Maintenance Operative

We are seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Maintenance Operative at Birchwood Grange Care Home in London.

As a Maintenance Operative, your focus will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services, applying basic fixes to equipment and systems whilst ensuring facilities are fully functional.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out all general maintenance tasks and basic repairs including electrical, plumbing, joinery, and building tasks both inside and outside the home.
• Support new residents to arrange their room as they wish.
• Ensure routine re-decoration is undertaken as required to maintain the standards in the home.
• Advise on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Provide out-of-hours emergency service, participating in the on-call rota.

Requirements:

• Minimum of one year's experience in a general maintenance or handy person role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade.
• Full driving licence.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Salary: £15.00 per hour Employment Type: Permanent Working Hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday + occasional weekend support when required