The Maintenance Supervisor is a key player in the routine day to day operational running of the school in both term time and school holidays, as well as having the core responsibility of developing, improving and maintaining all school buildings. The role requires dedication, with possible work out of hours, reflecting the boarding nature of the school. A willingness to embrace H&S and a personable manner are essential criteria. This is an important post within the support staff and the Maintenance Supervisor will contribute to the strategic planning of the development of the School Site.
Primary Role
The Maintenance Supervisor's primary role is the improvement, maintenance and upkeep of all School buildings. In addition, the Maintenance Supervisor is a key player in the routine day to day operational running of the school, in both term time and school holidays.
Line Manager
The Line Manager for the Maintenance Supervisor is the Operations Manager who is responsible to the Head of Commercial & Estate.
Main responsibilities
This is a demanding and wide-ranging appointment within the School, and the incumbent is an important member of the support staff. The key elements of this role include but are not limited to:
Line Management - the Maintenance Supervisor leads the Maintenance team. The Maintenance Supervisor must have a good understanding of line management procedures such as appraisal, recruitment, competency and discipline protocols.
Budget Holder - the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for managing expenditure as part of the maintenance budget held by the Operations Manager. The job holder is responsible for the management of expenditure in line with the terms of the School's Finance Regulations.
Maintenance - the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all School buildings including staff residential accommodation. He or she is required to run a comprehensive programme of preventative maintenance (including a rolling maintenance programme such as gutter, gully and drain cleaning) as well as provision of an efficient, timely and effective reactive maintenance service. The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all maintenance equipment and the servicing and safety inspections of all boilers (that the school owns) on the site. The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for monitoring and the reporting of faults with any contractor owned equipment (biomass boilers). The Maintenance Supervisor provides an on-call out-of-hours emergency maintenance call-out service 365 days a year. He or she will organise the roster and be available for out of hours call-out.
Health and Safety - the Maintenance Supervisor assists the Operations Manager and Head of Commercial & Estates in their role as Health and Safety Co-ordinator for the School. In addition, he or she is responsible for all elements of Health and Safety with regard to the activity of the maintenance department staff and any contractors on site. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring the school is compliant with the Health and Safety at Work Act (as it applies to the maintenance department) and Construction (Design and Materials) Regulations, Legionella legislation, Working at Height, Manual Handling and Asbestos legislation. It is a key responsibility for the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure that any works carried out on site are safe, and that the Health and Safety records, including suitable and sufficient risk assessments, method statements and training records, are all produced and recorded as necessary.
Small Projects - the Maintenance Supervisor, as directed by the Operations Manager, will assist with a series of small projects each year. This will include planning, budgeting, execution, safety (including CDM considerations) and coordination with other School departments to minimise the impact of works on the running of the school. These small projects will often involve external contractors and the Maintenance Supervisor acts as the first point of contact and co-ordinator for contractors and sub-contractors working on the site.
Fire Safety - the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the provision of a modern and effective Fire Safety warning system including its maintenance and testing. He or she is also required to plan, implement and record the maintenance and servicing of all other fire safety equipment such as fire extinguishers and emergency lighting. The Maintenance Supervisor leads on all aspects of the fire panels on site and is responsible for providing an on-call (reasonably prompt response, ideally within 30 minutes) duty member of staff 365 days per year to act as the Fire Safety Support Officer in the event of the fire alarm sounding.
Swimming Pool - the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the provision of a safe and attractive swimming pool facility for use by the school community and other authorised groups through the efficient management of the swimming pool plant including a strict regime of water quality testing.
Events - the Maintenance Supervisor is required to support a wide range of School and Commercial activities such as Speech Days, Parents Association events, Summer Balls, lettings, commercial activities and many other routine and one-off events.
Security - in conjunction with the Operations Manager and Head of Commercial & Estate, the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the maintenance of the security aspects of the School. This includes the provision and upkeep of Door Code PIN security.
Miscellaneous - in addition, the support staff are part of a team that provides all aspects of support for the Head and the Senior Leadership Team to run the school. The Maintenance Supervisor will be required to work with many of the teaching and pastoral staff in order to support the aims of the school. He or she may also be required to perform other duties as required by the Operations Manager.
Qualifications: a professional qualification within the Facilities or Construction industries such as BIFM Level 4 or 5 or equivalent would be desirable.
Relevant Health and Safety Qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely would be desirable.
Construction trades with expertise in at least one trade – preferably electrician or plumber – and good working knowledge of all construction trades - essential.
Hours of Work
This is a full-time appointment based on a minimum of 37.5 hours per week with an hour's unpaid break each day. The incumbent is expected to be flexible in his or her attitude to hours of work and will be expected to manage working hours in line with the needs of the school.
In addition to a competitive salary, we provide free parking, daily lunch and access to our outstanding sports facilities.
Interviews will be held on receipt of a positive application. The application should include a covering letter and a completed application form including the names and addresses of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £28,500.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted or free food
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Application question(s):
* Do you have a good working knowledge of all construction trades, with expertise in at least one trade?
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person