Building Craft Operative

Job overview

To carry out carpentry and Building repairs and maintain the building fabric both internally and externally to Trust owned premises.

Deal with incidents such as damaged fire doors (Health & Safety) lost keys (departmental, controlled drugs cupboards) broken glass to doors, windows (Health & Safety)

To provide assistance if required to other craftsmen within the Estates Department.

To have a flexible approach within the Estates Team and carry out maintenance functions considered foreign to their profession provided such work is done within (Health & Safety) guidelines and they have the required training, skills and supervision

To carry out tasks in any site owned and maintained by University Hospitals Sussex SRH as required

Applicants will ideally have gained a City and Guilds, NVQ level 3 qualification in Carpentry & Joinery or other building skills. They should have experience of fitting, replacing and repairing door locks, cutting keys, repairing and maintaining automatic doors. Excellent painting skills. Experience of brick laying would be beneficial. In addition planned and reactive maintenance works which would have been gained within large complex building environments.

Main duties of the job

Planned preventative maintenance, (PPMs) routines on plant, equipment, building fabric and services in line with manufacturer’s recommendations, best practice and consummate with trained skills and experience.

Repairs and construction of timber fixtures and fittings

First and second fixing to new and alteration work

Carry out minor repairs to fencing and gates.

To repair or replace locks, door closers and door furniture of all kinds. If possible, cut keys.

Work on automatic doors.

Repair all types of timber flooring.

Minor repairs of blinds and fixing of curtain tracks and similar fixtures and fittings, coat hooks, shelving, notice boards, etc.

Erection and dismantling of, trestles, hop-ups, staging, ladders and step ladders providing training has been completed by the operative.

Deal with incidents such as damaged fire doors (Health & Safety), lost keys, departmental and controlled drugs cupboards, broken glass to doors and windows.

Carry out defective item maintenance on the carpentry and building fabric (internally & externally) in line with best practice, health and safety and consummate with trained skills and experience with the aim of returning the item to service within target time frames.

Carry out tasks as instructed/requested with a minimum of supervision, in line with best building practice and consummate with trained skills and experience.

Carry out refurbishment and/or new works, as required from time to time as directed by the Team Leader.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

Planned preventative maintenance, (PPMs) routines on plant, equipment, building fabric and services in line with manufacturer’s recommendations, best practice and consummate with trained skills and experience.

Repairs and construction of timber fixtures and fittings

First and second fixing to new and alteration work

Use of access equipment for carrying out minor repairs internally and externally to windows and roof lights on any form of construction.

Carry out minor repairs to fencing and gates.

To repair or replace locks, door closers and door furniture of all kinds. If possible, cut keys.

Work on automatic doors.

Fit or replace laminates and Formica materials to fixtures and fittings.

Repair all types of timber flooring.

Minor repairs of blinds and fixing of curtain tracks and similar fixtures and fittings, coat hooks, shelving, notice boards, etc.

Erection and dismantling of, trestles, hop-ups, staging, ladders and step ladders providing training has been completed by the operative.

Deal with incidents such as damaged fire doors (Health & Safety), lost keys, departmental and controlled drugs cupboards, broken glass to doors and windows.

Carry out defective item maintenance on the carpentry and building fabric (internally & externally) in line with best practice, health and safety and consummate with trained skills and experience with the aim of returning the item to service within target time frames.

Carry out tasks as instructed/requested with a minimum of supervision, in line with best building practice and consummate with trained skills and experience.

Carry out refurbishment and/or new works, as required from time to time as directed by the Team Leader.

To advise the Team Leader of health and safety /maintenance issues, perceived or otherwise which may affect the safe operation of the building fabric and clinical services.

To attend training courses as appropriate for the post including Health & Safety requirements.

To develop and maintain good working relationships with Clinicians, Departmental Heads, Risk Management and Contractors.