Job overview

Maintenance Operative

Band 3 - 37.5 hours per week

You will carry out routine maintenance on a range of Trust properties across the Stockport area.  Reporting directly to the Estates Management Team, you will have basic knowledge of building and mechanical services.

 The postholder will be employed to carry out maintenance work on non-complex engineering and building issues appropriate to their skills throughout Stockport NHS Foundation Trust premises comprising mainly of the Stepping Hill Hospital site.

With a maintenance works background, you will need to possess effective written and oral communication skills, be an enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and flexible manner. 

You will be required to work rostered overtime and participate in the On-Call rota for inclement weather using the Estates vehicles as required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to have an understanding of hospital services.

To undertake unsupervised planned maintenance and repair work to electrical and mechanical services and equipment as required.

To apply a basic understanding over a range of elements to carry out repairs and tasks e.g replacing toilet seats, unblocking drains, repair areas of brickwork, patch plastering, relamping light fittings and tiling etc.

Use relevant tools and equipment for example manual and power tools, aluminium tower scaffold erection and authorised driver of Trust vhicles.

Demonstrate a basic knowledge of workshop and site safety practices.

Assist higher skilled grades on planned maintenance such as Theatre maintenance and repair work.

Carry out installation, repairs and planned preventative maintenance on all aspects of non-complex building, electrical and mechanical services and equipment.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

•  Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

•  NHS pension scheme membership

•  Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

•  NHS Staff discounts

•  Cycle to work scheme

•  Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

•  Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice