Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package (not itemisé

Training for hydrotherapy pool work

Emergency lift release training & auth

Job summary

STEPS Rehabilitation, a residential neurorehabilitation centre, seeks a multi-skilled maintenance technician to cover planned and reactive maintenance across occupied client areas. You will handle hydrotherapy pool plant, building controls and refurbishment projects, collaborating with a small team and liaising with clients and families.

The role requires a trade qualification or equivalent experience, with a focus on safe practices, problem-solving and independence while maintaining sensitivity

Qualifications

• Recognised construction or maintenance trade qualification (e.g. joinery, plumbing, electrical, general building) at NVQ or City & Guilds Level 2, or equivalent experience
• Experience in building maintenance or construction environment
• Experience working with multiple trades
• Safe use of hand and power tools

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned preventative maintenance including fire alarm testing, fire door inspections, water hygiene checks, equipment and vehicle checks
• Test hydrotherapy pool water quality, monitor chemicals, maintain filtration and plant
• Maintain building systems: heating, ventilation, air conditioning, mechanical plant and BMS
• Perform reactive maintenance and fault-finding across buildings and equipment
• Maintain profiling beds, hoists and passenger lifts and manage emergency lift release after training
• Engage in projects/refurbishments including shopfitting and kitchen fitting
• Liaise with contractors and suppliers, arrange visits and follow issues to resolution
• Manage work orders in MaintainX and keep records up to date
• Service company vehicles and arrange MOTs
• Grounds maintenance, waste management, snow clearing, seasonal work and events support
• Daily checks in occupied bedrooms while respecting client privacy and dignity
• Communicate effectively with clients, families and the wider team

Skills

Reliable & organized

Good communication

Practical problem-solving

Willingness to learn

Independent worker

Team player

Risk assessment awareness

Education

NVQ/City & Guilds Level 2 in construction or maintenance

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Multi-skilled maintenance technician in the Facilities team at STEPS Rehabilitation, a residential neurorehabilitation centre. The work spans planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, hydrotherapy pool plant, building controls and refurbishment projects, with the post holder doing most of it in-house. The post sits in a small, close-knit team working in occupied client areas, so regular contact with clients and families is part of the job. Candidates need a construction or maintenance trade qualification, or equivalent experience, and must investigate faults without waiting to be told.

What the job involves

• Planned preventative maintenance, including fire alarm testing, fire door inspections, water hygiene checks, equipment and vehicle checks
• Hydrotherapy pool water quality testing, chemical monitoring, filtration, backwashing and plant maintenance
• Building systems work covering heating, ventilation, air conditioning, mechanical plant and building management systems
• Reactive maintenance and fault-finding across buildings and equipment
• Maintaining profiling beds, hoists and passenger lifts, including emergency passenger release after training
• Projects and refurbishments, including shopfitting, kitchen fitting and specialist installations
• Liaising with contractors and suppliers, arranging visits and following problems to resolution
• Managing own work orders in MaintainX and keeping records up to date
• Servicing company vehicles and arranging MOTs
• Grounds maintenance, waste management, snow clearing, seasonal work and event support
• Daily walkarounds and routine checks in occupied bedrooms, respecting client privacy and dignity
• Communicating with clients, families and the wider team

What’s required

Qualifications

• Recognised construction or maintenance trade qualification (e.g. joinery, plumbing, electrical, general building) at NVQ or City & Guilds Level 2, or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience in a building maintenance or construction environment
• Experience working alongside multiple trades
• Safe use of hand and power tools

Skills & knowledge

• Reliable and organised, with good communication skills
• Practical problem-solving and willingness to learn skills outside primary trade
• Understanding of safe working practices and following risk assessments and safe systems of work
• Able to work independently and as part of a small team
• Takes ownership of tasks
• Professional and polite around clients and families

Nice to have

• Experience using digital maintenance systems (e.g. CAFM)
• IOSH Working Safely or similar training
• Experience working with vulnerable adults
• Experience in healthcare, care, education or occupied environments
• Multi-trade qualification or additional trade competencies
• Previous commercial pool plant experience
• Previous building controls experience

What’s offered

• Generous benefits package (not itemised)
• Training provided for hydrotherapy pool work
• Training and authorisation for emergency lift release