Maintenance Operative

Prestwick Care

Posted a day ago, valid for a month

Chester le Street, Durham DH3, England

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

Prestwick Care is seeking a Maintenance Operative for their Covent House care home in the North East of England.
The position is full-time, requiring 38.5 hours per week, and candidates should have prior experience in a similar maintenance role.
Responsibilities include daily maintenance of the building, reporting defects, testing alarm systems, and liaising with management.
The ideal candidate should possess general maintenance knowledge, good communication skills, and a clean driving license, with a willingness to receive further training.
The salary for this role is competitive, and applicants should have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Prestwick Care is a successful family run business. We are a top care home provider based in the North East of England.We are currently looking for a Maintenance Operative to work in our exquisite home Covent House .

Covent House
Full Time - 38.5 hours

This is a great opportunity for someone who has previous experience within a similar role and has experience in minor electrical, plumbing and joinery.

REPORTING TO: Home Manager and/or their designate

JOB PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

To carry out day to day maintenance on the fabric of the building, its services and grounds in order to ensure that the Care Home is maintained in a safe and efficient functional order.
Report and action any known defects to appliances, damaged furniture/equipment and any other potential hazards to the Home Manager, who will advise accordingly.
Test the alarm system, and log results, weekly. Check call points, fire exits, door retaining devices and fire emergency lights, as specified in Company procedures.
Liaise with Home Manager or delegated Staff Member regarding maintenance work to be carried out.
Undertake driving duties if required by Home Manager or Person in Charge limiting trips to necessary mileage only i.e. frequent visits to GP should be reduced by planning.
Be On Call for advice/action in any emergencies which may arise out of hours.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE:

General maintenance knowledge/experience e.g. minor electrical, plumbing, joinery
Ideally having knowledge of current Health and Safety regulations
Good communication skills
Confident team player
Clean driving license
Use of car or similar vehicle
Willingness to receive training on current Health & Safety/Fire/EHO issues
Satisfactory DBS check and check against the ISA list
Ability to work on own initiative

Please apply by sending your CV ASAP.

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