# Maintenance Operative

**Company**: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
**Location**: Kenton
**Salary**: £15.00
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. is seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Maintenance Operative at Birchwood Grange Care Home in London.

The Maintenance Operative will be responsible for ensuring the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services, and applying basic fixes to equipment and systems to ensure that all facilities are fully functional.

Key responsibilities include:

- Carrying out general maintenance tasks and basic repairs, including electrical, plumbing, joinery, and building tasks

- Supporting new residents to arrange their rooms as desired

- Ensuring routine re-decoration is undertaken as required to maintain the home's standards

- Advising on the supply and quality of items used for tasks

- Participating in the on-call rota for out-of-hours emergency service

The ideal candidate will have:

- A minimum of one year's experience in a general maintenance or handy person role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade

- A 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

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. offers a salary of £15.00 per hour, with a permanent full-time contract.

The role requires an ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

## Skills

### Required
- Health and Safety
- Moving and Handling techniques
- Fire Safety
- COSHH assessments
- Electrical work
- Plumbing
- Joinery
- Building maintenance

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