Maintenance Assistant

Package Description

You bring the skills. We’ll bring the opportunities.

• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday - Friday
• 7:00 am - 3:00pm or 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
• £13.13 per hour
• Subsidised parking
• Based: M13 9WL

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Job Introduction

Healthy outcomes start with positive patient experiences.

To provide Comprehensive and quality service in line with quality standards to all wards and departments, working with others as part of a multi-skilled team assisting trade persons if and when necessary. Also responsible for assisting in the day to day maintenance of the whole of the site.

What you’ll do: 

To understand unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work that does not justify attention of a fully qualified craftsperson, related to their training and/or experience.

Using a range of hand tools to undertake a wide range of minor maintenance and repairs tasks including:

• Replace washers of taps, repairing minor leaks, cleaning of waste traps and drains.
• Replacement of lamps and tubes, fitting of plug tops and minor electrical items.
• Cleaning of light fittings and shades of lamp replacement
• Fitting of door handles, pictures, signs etc.
• Oiling and greasing
• High level cleaning of brackets and overhangs
• Cleaning of entrance areas
• Cleaning of plant rooms, workshops and machinery and removal of debris.
• TVs - Pick up from wards and repair if possible. if not possible take to the TV repairers, pick up and deliver back to ward
• Service and repair ward toasters
• Assist following emergencies
• Analysing faults, reporting to appropriate trade
• Provide and receive routing information to assist in undertaking own job
• Exchange routine information with colleagues and provide advice
• Organise own day to day work tasks or activities
• Demonstrate duties to new starters
• Process own timesheets
• Carry bleep
• Check and commission new equipment
• Undertaking painting and decorating duties
• Undertake surveys or audits to own job
• Responsible for the safe use of maintenance of equipment other than that which is personally used
• Follow hospital policies in my own role
• Make judgements involving straight forward job related facts or situations
• Understanding a limited range of work procedures from knowledge acquired through short induction days
• Movement of materials and equipment

What you bring: 
Essential

• A full, clean driving licence
• Previous appropriate working experience or training in skill development, including the safe use of tools and equipment.
• able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of workshop safety practices
• Must be able to work effectively with the minimum of supervision
• Good communication skills and the ability to deal with the exposure to emotional conditions

Desirable

• Understand fully the inter-relationships between the various maintenance crafts
• Knowledge of other Trades e.g. plumbing, electrical and joinery
• Engineering and/or building maintenance experience.

What we offer:  

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:                                                                                                                          

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment  
• Competitive compensation  
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.  

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!  Keep your career running smoothly.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About The Company

About Sodexo 

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.