Job overview

The Estates Department are looking to recruit a Maintenance Assistant to join our dedicated team here at Gloucestershire Managed Services. This role potentially could turn into an apprentice role dependant on applicant.

The main duties of the post holder will include assisting tradesmen and technicians on skilled tasks, general unskilled maintenance duties and participating in lighting and water management duties.

Main duties of the job

To carry out unsupervised work of a routine nature to assist in the provision of an efficient maintenance service

To support craftsman in the carrying out of more skilled work to service and maintain plant and equipment

To assist all trades as may be required and to have a flexible approach on trade boundaries

To work as a part of a small team working together to achieve common objectives

To have the ability to fault find on minor jobs

To demonstrate activities to new staff

To ensure customer satisfaction by giving a quick response and high-quality service

To accurately record time and materials used in carrying out works to enable job monitoring to be carried out

To report any defects to plant equipment or building fabric to the workshop manager

To be based at Cheltenham General Hospital but will be expected to work anyway that the trust provides services

Working for our organisation

GMS provides the estates, facilities, sterile services and materials management services for the Trust. We provide services such as clinical equipment management, provision of facilities services such as catering, domestics, portering and linen, manage the construction and development of new and existing healthcare buildings and manage the building, engineering and grounds services.

GMS aims to provide a best value customer service which ensures a safe, compliant and sustainable environment, and that supports our customers to be efficient and effective in patient care