Head of Maintenance

Head of Maintenance

**Requisition Title**: : Head of Maintenance
** Job Number**: RIC04MD

Richmond Witney

Coral Springs Way Witney

Oxfordshire OX28 5DG

Location Status : On site

Salary Amount : 40,000
** Description**:** Job Title: Head of Maintenance**

**Location**:Richmond Villages Witney, Coral Springs Way, Witney, OX28 5DG**

**Salary range: £40,000 per annum - Paid breaks**

**Contract**:Permanent**

**Shift Pattern: Full time, 40 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 8 hour shifts, 8:00-16:00 plus on call for out of hours (evenings and weekends) on a rota.**

**We make health happen**

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships. This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.

As our Head of Maintenance, you’ll ensure that the necessary maintenance and repair tasks are completed to the highest standard and the Village remains fully functional at all times.

**You’ll help us make health happen by**:

- Managing, training and developing other maintenance employees in the team and keeping a record of all instructions given, especially where use of equipment is involved
- Assisting with staff inductions, specifically relating to emergency exists, fire points and evacuation procedures
- Advising over the phone when off duty or being called out to the Village in emergency situations
- Reporting any defects to the Village manager and identifying issues that require escalation or specialist advice
- Ensuring the outside of the building and grounds are maintained to a safe and good standard of repair, carrying out any works with minimum disruption to residents and staff
- Checking boilers are functioning correctly, free of leaks/defects and that space and water temperatures are correct
- Ensuring that safety and cleanliness within the Village adheres to current regulations and that all health and safety checks are completed and recorded
- Adhering to company purchasing procedures, making every effort to minimise waste and control costs
- Maintaining the office workshop and plant rooms, ensuring all areas are kept clean and all tools/equipment are safely secured
- Ensuring all residents’ electrical appliances are checked and tagged ‘safe for use’ adhering to Health and Safety regulations

**Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role**:
Facilities management experience to include statutory and compliance, leadership and productivity of a maintenance team, budgetary control, preventative maintenance planning and prioritising reactive maintenance. Experience of spa facilities an advantage. You have previous experience in a property or maintenance repair role and a good understanding of building services such as electrical distribution and plumbing. A Health and Safety or relevant building, electrical or plumbing qualification would be advantageous. With previous experience of planned maintenance systems and record keeping you have good IT skills and knowledge of statutory requirements. Friendly and approachable, you have excellent customer service skills and an ability to work well within a team.

Because we care for vulnerable people, we’ll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

**Benefits**

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

- My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support - all available from one phone number 24/7.
- Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
- Free meal with every shift
- Holidays - 20 days + Bank Holidays
- Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money
- Interest
- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
- Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
- We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - Find out more on our career site
- Parental Leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents - Find out more on our career site
- Menopause Plan - Specificall