General Maintenance Operative
7 months ago
Reporting to the Maintenance Operative Manager, the Maintenance Operative is responsible for ensuring all checks are complete and a safe environment for residents, team members and visitors whilst maintaining a high quality of service within the home.
The Maintenance Operative will manage and ensure the safe and pleasant environment for all residents and employees, working closely with their teams to provide strong leadership and inspiration ensuring the highest service standards are achieved.
**JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**
**Maintenance**
Responsibility for the security for all the maintenance equipment in the home
Ensure that all minor repairs and plumbing are fixed within a timely manner. Ensure that all electrical equipment are maintained and repaired if required
Ensure that the boiler house is regularly maintained and checked
Responsibly for the maintenance of the refuse area and overseeing the removal of clinical waste and rubbish from the home.
Ensure that the decoration of the home is to the highest standard and snagging items dealt with in a timely manner.
Ensure that the outside areas of the home are kept to a high standard
Ensure that all regulatory and statutory requirements are met and company policies and procedures are adhered to.
Ensure any requirements from internal and external audits are actioned within the timescales required.
Ensure that all new residents appliances are visually inspected and recorded in the maintenance manual.
Ensure that systematic visual inspections of all electrical appliances are carried out within the home on an annual basis.
Ensure that the drainage system is maintained
Assist the other teams within the home to provide a clean and welcoming environment.
Oversee external works and contractors and manage the snagging works
**Health and Safety**
Overall responsibility for carrying our weekly tests of the emergency systems within the home.
Ensure regulations and compliance are met and adhered to.
Overall responsibility to ensure all checks are up to date and servicing is completed for equipment within the home
Ensure equipment and environment is safe within the home.
You will be required for this role to potentially liftheavy objects
**JOB DESCRIPTION RECORD**
This job description reflects the current main organisational priorities for the position. These priorities may develop and change in consultation with the post holder in line with needs and priorities of the business.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Criteria Qualifications/Education
- Trade Qualification (essential)
Experience
- Health & Safety knowledge in a busy working environment
- Proven track record in a similar role
- Proven track record leading, empowering, supporting a service team
**Skills/**
**Knowledge**
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent written, non-verbal and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of and competence in building maintenance
Personal Qualities
- Reliable and punctual
- Able to adapt to change
- Approachable
- Confident
- Diplomatic
- Enthusiastic
- Flexible
- Influencing skills
- Listening skills
- Negotiating skills
- Patient
- Positive attitude
- Self-motivator
- Flexible approach to working hours - able to work occasionally outside of normal hours.
- Ability to promote a professional image for the company at all times
- Ability to travel to other homes where needed for training / support
- Able to adapt to the Opus Care culture
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
**Salary**: £13.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Folkestone, CT20 2NB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
**Experience**:
- Maintenance: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- i.e. Plumbing, Electrician, Carpenter, Mechanic etc. (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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