Full Time Quantum Care, a leading organisation in the care industry with 22 homes around Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex, is seeking to recruit a new Maintenance Operative-Decorator to join our Facilities team.
To provide a range of decorating services which ensure quality and timely response to day-to-day decorating requirements across a number of the company’s portfolio of properties.
1. To perform a range of decorating tasks, including general DIY to ensure a safe and homely environment.
2. To undertake short notice re-decorations following maintenance repairs, reallocation of bedrooms etc, including preparation, painting of all surfaces including woodwork and any general repairs.
3. To undertake planned routine re-decorations according to a pre-arranged schedule to include repainting of doors, handrails, skirting’s, ceilings, corridors and main circulation rooms.
4. To use methods of working that at all times ensure that the welfare of the residents is given due consideration and that any disruption to the day-to-day running of the Home is minimal.
5. To undertake specific project work within the existing skills and equipment pool as agreed with the facilities help desk.
6. To undertake any specialised technical work for which the post-holder is suitably qualified e.g. plastering, tiling etc.
7. To provide and maintain both programmed and reactive visits to the relevant group of properties.
8. The role requires the employee to utilise their own vehicle for travel to and from Homes (mileage at the company rate will be paid).
9. To complete and return administrative work e.g. mileage logs, expenditure logs, and timesheets as requested by Facilities department.
10. To undertake any other duties, depending on skills or competency to enable the efficient running of the Company’s properties, as agreed with, or requested by, the facilities help desk team or the head of Facilities hours, where required in support of the Quantum Care Facility objectives.
11. The post holder may be required to undertake evening and/or weekend duties as part of their normal working hours, where required in support of the Quantum Care Facility objectives
12. The post holder may be required to work at any other site as necessary as directed by line manager
13. Relevant experience and qualifications in at least one of: painting/decorating/property maintenance
14. Proven sufficient experience in working in a facilities environment or building services
15. Essential to have experience delivering a professional customer service approach
16. Experience in dealing with providers and clients
17. Proven experience in dealing with contractors and suppliers in accordance with service standards and agreement
18. Good communication skills, both verbal and written
19. Good time keeping is essential
20. Basic computer skills
21. Full clean UK driving licence is essential
22. Competitive salaries
23. Career development opportunities & recognition of career milestones
24. First class in-house training provided from day one
25. Free Employee Assistance Programme: Providing 24/7 assistance to help balance work, family and life.
26. Company pension scheme & optional salary death in service benefit (after 1 year)
27. Free DBS
28. Access to retail offers
29. Refer a friend scheme of £500 per referral
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established organisation that offers great career progression. We welcome applications from people around the world who can work in the UK permanently or for a limited time. We need to make sure that our candidates have the right to work in the country as we’re not able to employ them otherwise. We are not able to offer sponsorship.