# Maintenance Operative

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

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## Description

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

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## Skills

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

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