Building Craft Operative

Overview

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To carry out carpentry and Building repairs and maintain the building fabric both internally and externally to Trust owned premises.

Deal with incidents such as damaged fire doors (Health & Safety) lost keys (departmental, controlled drugs cupboards) broken glass to doors, windows (Health & Safety)

To provide assistance if required to other craftsmen within the Estates Department.

To have a flexible approach within the Estates Team and carry out maintenance functions considered foreign to their profession provided such work is done within (Health & Safety) guidelines and they have the required training, skills and supervision

To carry out tasks in any site owned and maintained by University Hospitals Sussex SRH as required

Applicants will ideally have gained a City and Guilds, NVQ level 3 qualification in Carpentry & Joinery or other building skills. They should have experience of fitting, replacing and repairing door locks, cutting keys, repairing and maintaining automatic doors. Excellent painting skills. Experience of brick laying would be beneficial. In addition planned and reactive maintenance works which would have been gained within large complex building environments.

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs) routines on plant, equipment, building fabric and services in line with manufacturer’s recommendations, best practice and consummate with trained skills and experience.
• Repairs and construction of timber fixtures and fittings
• First and second fixing to new and alteration work
• Carry out minor repairs to fencing and gates.
• To repair or replace locks, door closers and door furniture of all kinds. If possible, cut keys.
• Work on automatic doors.
• Repair all types of timber flooring.
• Minor repairs of blinds and fixing of curtain tracks and similar fixtures and fittings, coat hooks, shelving, notice boards, etc.
• Erection and dismantling of trestles, hop-ups, staging, ladders and step ladders providing training has been completed by the operative.
• Deal with incidents such as damaged fire doors (Health & Safety), lost keys, departmental and controlled drugs cupboards, broken glass to doors and windows.
• Carry out defective item maintenance on the carpentry and building fabric (internally & externally) in line with best practice, health and safety and consummate with trained skills and experience with the aim of returning the item to service within target time frames.
• Carry out tasks as instructed/requested with a minimum of supervision, in line with best building practice and consummate with trained skills and experience.
• Carry out refurbishment and/or new works, as required from time to time as directed by the Team Leader.

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme, for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop. We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving…