Head of Maintenance

Solutions 2 Recruitment

Posted 3 days ago, valid for 8 days

Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1XP, England

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The Head of Maintenance position offers a salary of £35K and requires experience in the building industry.
The role involves overseeing all maintenance and administrative tasks at an educational facility, reporting directly to the Facilities Manager.
Key responsibilities include planning preventative maintenance, coordinating repairs, ensuring health and safety compliance, and managing maintenance requests from school staff.
The ideal candidate should have experience in areas such as plumbing, fire risk analysis, and general maintenance, while also demonstrating strong organizational and supervisory skills.
Working hours are Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5:30 pm, with additional out-of-hours duties as needed.

HEAD OF MAINTENANCE

Hours 8am to 5.30. Monday to Friday. Salary £35K. Statutory Holidays.

You will be joining a busy friendly team in a key position at our client’s educational facility, reporting to the Facilities Manager, and dealing with all issues related to the maintenance and administration of the site.

- All building and site repairs, to have worked in the building industry

- Health and safety compliance

- Fire risk analysis and compliance

- Security

- Plumbing

- COSHH

- General maintenance

- School logistics

To plan preventative maintenance.

To coordinate repairs and perform compliance tests.
To manage email correspondence and facilitate maintenance requests from School staff.
To record all job sheets and delegate tasks appropriately to the estate team. To report any matters arising promptly to the Bursar and Facilities Manager.
To order parts, chemicals and stock in accordance with the school budget and purchasing procedures.
To adhere to cost control and monitor the maintenance expenditure within the approved budget
To assist in the creation of the annual maintenance budget and always have attention to efficient cost management
To maintain and ensure compliance with all the appropriate health and safety regulations.
To undertake regular checks on a systematic basis

To co-ordinate the maintenance staff for the daily work requirements. To delegate tasks as necessary.
To complete supervisory duties for the Maintenance team including annual appraisals
To assist with Minibus driving as may be required from time to time.
To perform carpentry and plumbing as may be required.
To be an Out of hours duty phone holder on a rota basis to be agreed.
To co-ordinate and assist with School logistics including stage/seating.
To assist with snow clearing, de-icing and other hazards that may arise.
To work with other members of the staff team in a co-operative and helpful manner.

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