Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Package Description

Upto £35,000 Depending on Experience 

Job Introduction

• Undertake maintenance and reactive activity, to a wide range of Mechanical Building Services equipment including but not limited to heating boilers, pumps, compressed air systems, sanitary ware, fan coil and air handling units and BMS systems and other equipment found in modern commercial premises. 

• Undertake within your levels of competency inspection and reactive activity to a wide range of Electrical Building Services equipment including but not limited to general lighting, building controls, small power and distribution, BMS systems and other equipment found in modern commercial premises 

• Be an essential part of the local team who will ensure the safe operation and repair of all M&E building services and fabric equipment on the site. 

• Take part in a rota to provide a reactive maintenance service outside operating hours of the site. 

• To work within a shift system to provide a core presence at client sites within an extended weekday period. (Monday - Friday working 40 hours per week)

• To undertake weekend/out of hours working to complete intrusive maintenance activites that cannot be undertaken in client operating hours. (As Required) 

• Working in line with the Permit to Work System SOP. 

• To implement systems that will ensure plant is maintained and operated to its optimum efficiency. 

• Participate in departmental energy saving schemes and promote the understanding and importance of the economic use of energy. 

• Take part in Appraisals/Performance Reviews including the recognition of training and development needs. 

• Monitor site performance of sub-contractors and report poor performance.  

• Use of IT systems (Handheld device) as part of the CAFM system Maximo. 

• Work in line with issued Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.  

Main Responsibilities

• Undertake all allocated tasks and perform them in a timely and professional manner. 

• Undertake training and appointment as an AP/CP in appropriate disciplines. 

• Be proactive to identify and report faults with building services equipment and take steps to resolve. 

• Be proactive to ensure all H&S issues are reported/escalated as required. 

• Maintain informal communications with Client staff members related to service levels and issues. 

• Report service affecting issued to the site management team for formal communication with the client 

• Remain flexible with regards to site attendance and tasks undertaken within personal competency. 

• Be fully aware of relevant Health and Safety and general legislative matters. 

• Assume responsibility for ensuring compliance with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and site-specific health, safety and welfare policies. 

• You must ensure that you do not act in any way that endangers your health and safety or that of others. Failure to comply with the requirements of this clause may result in disciplinary action being taken against you, which may include your dismissal or notice. 

• All accidents and unsafe situations must be reported immediately with all accidents recorded in the Accident Book. 

• If we give you safety equipment, protective clothing or footwear you must use it. Clothing and overalls must be kept clean. 

• You must attend health and safety training as instructed by your manager to ensure that risks in the workplace are reduced. 

• Keep up to date with any assigned training, be that MARS or Sodexo's Ingenium. 

• Participate and cooperate with any investigations, RCAs and audits associated with work activities. 

• Assist in keeping the site filing and administration systems to a good standard. 

The Ideal Candidate

• HND or NVQ or equivalent in a relevent subject 

• IOSH/NEBOSH HSE qualification or equivient.  

• CSCS Card 

• 5 years experience in mechanical building services and plant engineering with a working knowldge of electrical systems. 

• (Preferred but not essential) Previous appointment as AP/CP for one or more of the following disciplines, Boilers and Pressure systems, Working at Heights, Confined Spaces 

• Experience of Construction Design Management Regulations (CDM). 

• Excellent communications both written and verbal. 

• Numerate and computer literate. 

About The Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

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 are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process