At a Glance
- Tasks: Carry out maintenance across building systems and support engineering management.
- Company: Join a leading healthcare provider focused on positive patient experiences.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, mental health resources, and discounts on high street brands.
- Other info: Flexible working hours and opportunities for personal development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in a dynamic team while ensuring safety and compliance.
- Qualifications: Interest in engineering, strong problem-solving skills, and good communication.
The predicted salary is between 15.29 - 15.29 £ per hour.
Healthy outcomes start with positive patient experiences.
40 Hours per Week / Monday to Friday / 08:00 – 16:30
£15.29 per hour
Uniform provided / Access to Blue Light Card / Sodexo Benefits
20 Days Holiday per year + Bank Holidays
Location: Royal Stoke Hospital
What You’ll Do:
- Carry out planned maintenance across building, mechanical and electrical systems in line with regulations and manufacturer guidelines
- Support Engineering Management to meet contractual response times and produce required reports
- Assist with annual statutory maintenance programmes, including shutdown works
- Review and validate test results, ensuring compliance with current guidance and Authorising Engineer (AE) recommendations
- Ensure safe operation, maintenance and repair of all plant and equipment across the hospital site
- Deliver both planned and reactive maintenance services, including out-of-hours support
- Maintain compliance with contractual, legislative, statutory and HTM requirements, supporting Health & Safety standards
- Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders, including helpdesk and clinical staff, ensuring effective communication and timely completion of work
- Comply with all health and safety, hygiene, and statutory regulations, including COSHH and fire safety
- Promote and maintain a safe, clean and efficient environment for patients, visitors and staff
What You Bring:
- Demonstrated interest in the engineering industry with a proactive, can-do attitude
- Confident and capable in assessing situations and making sound decisions
- Self-motivated, adaptable and able to manage changing priorities effectively
- Strong problem-solving skills with a logical and practical approach
- Calm and effective under pressure, with a clear understanding of urgency
- Good knowledge of Health & Safety principles and safe working practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and basic maths
- IT literate, willing to undertake training, and open to overtime when required
- Experience in a maintenance/engineering environment, ideally within healthcare, with additional specialist knowledge where applicable
- Excellent time management, teamwork and communication
- A positive, initiative-taking approach – able to work independently or as part of a team
What we offer:
- Mental health and wellbeing resources
- Employee Assistance Programme (including financial/legal advice & personal support)
- Free health & wellbeing app with 24/7 virtual GP access
- Discounts on high street brands for you and your family
- Salary finance tools and financial wellbeing resources
- Retirement savings plan and life insurance
- Full training and protective uniform provided
- Opportunities to gain experience through learning and development
- Cycle to Work scheme & volunteering opportunities
- Flexible working and a dynamic team environment
- Competitive pay
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.
Maintenance Assistant in Stoke-on-Trent employer: Sodexo Group
At Royal Stoke Hospital, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With competitive pay, comprehensive benefits including access to mental health resources and a flexible working environment, we empower our Maintenance Assistants to thrive while contributing to positive patient experiences in a dynamic healthcare setting.
