Maintenance Craftperson Multi Skilled (Mechanical Biased)

Apply for the Maintenance Craftperson Multi Skilled (Mechanical Biased) role at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Job Overview: Provide preventive and reactive maintenance services to Kidderminster Hospital and the Estate, grounds and gardens.

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• Carry out mechanical planned preventative maintenance work in accordance with Estates schedules and accepted good working practices.
  
• Diagnose and repair faults in the hospital's mechanical installations and plant, including ventilation, heating, air conditioning and water systems.
  
• Overhaul, renovate and repair worn, failed or damaged mechanical plant and installations.
  
• Perform mechanical engineering tests or measurements in compliance with accepted standards and the Estates Department schedule of inspection.
  
• Execute basic electrical fault diagnosis and repairs.
  
• Participate fully in all relevant estates procedures and ensure completion of all necessary documentation.
  
• Install and test new mechanical installations in accordance with current standards, good industry practice and hospital standards.
  
• Advise other staff on the correct operation of equipment.
  
• Record work information in the Planet FM management system.
  
• Wear appropriate protective clothing, footwear, uniform, safety wear and equipment as required by the Trust.
  
• Induct and instruct other staff on duties where necessary.
  
• Provide assistance to other trade disciplines within the Estates Department.
  
• Become fully conversant with the function of all mechanical and electrical systems within the Estates Department.
  
• Participate in gritting and snow/ice clearance of the hospital roads and pavements.
  
• Read, understand and work from engineering and architectural drawings.
  
• Carry out all duties in a safe manner, respecting the safety of others.
  
• Undergo all necessary health and safety training.
  
• Carry out routine testing of essential systems (fire alarm, nurse call systems, boiler plant, generators).
  
• Become conversant with the hospital's Building Management System, interpreting alarms, actioning and resetting them.
  
• Participate in response/emergency teams for fire, major incidents and other emergencies requiring estates input.
  
• Drive Trust vehicles as required.
  
• Assist in the upkeep of a small mechanical material store and order components when necessary.
  
• Maintain tidiness and a safe working environment in workshops and engineering plant rooms.
  
• Operate any computerized systems used within the Estates Department.
  
• Liaise with modern matrons, ward sisters and heads of departments regarding electrical maintenance and other estates matters.
  
• Oversee mechanical contractors working on site, organising isolation of mechanical systems and issuing relevant permits.
  
• Maintain documentation associated with the hospital's mechanical systems.
  
• Perform any other duties relevant to the estates services as allocated by management.
  
• Be available at short notice, out of normal hours, in emergency situations.
  
• Carry out emergency lift procedures as required.
  

Maintenance craftsmen will be employed on work appropriate to their core specialty and progressively trained to acquire elements of other skills, achieving a competent and flexible workforce.

Entry level

Full‑time