Maintenance Operative

Day to day responsibilities

• Ensure compliance to agreed codes, legislation, and procedures including health and safety
• Conduct routine Estate checks and maintain accurate and comprehensive records, documentation, and logs associated with your work
• Report to Line Manager immediately any problems or failures that may impact on Ann’s Care Homes Ltd and/or its clients/customers
• Installations, inspections, diagnosing faults, testing, replacement, repair and maintenance of building, fixtures and fittings
• Become and remain familiar with all building and utility services in the Home, reporting faults when identified
• General plumbing including washers, taps, unblocking toilets and stacks
• Operate heating plant in accordance with instructions
• Basic carpentry such as new locks, architrave, boxing in, assembling furniture, easing and adjusting windows, replacing handles and similar hardware
• General tiling – floors and walls
• General painting and decorating
• Maintain work and storage areas in a neat, tidy, safe and secure manner
• Basic electrical maintenance such as changing light bulbs
• Identify hazards, defects and the need for adjustment or repair, internally and externally, to ensure compliance with agreed codes, law, working practices and health and safety
• Liaise with domestic assistance/housekeeping/care staff and perform jobs as and when required
• Provide a courier service, if necessary, for mail and supplies, as well as delivery of specimens and collection of prescriptions on behalf of residents. Mileage costs to be reimbursed in line with HMRC guidance
• Maintain an inventory of tools and equipment and keep them in good state of repair
• Carry out planned tasks in accordance with contract and agreed requirements
• Carry out tasks within agreed time limits
• Meet your targets and contribute to those of the team as a whole
• Contribute towards the smooth running of the team
• Adhere to all organisation policies and procedures
• Provide out of hours emergency service, participating in the on‑call rota
• Ensure contractors entering and working on site comply with Health and Safety Standards and authorise completion of required works

Safety responsibilities

• Ensure there is a monthly nurse call system check and that any faults are addressed without delay
• Ensure water temperatures in the home are checked for safety on a monthly basis (all rooms)
• Ensure the fire alarm is tested every week and a record is maintained
• Ensure monthly checks on fire exits and fire‑fighting equipment are completed
• Ensure emergency lights are tested monthly
• Ensure wheelchairs are checked for safety every week
• Ensure beds and bedrails are checked every month
• Ensure all rooms are audited every month and any identified faults are repaired within a reasonable timescale
• From time to time, you may be expected to take part in special projects as reasonably required by your role

Essential Criteria

• 6+ months experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of a wide range of traditional building trades
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, and COSHH assessments
• Full driving licence

Benefits of working with Ann’s Care Homes

• A friendly dedicated team
• £13.50‑£14.00p/h
• Free uniform
• Four‑week pay
• Paid Access NI Check
• All practical and online training paid

We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at short‑listing stage

Ann’s Care Homes are an Equal Opportunities Employer

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