Maintenance Operative

Overview:
We now have an exciting opportunity for a multi skilled maintenance operative to join our highly regarded Maintenance team based from Sidcup, Kent. Rydon is a successful construction, development, maintenance, investment and management group operating throughout England, predominantly in London and the southern counties. We are a dynamic, multi talented organisation, working across a wide range of construction market sectors within the built environment.

Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors.

We recognise that it’s our people who make Rydon the success it is today and we understand the importance of career development and training. We’re continuously investing in our people and this is what makes us one of the leading employers in our industry.

Job Purpose:
We now have an exciting opportunity for experienced Multi Skilled Maintenance Operative
**Plumbing Bias**) to join our NHS Maintenance team, which delivers a first-class repairs service in partnership with NHS Trusts. You will join our repairs team based at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup, Kent to provide reactive, planned and preventative maintenance for our NHS Clients.

As part of this role, you will work in a 'multi-trade' role providing repairs on a reactive basis with a particular emphasis on general maintenance works to include replacing pipework, changing taps and washers, replacing door handles and locks, painting and decorating and some general wear and tear maintenance (filling of holes/retouching, light plastering).

In addition to reactive repairs, there will also be some planned maintenance activities such emergency light testing and water temperature checks, along with planned upgrade works and refurbishment as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure a safe environment for service users. You will work in a live secure healthcare environment and as such its important that proper protocols are followed at all times to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for staff and service users.

Normal working hours are 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday. There is also the opportunity to participate in an on-call rota system (which offers the opportunity to increase your earnings and be involved in additional urgent repairs).

**What we can offer you;**
- A competitive salary
- A company van, fuel card and uniform.
- An on call allowance and generous overtime rates.
- 25 days holiday with the ability to purchase up to an additional 5 days.
- Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
- Company pension, life assurance and income protection.
- Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan, Private Medical Insurance and Cycle to work schemes.
- Health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme, BUPA Health & Wellbeing Plans, access to our Health and Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more
- Full training, ongoing coaching and support

Experience Required:
Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings is essential, ideally within the NHS (or for a maintenance contractor providing services to the NHS). Alternatively, you will have worked for a maintenance contractor providing a planned/reactive maintenance service in a commercial setting (perhaps a hotel, school, supermarkets etc).

Ideally you will hold a qualification in plumbing however this is not essential and those with time served experience will also be considered. You will also have a knowledge of Health & Safety and safe systems of working.

You will also need to hold a full UK Driving Licence.

You will have the ability to undertake a wide range of general building skills. This could include: plumbing, painting, carpentry, plastering etc. Above all you will have excellent customer service skills and be passionate about providing high quality repairs. This is a genuinely diverse role with excellent scope for personal development. If you have the above skills and experience, we'd strongly encourage you to apply.

Additional Information:
As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits.

For more details on our culture and what it’s like to work at Rydon, please click here.