Skilled Maintenance Operative

TN United Kingdom; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Facilities Manager to oversee the maintenance and safety of their facilities. This role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, managing maintenance projects, and maintaining high-quality records. The position offers flexible working hours, opportunities for career progression, and a supportive work environment. Join a team that values hard work and commitment, and enjoy a rewarding career in a stunning location with excellent facilities.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Career Progression

Employee Assistance

Referral Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in facility management and maintenance.
• Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the environment is safe, clean, and welcoming.
• Manage maintenance workloads and liaise with contractors.
• Conduct regular audits of quality systems.

Skills

Facility Management

Record Keeping

Project Management

Compliance Knowledge

Job description

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CareTech supports adults with complex needs and cares for children and young people, offering carefully designed programmes in specialist services, many of which have schools and residential services attached.

Our services include modern outward-looking residential care for children, young people, and adults. We operate a significant range of supported living schemes that include individual flats, houses, and grouped accommodation arrangements.

The portfolio of services we offer includes an acute brain injury rehabilitation centre, specialist hospital services, residential children’s homes, and specialist education schools teaching hundreds of students.

A Crafts team is responsible for fitting kitchens/bathrooms, maintaining premises, minor projects within the site complex, and ensuring compliance needed for site operation.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Ensure all parts of the environment are safe, welcoming, clean, hygienic, in good repair, and sensitive to the needs of students.
• Maintain high standards of record keeping and reporting related to the site.
• Participate in and undertake regular audits of quality systems.
• Inspect and address works from contractors that fall below required standards.
• Ensure compliance with all current national regulations and inspection standards relevant to this establishment.
• Ensure compliance with environmental health standards and regulatory body inspections.
• Manage maintenance workloads proactively and effectively.
• Liaise with the Regional Facilities Manager on larger projects and seek technical assistance.
• Identify projects to improve the facility’s image, functionality, and educational efficiency.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and areas occupied by contractors are left in good condition.
• Manage the upkeep of the grounds.

What you will benefit from

• Achieve greatness through your hard work and commitment, with rewards accordingly.
• Salary: Base salary of £28,000.
• Monday to Friday - Flexible working hours.
• Career progression through internal promotion via our leadership programme.
• Wellbeing tools and advice, including employee assistance.
• Stunning working environments in beautiful locations with excellent facilities.
• Refer a friend scheme offering bonuses for successful referrals.

Requirements for an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment practices. The process may extend processing times due to these checks. All young people are entitled to fair and balanced care.

We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates as part of safeguarding. This will be performed by a panel member not involved in hiring to avoid bias. Information will only be shared if relevant and concerning.

Employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities and challenging discrimination based on race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or perceived differences.