Maintenance Supervisor

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Maintenance Operative/Supervisor at Lymington New Forest Hospital.

Our maintenance business provides a range of expert planned and responsive maintenance services to domestic properties and commercial buildings in the social housing, health and social care sectors. We look after a growing number of healthcare buildings for NHS Trusts, residential homes and educational facilities. Using the latest technology we ensure properties are well maintained, efficient and fit for purpose.

Please do take a look at one of our operational videos to learn more about one of our key maintenance contracts:

As Lead Maintenance Operative/Supervisor you will be hands-on performing daily site maintenance duties as part of our responsive repairs and PPM (planned and preventative maintenance) programme.

In addition to day to day maintenance duties, the preferred candidate will act as focal point for external contractors organising and arranging planned maintenance visits where necessary. You will also manage site files ensuring that statutory and technical compliance and safety, health and environmental policies and procedures are met on site. 

This position would suit an experienced maintenance engineer looking for career progression whilst remaining hands on.

The position is based at Lymington Hospital, which is a busy inpatient hospital facility. Lymington Community Hospital was built by Rydon Construction under a PFI contract and since service commencement in 2006, Rydon Maintenance provides Hard Facilities Management services at the hospital incorporating Planned Preventative and Reactive Maintenance. 

Normal working hours are 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday and you'll also 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 starting salary
• 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days.
• An on call allowance and overtime paid for call out.
• 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 and DenPlan.
• 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.

By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team of maintenance engineers who are passionate about supporting the NHS and its people in their vital work and you will play an important role in ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for staff and service users.

This is an excellent opportunity for a varied role combining site supervisory and maintenance duties.

• The preferred candidate will have previous Plant room maintenance experience and you may have some previous experience at supervisor level within a similar maintenance organisation.
• Ideally your experience will have been gained supporting NHS clients however, candidates with good commercial experience (ie hotels, schools, supermarkets etc) that can be translated to the NHS will also be considered.
• You will have a technical knowledge of M&E building services maintenance and of Health & Safety procedures in daily site operation.
• A strong customer service approach and great interpersonal skills
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Office Packages such as Word, Outlook and Excel)

Please note a full UK driving license will be required.

If you have the above experience, we would strongly encourage you to apply. 

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.

Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post.  

To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page.

Our application process is very straight forward allowing you to apply with a CV (from your Computer or Dropbox), LinkedIn, Facebook or Google+ and should take no more than a few short minutes. 

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