Maintenance supervisor

Exemplar Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

23 days’ annual leave

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for Willowbeck, a care home in Sheffield. You will oversee a broad range of maintenance tasks, ensure safety, and coordinate the team to keep the home well-maintained and compliant.

The role involves decorating, gardening, plumbing, tiling, and supervising external contractors as required. The position emphasizes strong IT skills for using maintenance apps, driving to site, and enforcing safe working practices while supporting residents

Qualifications

• Broad range of maintenance skills across decorating, plumbing, tiling and general upkeep.
• Good knowledge of health and safety legislation and compliance.
• Ability to lead, motivate and supervise maintenance colleagues and liaise with external contractors.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance tasks around the home, including 예방 and reactive work.
• Carry out plant room checks and report defects to Estates Team.
• Monitor water temperature and flush taps to ensure water hygiene.
• Inspect and clear drains, test emergency lighting, and take utility meter readings.
• Decorate, paint, tile, garden and maintain grounds.
• Supervise the maintenance team and coordinate day-to-day activities.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Health and safety

Leadership

IT literacy

Driving licence

Job description

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!, Maintenance supervisor tasks around the home

Your key responsibilities

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, theft, 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. 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

• 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.
  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

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 Exemplar Health Care

We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork. This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

Getting to Willowbeck

Willowbeck, 95 Holywell Road, Sheffield, S4 8AR Google Maps Apple Maps Willowbeck is a short drive from the M1 and other major roads including Meadowhall Road.

• If you're travelling south on the M1, follow the M1 towards Sheffield and take exit 34.
• If you're travelling north on the M1, follow the M1 towards Tinsley, Sheffield and take exit 34.

Willowbeck is situated on Holywell Road opposite Cosmopolitan Engineering. There are limited parking spaces in the home's car park. Street parking is available along Holywell Road.