Maintenance Operative

Maintenance Operative

Hours: Full Time

Location: Vale View Heights, Fortescue Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9QG

If you’re 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 Nursing Home by undertaking general and routine maintenance of the buildings, fixtures, fittings and grounds, and completing timely compliance checks.

Our residents’ well‑being relies on them having a safe and stimulating space in which they can live and recuperate. Your work inspecting and maintaining the Home will make a genuine difference to their lives and happiness. You don’t need years of experience just an aptitude to learn.

If you’re looking for a career and not just a job, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

• 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.

Who We’re Looking For

• You’ll need a real can‑do attitude and have basic maintenance skills including:
• Decorating Skills.
• Plumbing skills including tap replacements and TMV servicing.
• Electrical skills – Like for like replacements and basic fault finding.
• Pat testing skills – or prepared to complete the course at our expense.
• Good understanding of how to work an iPad and use Outlook for emails.
• Legionella knowledge or prepared to complete the course at our expense.
• Prepared to be the lead fire Marshal for the home and prepared to do group training for fire wardens.
• We’d like someone who has an adaptable approach to work and can work unsupervised.
• Having a courteous and friendly disposition is important.
• You’ll have a clean driving licence.

How You’ll Make a Difference

You’ll assist with the general maintenance of the buildings, fixtures and grounds at our nursing home. As part of this role you’ll:

• 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. Keep and update records that can be viewed when 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. changing broken sockets and light fittings, minor plumbing tasks e.g. replacing taps and leaking pipework are undertaken in a safe, compliant and timely manner, whilst working with the home team to prioritise these jobs.
• 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.
• Be accountable for completion and appropriate filing of associated documentation.
• 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.
• Maintain the safety of the external hard landscaping, treating algae on paths to remove slip hazards as well as gritting and snow clearance