Multi-Skilled Engineer (Fabric)

Boden Group; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established estates and facilities team is seeking a skilled Multi-Skilled Engineer (Fabric) to support a busy hospital environment. The role involves maintaining high standards of building fabric and joinery, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Candidates should have an apprenticeship in joinery, strong communication skills, and a proactive approach to tasks. The position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits including annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

24 days annual leave, increasing after 1 year

Life cover at 1.5x salary

Employee discount schemes

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

Ongoing training and development

Employee referral rewards

Employee networks and wellbeing initiatives

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proactively pursue tasks and complete them under pressure.
• Ability to read drawings, method statements, and technical diagrams.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of building fabric and joinery across the hospital.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety and statutory regulations.

Skills

Joinery skills

Fault diagnosis

Compliance with health and safety

Customer service

Education

Completed apprenticeship in Joinery

Job description

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Fabric)
Location: Ashton-under-Lyne
Contract: Permanent | Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (flexible working required)
Salary: £36,000 per annum + benefits
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Multi-Skilled Engineer (Fabric) to join an established estates and facilities team supporting a busy acute hospital environment in Ashton-under-Lyne.
This role is ideal for a fabric or joinery-biased technician with fire door experience, who takes pride in compliance, quality workmanship and excellent customer service.

The Role

You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of building fabric, joinery and associated works across the hospital estate, ensuring statutory compliance, safety and service excellence at all times.

• Planned and reactive maintenance of building fabric and joinery elements
• Diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs and identifying additional works through the PPM programme
• Planning, prioritising and resourcing works to meet service level requirements
• Ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety, environmental and statutory regulations
• Supporting fire strategy compliance, ensuring doors, walls, partitions and penetrations remain compliant
• Assisting with site inspections, decoration works and fabric condition close-outs
• Supporting lifecycle, refurbishment and minor works projects, including pricing support
• Sourcing materials and managing stock levels to support service delivery
• Supporting and collaborating with other multi-skilled technicians to complete PPM and reactive works
• Completing all required documentation and maintenance records accurately
• Developing positive working relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and subcontractors
• Reporting issues promptly to the Team Leader or Technical Services Manager

About You

You’ll be a proactive and reliable technician who can work under pressure, take ownership of tasks and see issues through to completion.

Essential requirements

• Completed apprenticeship in Joinery or strong equivalent practical experience
• Ability to read drawings, method statements and technical diagrams
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable experience

• Experience working in a healthcare or PFI environment
• Experience delivering PPM and reactive maintenance
• Working with fire strategies and fire-critical building elements

What's on Offer

• 24 days annual leave, increasing to 25 after 1 year’s service (+ public holidays)
• Life cover at 1.5x annual salary
• Employee discount schemes with major retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 paid corporate social responsibility (CSR) days per year
• Ongoing training, development and qualification opportunities
• Employee referral rewards scheme
• Access to employee networks and wellbeing initiatives
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and mental wellbeing app