Maintenance Craftsperson - Mechanical

Job responsibilities

Professional

Carries out the responsibilities of a competent person for:

Pressure Systems

Ventilation Systems

Confined Spaces

L8 Legionella

When working on call have delegated responsibility for all Trust engineering assets

Works with complex workings of all mechanical/electrical building services plant and equipment located in NHS buildings.

Responsible for calibrating and maintaining highly specialist equipment associated with pressure/ventilation and other computerised building control systems

Install, service, test, diagnose and repair mechanical/electrical plant and equipment

Implements interruptions of engineering services in close liaison with both engineering and clinical managers

Carries out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on all of the Trust asset and engineering systems

The duty holder (authorised person) takes responsibility for the engineering services on site whilst on duty.

Deputises for the Mechanical Team Manager in their absence

Responsible for the personnel management when deputising for the team manager

Management and Leadership

There is a regular responsibility for ongoing training and teaching of apprentices and trainees in their core subjects. i.e. Mechanical/Electrical trade practices, And other trade practices, and other staff specialisms, i. e Ventilation, L8, Pressure Systems etc.

Coach and mentor for other junior staff, i.e. apprentices and maintenance assistants

Financial Responsibility

Responsible for the installation, repair and maintenance of the building fabric, physical assets and machinery throughout the Trust

Accountability for appropriate use and allocation of stock issued.

Information Management

Make professional judgements involving a range of facts or situation, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options

Produces engineering plant reports using computer software, including the management and storage/retrieval of information and records

Reviews all capital schemes with respect to compliance and maintainability.

Communicates technical information with specialists and non-specialists.

Communicates technical issues to non-clinical staff in emergency situations

Communicates instructions, directs, mentors and guides junior staff to support their personal development

Works from technical specifications and drawings associated with building services plant and equipment

Interpret and works from instruction, drawings and specifications, drawings and specifications without supervision.

Carry out complicated analysis of test results to ascertain is the equipment meets its operating parameters during plant annual validations.

Ensure all policies complied with and knowledge translated to the staff and monitored effectively.

Implement revised or newly introduced operational procedures for plant and equipment

Education and Professional Development

Undertake training as and when required to obtain, maintain and develop skills and knowledge base.

Be able to learn and adapt to new techniques, embrace multiskilled training and provide written and verbal instruction to staff and colleagues on all aspects or their work.

Note:

This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder.

Staff must be prepared to work reasonable additional hours and will be required to participate in an on-call rota which could necessitate them being asked to return to deal with emergency situations which could arise outside of normal working hours.

This post will be community site wide and may involve working on the Trusts Acute hospitals.

Post Holder requires a full clean UK driving license as you will have access to our company pool cars/vans

Work independently when on-call throughout night and weekends. There is a requirement to act independently, deciding when to call independent contractors.

Person Specification

Qualification and Education

Essential

• Recognised full apprenticeship in relevant trade / NVQ level 3 / BTEC national certificate or equivalent training.
• Substantial experience working within this & other trades.
• Certified person (CP) in their current trade or associated trade.
• Asbestos awareness training.

Desirable

• Authorised person (AP) in their current trade or associated trade.
• Cross over training to another connected trade.
• Further experience in specific areas of trade.

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience of working on a broad range of plant and services. Including air, water, gas, steam and oil, sump pumps, pumps, AC, AHU's, Heating and cooling systems, LV, Lighting & Emergency Lighting systems, BMS
• PPM works.
• Has the skills to work in a highly pressurised situation such as Power failure / gas failure / mechanical or service failure.
• Able to work unsupervised and take the lead within their own discipline on break downs and service shut downs.
• Experience of identifying problems and resolving them or notifying the correct end user of the problem.
• Able to communicate technical information to specialist and non-specialists.
• Ability to organise work / materials and staffing with the correct skill set for jobs.
• Has the knowledge to obtain or write isolations within a hospital environment.

Desirable

• Able to manage a team and motivate them.
• Experience of managing Key Performance Indicators.
• Has good experience in health and safety and the ability to lead on this.
• Has worked in a Hospital / health care environment before.
• Has experience of working in environments such as confined spaces / at height / extreme temperature.
• Experience of operating a computer building management system.

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

Essential

• Knowledge of other trades and ability to work together.
• Excellent oral and communication skills.
• Good numerical and critical reasoning skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to respond to multiple priorities.
• Work well under ...