Maintenance Operative/Technician

Swanton Care and Community; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service organization in Sunderland seeks an Estates Operative to maintain property and grounds, ensuring safety and compliance. Candidates should have competence in trades like joinery and plumbing, a strong understanding of health and safety, plus experience in maintenance roles. The position offers various employee benefits, including a referral program and funded qualifications. A UK driving license is essential.

Benefits

Referral bonus

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Mental health support

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable competence in joined trades with at least 2 years in a maintenance role.
• Sound understanding of Health & Safety and Fire Safety in a residential care setting.
• Experience of lone working with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the site as a safe and secure work environment.
• Ensure critical systems and services are functioning.
• Work alongside management to maintain a preventive maintenance regime.

Skills

Joinery

Plumbing

Gardening

Health & Safety awareness

Fire Risk Assessment knowledge

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

About The Role

The Estates Operative will be expected to uphold the Company’s aims and objectives in ensuring that the property and associated grounds are kept in a safe, well maintained and compliant manner at all times. Working to the Company Policies and Procedures, carrying out all aspects of the role competently and safely at all sites at which you are engaged or as directed by the relevant Property Services Officer.

Position

Estates Operative/Technician

Location

Sunderland

Hours

40 hours per week

Main responsibilities

• To ensure the site always remains a safe, secure and pleasant environment to work, reside or visit.
• To ensure that all critical systems and services such as drainage, water, lighting, heating, fire and related alarm systems are functioning appropriately.
• To work in conjunction with / alongside the Registered Service Manager, Senior Management representatives and Authorities in maintaining a well-planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance regime

About you

• demonstrable competence in one or more of the following trades: joinery; decoration; plumbing and at least 2 years in a similar maintenance based role.
• sound understanding of the principal requirements of Health & Safety and Fire Safety and able to learn how they apply to a Residential Care setting, coupled with awareness and understanding of Fire Risk Assessments & Water Hygiene Service Risk Assessments
• experience of loan working and ability to work on allocated tasks without or with minimal supervision supported by good Outlook, Excel and Microsoft Word skills.
• Able to undertake general gardening duties including mowing grassed areas, tending to plant areas, cut back shrubbery & bushes/hedges etc.
• Possession of a valid UK driving licence is essential to undertake this role.

What we can offer

• Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us
• *subject to eligibility & criteria

We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and require pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check before commencement.

About The Service

We provide person centred support to people 24 hours a day. This may be within a community based residential home or the individual\'s own home.