The main duties of this role are to carry out day to day repairs, improvements, programmed and reactive maintenance as directed by the M&E Service Manager, ensuring a high level of productivity and working within timescales and to targets.

All works are to be carried out in accordance with legislative requirements, council policies and procedures and industry best practice as appropriate.

The role will involve undertaking both mechanical and electrical works as necessary.

This role will involve out-of-hours on-call support, to be shared with colleagues on a rota basis.

Key responsibilities

You will be required to carry out all works in accordance with appropriate risk assessments and safe systems of work developed in conjunction with Corporate Health and Safety and in accordance with priorities detailed by the Building services manager .

You will work under the supervision of the Building Service Manager.

You will be responsible for various mechanical and electrical works at a range of sites across the borough, both scheduled (i.e. Planned Preventative Maintenance) and reactive works. You will maintain communications via telephone and other mobile devices.

You will be required, due to the nature of your work, to complete works inside and outside, you will be exposed to all weather conditions and may at times be exposed to considerable noise and unpleasant working conditions.

You will be required, due to the nature of your work, to undertake works that are at times physically demanding requiring awkward postures.

You will be required to complete and record accurate details of the work you have undertaken on handheld devices and in hard copy run sheets.

You will be required to work with Information Communication Technology (ICT) systems such as Concherto in order to receive, monitor and sign off maintenance tasks.

Criteria description

Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working in a Building Maintenance environment, both in a mechanical and electrical capacity.

Appropriately qualified in a relevant trade.

Criteria description

The ability to work with minimum supervision and in accordance with the 'Lone Working’ procedure.

Knowledge and understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in multi-user sites.

The ability to complete documentation such as risk assessments, safe systems of work, permit to work, inspection checklists, timesheets, run sheets and stock sheets.