At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to provide essential maintenance services in a healthcare environment.
- Company: Rydon Maintenance, a respected division of the Rydon Group.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 33 days holiday, health cash plan, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Full training provided with opportunities for career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in building maintenance, ideally within the NHS or similar settings.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 40000 £ per year.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Multi-skilled Maintenance Operative to join our highly regarded Maintenance team based from Dartford, Kent. Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors.
Job Purpose: We now have an exciting opportunity for experienced Multi Skilled Maintenance Operative to join our NHS Maintenance team, which delivers a first-class repairs service in partnership with NHS Trusts. You will join our repairs team in a static position based at The Bracton Centre in Dartford, Kent to provide reactive, planned and preventative maintenance for our NHS Clients.
As part of this role, you will work in a 'multi-trade' role providing repairs on a reactive basis with a particular emphasis on general maintenance works to include:
- Some plumbing works including changing taps and washers
- Replacing door handles and locks
- General wear and tear maintenance (filling of holes/retouching, light plastering)
In addition to reactive repairs, there will also be some planned maintenance activities such as emergency light testing and water temperature checks, along with planned upgrade works and refurbishment as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure a safe environment for service users. You will work in a live secure healthcare environment and it is important that proper protocols are followed at all times to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for staff and service users.
Normal working hours are 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday. There is also the opportunity to participate in an on-call rota system, which offers the opportunity to increase your earnings and be involved in additional urgent repairs.
What we can offer you:
- Competitive starting salary
- Holiday Entitlement: 33 days per annum (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Holiday Purchase Scheme: Buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
- On call standby allowance and overtime paid per call out
- Pension Scheme: 4% contributory
- Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare
- 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it
- Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work
- Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services
- Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes
- Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire
- Free Flu Vaccinations
- Full training, ongoing coaching and support
- Opportunities to progress your career across the business
This is a full-time permanent position. You will also participate in an on-call rota for emergency repairs where you will receive a standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.
Experience Required: Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings is essential, ideally within the NHS (or for a maintenance contractor providing services to the NHS). Alternatively, you will have worked for a maintenance contractor providing a planned/reactive maintenance service in a commercial setting (perhaps a hotel, school, supermarkets etc). You will also have a knowledge of Health.
