Maintenance Operative

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join our highly regarded NHS repairs and maintenance team based in Essex. This is a mobile role where you will be maintaining 4 healthcare sites in Walthamstow, Ilford and Hainault.

Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors. We currently provide maintenance services to over 300 buildings for 20 Trusts across the UK.

Job Purpose

Our NHS maintenance healthcare team in Essex provides a planned, preventative and reactive maintenance service to our NHS client. As part of a small team of maintenance operatives you will providing reactive repairs. This could include plumbing repairs, changing of light fixtures/light bulbs, light carpentry, replacing door handles and locks, general wear and tear maintenance (filling of holes/retouching) and also planned preventative maintenance (PPM's) such as testing of water temperatures and emergency lighting tests.

Normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. You will also be able to participate in an on-call rota system (which offers the opportunity to increase your earnings and be involved in additional make safe repairs).

What we can offer you;

• Competitive Starting Salary
• Company Van and fuel card.
• 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

Experience Required

• 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.
• Excellent customer service skills and be passionate about providing high quality repairs.
• A full UK driving license is required (No more than 6 points)

If you have this experience, we'd strongly encourage you to apply

Please note the position is subject to a Standard DBS check.

Additional Information

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.  

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