Lead Maintenance Electrician

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Lead Maintenance Engineer / Supervisor with an Electrical bias to join our highly regarded repairs and maintenance team. This is a mobile role working across multiple community health care clinics/centres in and around the Medway area in Kent. This is an excellent opportunity to take on some supervisory duties, whilst still maintaining an active role within your trade. 

Rydon has established a strong reputation for the quality within maintenance sector, creating and improving communities for the benefit of current and future generations. 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.

See our case study on SECAMB to see the types of work we provide:

As Lead Maintenance Operative / Site Supervisor you will be split between supervising the sites and maintaining an active role in your trade . There are 4 sites in total located in the Medway towns in Kent.

Key responsibilities include;

• Reactive maintenance and repairs such as power and lighting faults
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM's) such as emergency lighting and fire alarm testing.
• Respond to breakdowns, fault-find and complete minor and small installations.
• You will also support with other general building fabric repairs
• Document management
• Site Inductions
• Contractor Spot/checks
• Managing/Supervising Contractors
• Van Inspections
• There will also be the requirement to participate in the call-out rota to provide out-of-hours support. The normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. When on-call you will receive a standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.

What we can offer you;

• Competitive starting salary
• A company van, fuel card and uniform.
• Holiday Entitlement: 33 days per annum (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme: Buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
• On call standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.
• Pension Scheme: 4% contributory.
• Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare
• 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it.
• Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work.
• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes.
• Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
  Free Flu Vaccinations
• Full training, ongoing coaching and support
• Opportunities to progress your career across the business

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).

Electricial qualifications to include;

• NVQ Level 3 Electricial Installations or equivalent
• 18th edition
• Testing and Inspection 2391 - Desirable but not essential

You will also have an understanding of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, strong people skills, great attention to detail and be looking for an opportunity that combines supervisory duties whilst still maintaining an active role within a skilled trade. 

A full UK driving licence is required as a company van is provided.

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

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

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