Maintenance Operative / Facilities Operative in Devon, South Molton

Maintenance Operative Hours: 40 Hours Location: Raleigh Mead Nursing Home, South Molton, EX36 4BT If youre proficient at maintenance and would like to work in a supportive and friendly environment, we can offer you a rewarding career. We are looking for a Maintenance Operative to assist in the safe, efficient running of our Care Home by undertaking general and routine maintenance of the buildings, fixtures, fittings and grounds, and completing timely compliance checks. Full training and comprehensive induction programme. Company pension. Mentorship and Refer a Friend bonus schemes. Ongoing training and development to help you build a career. Free Uniform and DBS. Can-do attitude and have basic maintenance skills including: Decorating Skills. Electrical skills Like for like replacements and basic fault finding Pat testing skills or prepared to complete the course at our expense Prepared to be the lead fire Marshall for the home and prepared to do group training for fire wardens Youll have a clean driving licence. Champion excellent maintenance of both the external and internal spaces in our homes and gardens to ensure they are well maintained, beautifully presented and safe places to live/ work for our residents and staff. Ensure all Statutory and Non-Statutory Tasks assigned to you are completed in line with the Company Policy and that auditable records are kept and are open to viewing when required. Conduct timely PAT on all electrical items brought into the homes where required. Record and update all tasks assigned to you using the electronic maintenance logging system. Ensure that all minor maintenance jobs including low level electrical repairs e.g. Support all our residents to move into their new home by ensuring all residents rooms are well maintained on arrival, helping residents to move in, supporting with the personalisation of residents rooms. Support the Home Manager to ensure compliance in relevant areas of health and safety throughout the home by carrying out regular and timely health and safety inspections, hazard identification and make regular report of findings to Facilities Manager. Take personal responsibility in becoming fully aware of Health and Safety at Work Policies, in particular Fire Procedures, Control of Infection, COSHH and Moving and Handling. This post carries the responsibility of a Designated Fire Warden and support the home team to train and orientate staff in fire evacuation procedures in the home. Carry out and record the monthly stock-take of all maintenance equipment, e.g. light bulbs, filters etc. Assist with the removal of all waste to the designated waste areas and keep the area tidy, clean and locked as appropriate. Drive the Company vehicle locally making regular and ad-hoc collections/deliveries as required. Assist with the movement of furniture and equipment and the putting away of heavy stores. Assist housekeeping teams with the carpet care programme. Work collaboratively with the Facilities Team including Gardening and Decorating Team, to ensure the grounds are kept to the required standard and that the decoration of the homes is also kept to the required standard. Welford Healthcare was founded in 2017 with the goal of building a boutique collection of quality care homes across the UK. Our strategy is to grow our business by acquiring mature care homes with quality foundations and strong potential for improvement and by investing in our people and our properties to ensure our homes are always inviting and homely. Whilst we are a growing business, we never lose sight of our primary and enduring purpose which is to provide good quality care for vulnerable adults. As we acquire new homes, we leverage our resources and expertise to ensure that the homes we run always have our residents wellbeing at their hearts. Our senior leadership team has extensive experience of operating, opening and acquiring quality care homes with proven track records in regulatory compliance and running commercially successful businesses where meeting the needs and ensuring the happiness of our residents and our teams are the cornerstones of our approach.