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Engineering Maintenance Assistant
The closing date is 25 August 2025
The Essentia Engineering Department is recruiting Engineering Maintenance Assistants for its team of engineers.
You will be responsible for effective maintenance of the Trust's technical infrastructure. Through personal leadership, commitment and practice you will secure the highest professional standards of engineering standards throughout the Trust. The post holders will be expected to work closely with the engineering teams, Capital development and environment teams.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Engineering Department with electrical, mechanical or plumbing trades, under the supervision of team managers.
Assisting the flushing team as and when required under the supervision of team managers.You will also undertake unsupervised routine maintenance, minor repair work and be required to lift and move, in line with manual handling techniques.The post holders will be flexible, team players, and be responsive to the needs of the Organisation.
About us
Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action.
What We Offer
We offer a dynamic challenging job in an exciting, fast moving, flexible working environment. We have a strong commitment to your personal and professional development.
In addition, we offer excellent benefits, including:
o The NHS Pension Scheme - one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK. When you start working for the NHS youautomatically become a member and you will get an excellent package of pension benefits.o Interest free Season Ticket Loano Long Term Service Awardso Subsidised on-site nurseries and childcare voucherso A comprehensive staff health and well-being programmeo Ride to work schemeo Employee assistance programmeo Free stop smoking service
If you would like to join the team, please apply online.
Job responsibilities
In support of the Team Leader/Manager to ensure the day to day efficient and safe working of all engineering plant on site, to work within the Engineering Departments Health & Safety policies and protocols, ensuring that working practises comply with these in both spirit and practise.To carry out day to day maintenance of engineering plant as directed by Team Managers on a daily basis.
To attend to plant breakdowns, carry out repairs and restore the units to service as quickly and efficiently as possible. With support to be able to fault find on electric motors and their associated control gear.
To activate changeover of plant and or its safe isolation in the event of amalfunction or breakdown.
Experience in fault finding and installation on building mechanicalservices.
Able to carry out minor mechanical work such as connection/disconnection of belt drives, pulley and direct drive couplings. To maintain and efficiently run plant and equipment and to instruct others on the above features and other aspects of the work.
To efficiently diagnose and repair faults in mechanical installations, plant and equipment, to deal with new situations as they arise and to pass on knowledge to others.
To be able to work overtime at short notice if available to do so, and depending on the needs of the Trust.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Recognised GCSE in craft subjects (metal work, fabrication engineering, and woodwork) or equivalent.
* Relevant experience in a similar industry.
* Commitment to learn new working methods
Experience
* Experience in Building services maintenance
* Experience of working within a broad range of occupational guidelines
* Has received appropriate formal training and developed a knowledge of all types of engineering systems.
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
Physical Requirements
* Some heavy lifting may be required, also working of ladders, with kneeling & crawling in confined spaces.
Additional
* Team player, flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues
* Proactive, energetic and enthusiastic
* Self motivated
* Proactive, versatile and problem solving approach
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.
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