Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Assistant Job Description

Harbour Healthcare Limited is seeking a skilled Maintenance Assistant to join our team. As a Maintenance Assistant, you will be responsible for ensuring the maintenance of the Care Centre's exterior, including cleaning and maintaining gardens, flower beds, and hanging baskets. You will also be responsible for carrying out day-to-day maintenance on the fabric of the building, its services, and grounds to ensure the Care Centre is maintained in a safe and efficient functional order.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure all legal documentation is completed on time.
• Report and action any known defects to appliances, damaged furniture/equipment, and any other potential hazards to the Home Manager.
• Carry out any patching up or touching up of decoration as and when required.
• Test the fire alarm system, and log results, weekly.
• Ensure all ventilation units and lights are kept clean.
• Test all portable appliances as specified in Company procedures.
• Test, and record, water temperatures as specified in Company procedures.
• Maintain a 'Maintenance Book' in which defects are recorded by Staff Members.

Communication:

• Liaise with Home Manager, or delegated Staff Member, regarding maintenance work to be carried out.
• Participate in Staff and Client meetings as required.

Training & Development:

• Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.
• Maintain professional knowledge and competence.

Health & Safety:

• Ensure that paints and varnishes are used and stored only in accordance with manufacturers' instructions.
• Ensure areas in which any painting/varnishing work is being done is well ventilated and safe for Clients, Visitors, and Staff Members.
• Report immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self, or another.
• Understand and ensure the implementation of the Care Centre's Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Promote safe working practice in the Care Centre.

Tangible Benefits:

• Discounts on shopping, fashion, days out, travel, entertainment, and lots more.
• Cycle Scheme – up to % savings on your bike purchase.
• FREE face-to-face counselling, for you and your family.
• Staff recognition award ceremonies.
• £ voucher available every month for the nominated 'Employee of the month'.
• Opportunities for training and career progression.
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme.
• Blue Light Card – up to % discount across 's of retailers.
• Access to a FREE eye test and discounted glasses.
• Cashback card – save up to £ annually, can be used at over big brands.
• Wellbeing portal:
• FREE meditation series.
• FREE wellbeing podcasts & live virtual events.
• FREE mental health support programmes.
• FREE workout plans.
• FREE Live digital gym classes.
• FREE mindset and wellbeing series.
• Seasonal Company events, competitions, and incentives.
• On-site parking.