Maintenance Supervisor

Exemplar Health Care; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision and career growth

Wages paid before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care’s Willowbeck care home in Sheffield seeks an experienced Maintenance Supervisor. You will perform a wide range of maintenance tasks across the home, from decorating and gardening to plumbing and tiling, ensuring safety and high standards for residents and staff.

You will conduct risk assessments, keep up with safety regulations, and supervise the maintenance team while coordinating with external contractors. A UK driving licence and IT proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• Broad range of maintenance skills.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Ability to lead, motivate and support colleagues.
• Experience liaising with external contractors and coordinating maintenance activities.
• Confident using IT systems and digital tools to manage schedules.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance tasks around the home (decorating, gardening, plumbing, tiling).
• Conduct risk assessments, audits and checks to ensure safety and compliance.
• Liaise with external contractors and supervise on-site work.
• supervise and coordinate the maintenance team to ensure high standards and timely responses.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Leadership

Health and safety

IT systems

UK driving licence

Job description

Position: Maintenance Supervisor

Care home: Willowbeck

Location: 95 Holywell Road, Sheffield, S4 8AR

Contract type: Permanent full time 40 hours per week

Rate: £13.94 per hour

As a Maintenance supervisor, you'll play a key role in ensuring the care home you work in is safe for the people we support and colleagues, and always looks its best.

You'll carry out a range of maintenance tasks around the home to ensure that its' fabrics, fittings and equipment are in good condition. Your day to day role might include decorating, gardening, plumbing and tiling.

You'll carry out regular risk assessments, audits and checks to ensure that the home is safe and complies with relevant health and safety legislation and regulations.

Digital skills, or a willingness to learn, is a must, as many of these checks are done through an app.

First and foremost, our care homes are people's homes. In this role, you'll put the people we support at the heart of everything you do - whether that's building planters for the garden, decorating their bedrooms or putting up new photos.

Promoting choice and building trust is a big part of it!

About Exemplar Health Care

Willowbeck is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, neurological conditions including brain injuries and strokes, and physical disabilities. The team is trained to support those living with tracheostomies and require ventilated care.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Maintenance supervisor tasks around the home

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• carry out maintenance tasks around the home, including statutory, mandatory, preventative and reactive maintenance such as:


• carrying our plant room checks and reporting any defects to the Estates Team


• monitoring water temperature and flushing taps and systems


• adjusting thermostatic mixing valves (TMVs) to ensure good water hygiene


• inspecting and clearing drains or toilet blockages around the home


• carrying out monthly emergency lighting inspections and testing


• take and record utility meter readings


• set up, porter and clear bedroom equipment


• maintain secure key holding procedures


• manage colleague lockers, including opening services and access support


• monitor, test and check key systems such as nurse call systems and lift emergency phones


• replacing light bulbs


• checking the condition of fire doors


• repairing or replacing door and window locks


• decorating, painting and tiling


• gardening including cutting hedges and mowing lawns


• repairing minor building fabrics


• PAT testing electrical equipment


• ensure the grounds are well maintained and all approaches to the home are accessible, neat, tidy and clear of any hazards


• be competent in the use of hand tools and equipment as necessary for the completion of maintenance work


• ensure chemicals, equipment and machinery are available, work correctly and are safe, and advise on their repair and replacement if faulty, ensuring any faulty equipment is removed from the home immediately


• ensure all machinery, equipment and chemicals are handled correctly and securely stored away from colleagues and the people we support


• ensure a pest and rodent service schedule is in place


• liaise with approved external contractors on work required beyond the scope of general maintenance - check the method statement, safe systems of work and insurance of the contractor, report/raise any authorisation to work permits to the Home Manager, Estates Team and Health and Safety Team as required and escort/supervise them on site


• report any defects, damage, breakages or hazards in line with our policies and procedures.


• supervise and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the maintenance team, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard


• allocate, prioritise and monitor maintenance tasks, ensuring appropriate response times are met


• provide guidance, training and support to maintenance colleagues and promote safe working practices


• carry out or contribute to colleague supervision, performance reviews and development plans

As part of our mission to make every day better, our staffing levels give you the time to deliver truly person-centred activities, with a supportive team around you.

About you

Just like the people we support, every member of our team is different and offers something new. Yet there are some characteristics you'll need to be a great Maintenance supervisor.

You're also:

• demonstrate a broad range of maintenance skills


• have strong knowledge of health and safety legislation


• be able to lead, motivate and support colleagues


• effectively oversee and coordinate maintenance activities


• have experience liaising with and supervising external contractors,


• be confident using IT systems and digital tools to manage maintenance schedules


• be organised, proactive and able to identify maintenance issues


• hold a valid UK driving licence

You'll put people at the heart of everything you do.

The values we hold tell you what it's like to work at Exemplar Health Care. It's important every team member makes them part of everything they do.

To be a successful Maintenance supervisor, you'll need to show us you share our values: Fun, Integrity, Responsive, Success and Teamwork.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects


• access to wages before payday


• retail and lifestyle discounts


• free DBS check


• 24/7 counselling and support


• Blue Light Card eligibility.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We're unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.