Multi Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson - (Mechanical)

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37.5 hours per week

Permanent

£28,407 - £34,581 Per Annum

Closing Date: 31st August 2023

Interview Date: TBC

We are looking for a dynamic individual to work as part of our friendly estates team, who are passionate about delivering a first class service.

Quality and patient care is paramount, and the Estates & Facilities Team ensure the best service is given.

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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You will be part of the team who are responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive maintenance and installation service across the Trust’s Estates, which will be responsive, efficient, financially effective and to a high standard. You should possess good communication skills both written and verbal and be prepared to participate in an on-call rota.

To work autonomously as a specialist craftsperson in area of expertise, planning and responding to Planned Preventive Maintenance and emergency calls.

The post requires frequent concentration to diagnose faults and the adaptability to respond to frequent interruptions and deal with unplanned maintenance issues.’

Here at George Eliot our vision to‘excel at patient care’takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate employees who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

• To take responsibility for diagnostic fault finding, problem solving and repair and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment. To undertake servicing and installation of equipment and systems within the Trust and in other properties maintained by the Maintenance

Department as directed.

• Partake in the installation of services through small or capital works programs
• To set out new work or set up new production appropriate to his/her original trade using relevant instruments and machinery without supervision. This may include the manufacture, assembly, erection and installation of new work using own initiative, experience and judgement. Interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and

specifications appropriate to their trade without supervision.

• To analyse mechanical and electrical problems, taking decisions alone or in conjunction with clinical staff/senior management without reference to own management team.
• To analyse and diagnose plant problems using Building Management System
• To effect temporary repairs/”make safe” works in emergency situations.
• To undertake condition surveys of equipment and acceptance testing of new equipment.
• To act as nominated competent person in own specialist trained areas for statutory standards

in line with appropriate HTM standard.

• To participate in an emergency on-call system covering all properties maintained by the Trust and as specified by the supervisor.
• To affect temporary repairs or ‘make-safe’ works in emergency situations
• To regularly participate in an emergency on-call rota system covering the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
• To participate in the Trusts ‘Theatre Checks’ early starts rota and cover absent colleagues where necessary.
• Working knowledge of Building Management Systems
• Hold or be prepared to accept with relevant training, Competent Person (CP) responsibilities such as Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS), Boiler and Pressure Systems, Electrical High/Low Voltage (HV/LV), legionella, Confined Spaces, Working at Height, and any other CP responsibilities that the Department may require.
• Ability to carry out multi-skilled cross trade working to a high standard.
• To ensure day-to-day efficient and safe working of all mechanical and electrical plant running across the Trust
• The post holder must have a sound working knowledge of the following equipment and services:

o 2-Port and 3 Port Heating Systems
o Domestic Hot Water Systems
o Cold Water Systems
o LTHW boilers
o PHEX & Storage Vessels
o Calorifiers

• The post holder must have a basic working knowledge of the following equipment and services:

o Single Phase and Three Phase Systems
o Electrical Generation
o Nurse Call Systems
o BMS

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.