Building Maintenance Technician (Joiner)
Job Description
Job summary
To provide a flexible, high quality responsive and comprehensive building maintenance service ensuring that the structure and fabric of the Trust's assets are maintained to an acceptable standard.
We are looking for a suitable applicant to join our Estate Management Team that maintains and develops a substantial estate at one of the country's foremost Teaching Foundation Trusts.
Main duties of the job
To carry out the repair, maintenance, or installation of all elements of building structure and fabric associated with all Trust properties. This will consist of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), fault finding, emergency response, defect correction and minor works.
The post-holder will be an integral part of a strong site-based team structure. As an experienced individual who will be the first line Building Maintenance Technician for all day-to-day breakdowns, repairs and planned preventative maintenance works. The post holder will be employed to work appropriate to their core skills around building fabric.
You will be versatile and able to handle conflicting priorities within this dynamic hospital environment, possessing great interpersonal skills that will allow you to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical staff. You will already have significant building services experience and have the ability to work under pressure.
To provide a fully comprehensive Estate Management Service to the Trust including operational maintenance, to ensure maximum life utilisation and reliability of its assets and equipment.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have completed a recognised trade apprenticeship and hold a Btec/HNC/Diploma in a Building or equivalent City & Guilds qualification with intermediate practical and theoretical knowledge acquired through a diploma plus significant equivalent experience in their specialist field.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good communication and inter-personal skills.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety Policy and Safe Working Procedures.
- Knowledge of statutory legislation and relevant Codes of Practice.
- Able to read, understand and analyse complex building and engineering systems and drawings.
- Good planning skills.
- Ability to work under own initiative in a demand driven service.
- Familiarity with Microsoft software and general computer literacy.
Desirable
- Knowledge of operating a computerised labour management system.
- Knowledge of NHS Technical standards and HTM's and HBN's
- Mentoring and Training experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
