Facilities - Maintenance Officer

Description Join our team and play a vital role in maintaining a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for our residents, visitors, and staff. This hands-on position is ideal for a skilled and proactive individual who takes pride in delivering high-quality maintenance and ensuring our facilities operate to the highest standards. PURPOSE OF

THE ROLE Carry out skilled DIY & general maintenance works involved in all aspects of the CWC Group maintenance, both internal and external ensuring external grounds are kept clean and tidy. The role includes general DIY and maintenance including basic carpentry, plumbing, replacement of tiling, replacement of flooring and painting and decorating. This also includes regular checks and assessments of both public and private areas, liaising with domestic staff, kitchen staff, care staff and nurses performing jobs when required.

MAIN TASKS:
Check maintenance logs daily and complete any tasks requested over night / weekends Installations, inspections, diagnosing faults, testing, replacement, repair and maintenance of building, fixtures and fittings. General plumbing including washers, taps unblocking toilets, unblocking drains. Basic carpentry such as new locks, architrave, boxing in, assembling furniture, easing & adjusting windows, replacing handles and similar hardware. General tiling - floors and walls General painting and decorating Basic electrical maintenance such as changing light bulbs Identify hazards, defects and the need for adjustment or repair;

to ensure compliance with any regulations, law, working practices and Health & Safety Liaising with domestic staff, kitchen staff, care staff and nurses performing jobs when required. Carry out planned tasks in accordance with contract/agreed requirements Carry out tasks within agreed time limit Ensure compliance to agreed codes, legislation, and procedures including Health & Safety Maintain accurate records/documentation associated with your work Report to the Facilities Manager Immediately report problems/failures that may impact on the CWC Group and/or its patients/residents and staff to the Registered Manager Adhere to the CWC Group Policies and Procedures You will be expected to maintain safety of Patients/Residents/staff and the building by:
Ensuring there is a monthly nurse call systems checks and ensuring all reported nurse call faults are addressed without delays Ensure water temperatures are checked monthly for safety and recorded in appropriate log. Ensuring fire alarm is tested every week and record maintained in appropriate log. Ensuring emergency lights are tested monthly Ensuring wheelchairs are checked for safety regularly and power washed monthly Ensuring beds and bed rails are checked every month From time to time you may be expected to be part of special projects as are reasonably required of your job role You are responsible for your allocated workload and must meet all targets as agreed with the Facilities Manager and Registered Manager Your usual work hours will be 40hrs per week.

However, you will be expected to as and when necessary to meet the needs of the home EQUIPMENT:
You are responsible for the equipment provided to you for use in your job role. This means you must ensure that equipment is used in accordance with training provided, all the CWC Group policies and procedures and the law and using, where applicable, any safety equipment or PPE provided. You are responsible to ensure that equipment is maintained and can be used/operated at all times.

You must ensure that equipment or tools supplied by the CWC Group or personal are stored safely at all times. SPECIAL

WORKING CONDITIONS:

You may be expected to work in accordance to the CWC Group overtime policies…