Maintenance Assistant – Building

Job Overview

Operational Estates is looking for an enthusiastic Maintenance Assistant – Building to be based at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, with the flexibility to work at any of our community sites.

To undertake a diverse range of tasks across a variety of disciplines as applicable for a particular site, for example:

• External general site maintenance & repairs
• Grass & hedge cutting
• Clearance of road gulleys and drainage systems
• Operation of machinery and equipment pertinent to the job description
• Manual labour for the function and operation of the Estate
• Transportation of materials, equipment and tools to facilitate the operational estate service
• Monthly utility data collection
• Repair of walls including pointing
• Laying kerbs, paving slabs and block paving
• Minor repairs to tarmac surfaces including line marking
• Regularly working at heights including assisting roof repairs
• Working on drainage systems
• Repairs to fencing, barriers and gates
• Concreting
• Erection of scaffold towers to appropriate standards
• Access equipment safety inspections

You may also be asked to provide assistance to building maintenance craftsmen to enable them to fully carry out their duties.

You will have gained previous experience to enable you to carry out maintenance on healthcare properties, including Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Community Hospitals, health centres and clinics throughout BCUHB East, primarily at Wrexham Maelor Hospital and occasionally at community sites as required.

Annual leave allowance is 28 days on appointment and up to 5 years service, 30 days after 5 and 10 years service, and 34 days over 10 years service plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time staff).

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent training in an applicable discipline or equivalent level of knowledge and/or experience.

• Evidence of CPD
• City and Guilds qualification in related field.
• Competence certificate in the use of various equipment pertaining to the service
• First aid training

• Experience working within an estates maintenance type environment in one of the applicable disciplines – electrical, mechanical, grounds etc.

• Previous experience of working within the NHS.
• Use of relevant machinery and its maintenance
• Grounds Maintenance

• Ability to work unsupervised
• Ability to undertake manual labour tasks
• Ability to use a wide variety of hand tools and equipment

• IT/Keyboard skills
• Communication skills