Facilities Assistant

Southern Cross Healthcare; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Health insurance

Wellbeing programme

Employee network discounts

Job summary

Southern Cross Healthcare is seeking a Facilities Assistant to join our Christchurch Hospital team. You will work closely with an experienced Facilities Manager to maintain buildings, grounds, and essential plant and equipment in a busy private hospital setting.

You will gain hands-on exposure across HVAC, pumps, boilers, generators, and hospital infrastructure, while developing your technical capability and learning organisational processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in building maintenance, facilities, or a building, engineering, or mechanical trade
• Practical hands-on experience carrying out routine maintenance and troubleshooting basic building issues
• The ability to identify maintenance issues and know when specialist support or contractors are required
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise day-to-day maintenance requirements
• Experience using computer systems and maintaining accurate maintenance and equipment records
• A proactive attitude, with a genuine willingness to learn and develop your technical capability
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with hospital teams and contractors

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine maintenance and basic repairs across hospital facilities and plant equipment
• Coordinate contractors and service visits to ensure minimal downtime
• Monitor equipment performance and maintain accurate maintenance records
• Assist in ensuring facilities remain safe, compliant, and operating efficiently

Job description

Looking to build your career in facilities management while working in one of New Zealand's leading private hospitals?

As our Facilities Assistant, you'll work alongside an experienced Facilities Manager to help maintain the hospital's buildings, grounds, and essential plant and equipment. This is a hands-on role where no two days are the same, you'll carry out routine maintenance, coordinate contractors, monitor equipment, and help ensure our facilities remain safe, compliant, and operating at their best.

It's an excellent opportunity for someone with maintenance, trade, or facilities experience who enjoys solving problems and wants to broaden their technical capability across building systems including HVAC, pumps, boilers, generators, BMS controls and hospital infrastructure.

This is a full-time position based in our Christchurch Hospital

• Experience in building maintenance, facilities, or a building, engineering, or mechanical trade
• Practical hands-on experience carrying out routine maintenance and troubleshooting basic building issues
• The ability to identify maintenance issues and know when specialist support or contractors are requiredGood organisational skills and the ability to prioritise day-to-day maintenance requirements
• Experience using computer systems and maintaining accurate maintenance and equipment records
• A proactive attitude, with a genuine willingness to learn and develop your technical capability
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with hospital teams and contractors

Highly regarded:

• Knowledge of building services such as HVAC, pumps, boilers or similar plant equipment
• Exposure to Building Management Systems (BMS), controls or building automation systems
• Experience working in a healthcare, hospital, commercial or complex facilities environment
• Competitive Rewards: Attractive remuneration package
• Health & Wellbeing: Funded health insurance and a comprehensive wellbeing programme
• Perks & Community: Discounts from a range of partners and the opportunity to join our Employee Network.

Ko wai matou | Our Organisation

At Southern Cross Healthcare, our purpose is clear: to advance quality healthcare across Aotearoa New Zealand. Our values shape everything we do:

• Care First – We lead with compassion, delivering care that’s deeply human through genuine manaakitanga.
• Better Together – Collaboration is our strength. We unite diverse skills and perspectives to create better outcomes for all.
• Pursue Excellence – We strive to improve, innovate, and excel every day—never settling, always aiming to deliver our best.

We’re proud to bring together over 4,000 skilled professionals—including 2,000 nurses and anaesthetic technicians—working alongside more than 1,200 specialists, surgeons, anaesthetists, and allied health experts. Together, we’re one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest and most trusted healthcare providers.

Driven by a strong ‘for purpose’ ethos, we think beyond financial quarters—planning for generations to come.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and foster a culturally safe environment that reflects manaakitanga and values the unique perspectives of our people. Our core value, Better Together, guides our goal to build a workforce that mirrors the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand.

If you have specific needs or would like to discuss how we can support you, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] for a confidential conversation.

Join us, and together, each of us can be part of something important, helping people live their best lives by reimagining healthcare.