Maintenance Operative

Maintenance Operative Company: Richmond Villages Location: Richmond Village, Northampton – Bridge Meadow Way, NN4 5EB Salary: £12.65 per hour & Excellent Benefits Shift pattern: 8‑4 / 9‑5 Monday‑Friday, On call on rota basis Contract: Full time Job Description As a Maintenance Operative, your primary responsibility will be ensuring that our facilities remain fully functional. You will maintain buildings and equipment effectively while complying with all relevant Bupa Standard Operating Procedures, legislation, and industry best practices. Your role is crucial in ensuring our accommodation meets Bupa's cultural and brand values. Responsibilities Ensuring that all maintenance and repair tasks are completed to a high standard with minimal disruption to our residents and visitors, including the maintenance of offices, workshops, and plant rooms Contributing to the management of the maintenance budget, taking the lead as appropriate Carrying out ad‑hoc internal decoration of all accessible areas as indicated, ensuring it's maintained to a high standard Reporting unrepairable defects to management, escalating, or seeking specialist repair if required Liaising with, and supporting, our care home‑based Maintenance Operatives, including assisting with the induction and training of new starters Ensuring that all health and safety and compliance checks are carried to deadlines, and all policies and guidelines are adhered to at all times Working on call as and when required to support our care home outside of hours Key Skills / Qualifications A full driving licence is essential You hold a building/electrical/plumbing qualification or relevant experience in a property maintenance or general repairs role Friendly and approachable, you have a good understanding of building services including heating, hot and cold‑water distribution, ventilation, electrical distribution, and plumbing You understand the importance of maintaining high standards and have knowledge of relevant statutory requirements and compliance. You can work flexibly to meet demands and you're always happy to help the wider team You enjoy working with others and building relationships with our residents Benefits My Healthcare – Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health‑related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350 Wagestream – Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes 28 days holiday Sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences Long service – For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money Free meal on every shift Interest‑free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site Parental leave – schemes for adoption, birth parents and co‑parents – find out more on our career site Menopause Plan – specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK About Bupa We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Disability Confident Employer Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. Job area and type Care Home – Facilities & Home Support. Full time. Seniority level: Entry level. Employment type: Contract. Locations: Richmond Northampton Village #J-18808-Ljbffr