Maintenance Assistant

**Maintenance Assistant**

**Forth Valley Royal Hospital**

**Larbert, FK5 4EB**

**Full Time, Permanent (37.5 hours per week)**

**6 week operational rota**

**£21,709 - **£23,603 **per annum plus shift allowance**

Here at Serco, we’re looking for a Maintenance Assistant to join us at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital, offering a unique opportunity to work in a diverse engineering environment providing a wide scope for development of skills and knowledge. The site has 860 beds and covers of approximately 95,000 square metres. The department operates a 24-hour 365 day service.

As the Maintenance Assistant you will undertake works following the guidance of the Maintenance Officer, technicians and craftsman, on all aspects of engineering plant and equipment for both planned and reactive maintenance. You will be working from training programmes, work procedures and operational manuals, recording and logging readings, carrying out basic adjustments and repairs with careful documentation.

You must be prepared to work in hazardous areas and confined spaces taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment. You’ll undertake essential repair works and general maintenance carrying out PPM inspections and tasks. You will understand the CAFM system and have experience in inspecting and testing ancillary equipment and COSHH. You will need to prioritise your workload and be able to work independently meeting tight deadlines.

**What you’ll need to do the role**:

- 3 years minimum previous experience in a similar maintenance role and have worked in a similar role within a large complex service organisation.
- Knowledge of building and engineering trades will be an advantage.
- Professional approach and strong awareness to health and safety.
- Good communication and customer service skills and be able to work well in high pressure situations.
- Problem solving skills.
- Self-motivated.
- This is a physically demanding role, and you may be exposed to an unpleasant working environment.
- You may also be required to work overtime to carry out emergency repairs and participate in an on-call rota.

**Why Serco?**
- Meaningful and vital work:_ Working within Hard FM at Serco means that you’ll play a critical role in ensuring that patients continue to receive the support that they need 24/7.
- A world of opportunity:_ It takes a diverse team to support a hospital and we’re big on internal progression. So, whether you specialise your skills, progress into team management or move into operations, you’ll find all the opportunity you need to evolve your career.
- Great people_: Hospitals are busy places and you will find yourself interacting with staff, patients, visitors and of course your supportive team. You will be a significant part of the hospital.

**What we offer**
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
- Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
- The chance to make a positive difference to the wider public.
- Interesting, varied and enjoyable work.
- A company that recognises your contribution.

**About Serco**
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

**Apply**

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.