Maintenance Operative

Maintenance Operative

**Job Description**:
**Job Title: Maintenance Operative**

**Location: Richmond Nantwich,** St Joseph's Way, London Road, CW5 6LZ**

**Salary: £12.65ph & Excellent Benefits**

**Contract: Permanent**

**Shifts: Weekend shifts available**

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

As a Maintenance Operative at Richmond Village Nantwich, you'll ensure the care home remains functional at all times and our residents have a safe and comfortable environment.

You'll help us make health happen by:
Ensuring that all maintenance and repair tasks are completed to a high standard with mínimal 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 needed for this role:
You hold a building/electrical/plumbing qualification or have a minimum of 3 years' experience in a property maintenance or general repairs role. Previous experience in a site management role and experience managing consultants, contractors and contracted suppliers would be advantageous. Friendly and approachable, you'll 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'll enjoy working with others and building relationships with our residents.

**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
- We offer a 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
- 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 - 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

**Why 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.

As a Disability Confident employer, we aim to offer an interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:
Part time
Job Area:
Care Home - Facilities & Home Support
Locations:
Richmond Nantwich Village

Employee mentoring programme, Company pension, Health & wellbeing programme, Financial planning services, Referral programme, Cycle to work scheme, Free flu jabs, Gym membership