Healthcare Facilities Technician – Hands-On Maintenance

Southern Cross Hospital; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rewards

Health insurance

Wellbeing programme

Employee network discounts

Job summary

Southern Cross Hospital – Christchurch City, South Island invites applicants for a Facilities Assistant role. You will work with an experienced Facilities Manager to maintain buildings, grounds and essential plant and equipment across our Christchurch Hospital campus.

This hands-on role covers routine maintenance, contractor coordination, equipment monitoring and compliance to keep facilities safe and operating at their best.

Qualifications

• Experience in building maintenance and facilities
• Hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting basic building issues
• Ability to identify maintenance needs and know when to involve contractors
• Strong organisational skills for day-to-day maintenance requests
• Experience using computer systems and keeping accurate records
• Proactive attitude with willingness to learn and grow technical skills
• Strong communication with hospital teams and contractors

Responsibilities

• Maintain hospital buildings, grounds, and essential plant/equipment
• Carry out routine maintenance and coordinate contractors
• Monitor equipment and ensure safety, compliance, and uptime
• Support building systems including HVAC, pumps, boilers, generators, and BMS controls
• Maintain maintenance and equipment records and reports

Skills

Building maintenance

Maintenance troubleshooting

Issue identification

Organisational skills

Computer systems

Proactive attitude

Communication

Job description

Southern Cross Hospital – Christchurch City, South Island invites applicants for a Facilities Assistant role. You will work with an experienced Facilities Manager to maintain buildings, grounds and essential plant and equipment across our Christchurch Hospital campus.

This hands-on role covers routine maintenance, contractor coordination, equipment monitoring and compliance to keep facilities safe and operating at their best.