Maintenance Operative

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join our highly regarded NHS repairs and maintenance team based in Bristol. This is a mobile role where you will be maintaining a number of healthcare sites/hospitals.

Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group which within our healthcare division provides hard facilities management services across the NHS on a unique partnering agreement basis. 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.

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Our NHS maintenance healthcare team in Bristol provides a planned, preventative and reactive maintenance service for a large NHS trust. To enable us to continue to deliver an excellent quality service, we are looking for a multi skilled maintenance operative to join the team.

This is a varied role will involve providing repairs (responsive and planned) with a particular emphasis on plumbing but the role will also involve other maintenance works. You will be working in a mobile role maintaining a number of healthcare sites so a full UK driving license is required.

What we can offer you;

• Competitive starting salary
• A company van, fuel card and uniform.
• Full time hours and a permanent position. Normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. You will also participate in an on call rota for emergency repairs where you will receive a standby allowance and overtime paid at time and a half or double time depending on day/time of call out.
• 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 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 and more.
• 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!
• Opportunities to progress your career across the business.
• Full training, ongoing coaching and support. 

By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team of 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 exciting and varied role with an excellent opportunity to develop and grow within our highly regarded team.

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).

You will have the ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks: This could include: plumbing, electrical, 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.

A full UK driving license is required and the position is subject to a DBS check.

If you have this experience, we'd 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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Successful candidates will be subject to DBS Disclosure and a full UK driving license is required.