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Maintenance Operative (Painter)
The closing date is 03 August 2025
The Maintenance Operative (Painter) plays a vital role within the Estates & Facilities team, supporting the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality environments across the Trust's estate. The post holder is responsible for providing planned, reactive, and emergency painting and decorating services across a diverse range of healthcare and support settings. This includes both internal and external building fabric maintenance, supporting service delivery and contributing to a therapeutic and safe environment for patients, service users, staff, and visitors.
The post holder will be responsible for carrying out a range of skilled- and semi-skilled duties. Progressive training and experience in all elements of trade skills will enable the post holder to reach levels of flexibility and competence over a wide range of building and engineering works.
On a day-to-day basis, the Maintenance Operative (Painter) will organize their own workload and, as directed, assist when required.
Main duties of the job
* Undertake a range of painting and decorating tasks to a high professional standard across clinical and non-clinical areas.
* Prepare surfaces through cleaning, filling, sanding, and other appropriate methods to ensure the correct finish.
* Apply various paint systems, stains, and specialist coatings (e.g. epoxy, rust-inhibiting, textured, and anti-slip finishes) using brush, roller, and spray techniques.
* Remove and replace wall coverings including vinyls, paper, and specialist finishes.
* Carry out minor plaster repairs, dry-lining taping and jointing, and make-good finishes.
* Execute specialist tasks such as signwriting, mural design, line marking for roadways and internal floors, and glazing repairs as necessary.
Health & Safety and Compliance
Work in full compliance with Health & Safety regulations, COSHH, Trust procedures, and industry best practices.
Erect safety signage and barriers and ensure safe use and storage of tools, equipment, and materials.
Operate access equipment, including tower scaffolds and mobile elevated platforms (MEWPs), following appropriate training and certification.
Maintain a clean, safe, and organized working environment at all times
About us
At SHSC, we priorities the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
Job responsibilities
* Undertake a range of painting and decorating tasks to a high professional standard across clinical and non-clinical areas.
* Prepare surfaces through cleaning, filling, sanding, and other appropriate methods to ensure the correct finish.
* Apply various paint systems, stains, and specialist coatings (e.g. epoxy, rust-inhibiting, textured, and anti-slip finishes) using brush, roller, and spray techniques.
* Remove and replace wall coverings including vinyls, paper, and specialist finishes.
* Carry out minor plaster repairs, dry-lining taping and jointing, and make-good finishes.
* Execute specialist tasks such as signwriting, mural design, line marking for roadways and internal floors, and glazing repairs as necessary.
Person Specification
Skills
* City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Painting & Decorating
* Indentured Apprenticeship in Painting & Decorating
Skills
* Years of experience.
* Evidence of continued professional development in healthcare estates
Skills
* Understanding of Health and safety (COSHH, ACoPS, HTMs)
* Proven experience in a service-led maintenance environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
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