Maintenance Person in Manchester

Overview

Hours: Full Time. Role Description: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a maintenance person to join the team at Olea care. Working: 37.5 hours per week over 5 days. 3 locations: Stockport, Chorlton and Newton Heath. Reporting to the Home Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the general maintenance of the care homes, with a caring, can-do attitude. Experience working in building maintenance; ideally, some of that has been gained in a care home setting. As well as being very practical, you\\\’ll like dealing with people and are happy building good relationships with residents, colleagues and contractors. Being a multi-tasker who can work well under pressure and use initiative to solve problems. Above all, a team player who takes pride in their work and is committed to maintaining a safe, comfortable environment for our residents, staff and guests.

Your role

The safety of our care home residents and staff is really important. Your role will be to make sure the premises and grounds are maintained to a high standard. You\\\’ll perform regular checks, carry out repairs and, when needed, contact engineers or service agents. You\\\’ll be confident doing fire, basic electrical and appliance checks. Faults must be reported and actioned promptly. We\\\’ll also expect you to keep the grounds looking tidy and carry out general redecoration work. As our Maintenance Person, you\\\’ll be a valuable member of our friendly, close-knit team, promoting the well-being of our residents and the successful running of our care home.

About Us

We are a successful family owned business which has provided care to older people and adults for over 25 years. Our success has been based around our philosophy of providing high quality care to our residents in places they are proud to call home. Our aim is always to be the recognised first choice provider of quality care for our service users. Olea Care Group has been awarded the Investors in People Gold Accreditation, which means we continually invest in your personal training and development. Olea care is a place where you can develop and grow.

Skills and Qualifications

• Full clean driving license.
• Experience of DIY and decorating.
• Caring nature.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually.
• Flexibility and be able to adapt to the needs of Residents.
• A Health & Safety or Maintenance qualification is desirable.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave
• Fully funded training
• Development opportunities & Career progression
• Simply Health cover after one year of service, inc. cashback on medical and dental expenses
• Death in service cover after 3 year\\\’s service
• pension plan
• Annual staff recognition

All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Experience

• Care home maintenance: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification

• clean driving licence (required)

Work Location: In person