Rydon

Maintenance Operative

Rydon  •  Sidcup, GB (Onsite)  •  9 days ago
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Job Description

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join our highly regarded repairs and maintenance team based in Sidcup. This is a static role based at the Queen Mary's hospital in Sidcup.

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.

The Rydon group operates throughout England, predominantly in London and the southern counties. We are a dynamic, multi-talented organisation, working across a wide range of construction market sectors within the built environment. Rydon has established a strong reputation for the quality within our new-build and maintenance sectors, creating and improving communities for the benefit of current and future generations. For over 40 years, we've recruited talented and innovative people to build and maintain homes, schools, hospitals, student accommodation and more. We combine a personal touch with outstanding technical expertise to deliver award-winning, quality facilities for local communities with a commitment from people who are passionate about what they do.

Job Purpose

We are now seeking an experienced Maintenance Operative to join our maintenance and repairs team in Kent. This team delivers a first-class repairs service in partnership with an NHS Trust across multiple primary care healthcare clinics. We provide reactive and planned maintenance to a number of NHS buildings and we work to strict timescales and safety requirements to ensure the comfort and safety of service users using these NHS facilities.

You will be working in a multi skilled role performing daily maintenance duties as part of our PPM (planned and preventative maintenance) and reactive maintenance programme. Maintenance works will include some carpentry work, fixing/minor repairs to doors, locks and seals. Some fire door experience would be beneficial to see although not essential. Other works will include light electrical i.e changing of light fixtures/light bulbs, plumbing, ironmongery (replacing door handles and locks) and general wear and tear maintenance. In addition to reactive repairs, there will also be some planned, preventative maintenance activities such as temperature checks, emergency light checks and planned upgrade works as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure a safe environment for service users.

Normal working hours are 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.

What we can offer you;

  • A competitive starting salary
  • 25 days holiday including the ability to increase your annual leave
  • Full training, ongoing coaching and support
  • Employee discount scheme saving you money on products/services
  • Company pension
  • Free eye tests and flu jabs
  • Access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme
  • Flexible benefits for you to choose from including cash health plan, Denplan and more

By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team of maintenance engineers who are passionate about supporting the NHS and its people in their vital work and you will play an important role in ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for staff and service users.

Experience Required

The successful candidate will have:

  • Proven building maintenance experience
  • Previous experience working in healthcare or commercial environments
  • Recognised NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a building trade would be desirable
  • Solid Health & Safety awareness
  • Experience of using a handheld device (PDA) + Good IT Skills
  • Full UK Driver’s License

If you have the above experience we would strongly encourage you to apply. Upon review a member of our dedicated recruitment team will be in touch to discuss your application.

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.

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.

Rydon

About Rydon

At Rydon we provide hard facilities management and property maintenance services for housing, healthcare and local authorities. Across the UK we maintain hospitals, homes, local authority buildings and emergency service facilities.

Our experience has taken us across a variety of sensitive healthcare environments, including specialist mental healthcare facilities, community hospitals and rehabilitation units. Our expertise ranges from the construction of substantial community hospitals to our current provision of maintenance services to over 300 buildings for 20 Trusts

Across London, our Maintenance teams maintain thousands of homes. We work closely with residents across many housing schemes, aiming to minimise disruption when repairs are required and ultimately aiming to ensure that the communities we work with are better places to live

Rewarding Careers:

We take pride providing an environment in which individuals can develop their careers. We offer exciting career opportunities and excellent training, a diverse workplace and competitive benefits across all our business divisions.

Rydon's Culture:

Rydon’s culture is one of commitment, excellent professional standards and respect for our employees, clients, partners and suppliers. We approach everything we do with transparency, honesty and respect.

Our business is built on the foundations of Integrity, Teamwork, Professionalism and Partnership. Our people share these principles in whichever role they work – on site as a skilled maintenance engineer, contract management teams, corporate services, within our contact centre or in our branch offices

For more details, please visit: http://www.rydon.co.uk

For careers information, please visit: https://careers-rydon.icims.com/jobs/intro

Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Forest Row, GB
Year Founded
1978
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