Maintenance Engineer - Plumbing/Multi

Rydon Maintenance have an excellent opportunity for Mobile Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Plumbing bias) to join our team. This is a mobile role where you will be maintaining a number of healthcare sites/hospitals.

Rydon Maintenance Ltd provides a range of expert planned and responsive 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. Using the latest technology we ensure properties are well maintained, efficient and fit for purpose.

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Our NHS maintenance healthcare team 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 engineer with a plumbing bias to join the team.

This is a varied role where you will undertake scheduled Planned Maintenance (PPM's) and reactive repairs. There will be a particular emphasis on plumbing maintenance and repairs although the role will also involve other general maintenance works. You will be working in a mobile role maintaining a number of healthcare sites so a full UK driving licence is required.

Key Responsibilities Include;

• Carry out reactive maintenance on plumbing systems, associated plant and other general building maintenance across the sites.
• Carry out weekly/monthly PPM's such as emergency lighting, water temperature temps, weekly fire alarm testing
• There will also be some planned maintenance activities such as planned upgrade works and refurbishment as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure a safe environment for service users.
• Use the provided handheld PDA to receive jobs, complete risk assessments, and close jobs in real time.
• Be part of the out of hours call out rota for emergency and make safe repairs(which offers the opportunity to increase your earnings and be involved in additional urgent repairs)

What we can offer you;

• Competitive Starting Salary
• Company van and fuel card
• Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per annum
• Holiday Purchase Scheme: Buy up to an additional 5 days holiday (That's 38 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays)
• Pension Scheme: 4% contributory.
• On call Allowance and Overtime paid per call
• Eyecare vouchers and free Flu Vaccinations
• 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.
• Opportunities for you to progress your career across the business

This is a full time permanent position and the core working hours are 40 per week, Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.  

The successful candidate will have previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings. Your experience will ideally have been gained within an NHS environment, though candidates with maintenance experience gained within other commercial environments (such as hotels, supermarkets, schools etc) will also be considered.

You will have a recognised qualification in Plumbing, have solid Health & Safety awareness and experience of using a handheld device (PDA). You will also have excellent customer service skills and be passionate about providing high quality repairs/planned maintenance.

This is a mobile opportunity (and as such a full driving licence is required).

This is a genuinely diverse role with excellent scope for personal development. If you have the above skills and 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. 

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

Further information on how to apply can be found by clicking here.

• A full UK Driving licence is required. 
• Successful candidates will be subject to DBS Disclosure.