenance or handyperson role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade. You must also hold a full driving licence and have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Please note this role may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.