Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - (Plumber)

Job overview

To undertake unsupervised routine engineering and building planned and unplanned preventative maintenance, fault finding, building, tiling, joinery, electrical, plumbing and breakdown tasks and to provide general duties of cleaning, store keeping. Other specialist duties may also be required after appropriate training to provide a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors to the Trust

Main duties of the job

To be aware of the workings of the Buildings and Mechanical systems within the Healthcare environment and to carry out essential maintenance and repair of such items.

To be responsible for the skilled and semi-skilled maintenance activities on the Trusts engineering assets, including processing of work on personal electronic devices, time sheets using hand held technology and test reports necessary to comply with statutory legislation.

To carry out equipment surveys, audits and visual inspections as requested by the line manager including building, flooring and tiling, report defects to ensure work is carried out in a timely manner.

Carry out planned preventative maintenance inspections, adjustments, and commissioning tests in accordance with Trust procedures and schedules on a wide variety of Hospital equipment. Carry out statutory safety checks and departmental procedures, recording all readings, undertake sampling and observations as required. Carry out first line assessment, fault finding, repair, substitute service and/or safe isolation as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will be employed on a wide range of complex fault-finding and maintenance duties. He/she will be responsible for maintaining all Building Fabric, Mechanical, Electrical, and building infrastructure services, and equipment within Alder Hey.

The post-holder will provide technical assistance to their mechanical, electrical, and building colleagues and contractors ensuring compliance with the Trust’s safety standards and procedures for all relevant systems.

The post-holder will undertake complex fault diagnosis and fault rectification, maintenance and capital work across the Trust. In addition, planning minor improvement works as directed by management. To be responsible for the calibration of mechanical installations Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) and the Reactive Maintenance (RM) of all Alder Hey Estates services and plant.