Maintenance Operative

Transformationunitgm; Stockport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stockport is seeking a Maintenance Operative to perform routine repairs and maintenance across hospital facilities. The position involves managing non-complex building issues while ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will possess effective communication skills and a proactive team spirit, alongside a good educational background and some experience in building maintenance. This role offers a full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week, with opportunities for flexible working and additional benefits.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars and more

Cycle to work scheme

Financial advice through Stockport Credit Union

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of building and mechanical services.
• Ability to perform routine maintenance across various NHS properties.
• Experience with brick work, tiling, and plastering.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance and repairs to mechanical and electrical services.
• Use relevant tools for maintenance tasks.
• Assist higher skilled grades on maintenance projects.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Team player

Basic building maintenance

Attention to detail

Education

Good Educational Background

Engineering or building background

Tools

Manual and power tools

Aluminium tower scaffold

Job description

Main area Estates Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Rostered overtime and on-call rota for inclement weather) Job ref 362-ANC3MOPER-01-26

Employer Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Stepping Hill Hospital
Town Stockport
Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 21/01/2027 23:59

Maintenance Operative

Band 3

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview

Maintenance Operative

Band 3 - 37.5 hours per week

You will carry out routine maintenance on a range of Trust properties across the Stockport area.

Reporting directly to the Estates Management Team, you will have basic knowledge of building and mechanical services.

The postholder will be employed to carry out maintenance work on non-complex engineering and building issues appropriate to their skills throughout Stockport NHS Foundation Trust premises comprising mainly of the Stepping Hill Hospital site.

With a maintenance works background, you will need to possess effective written and oral communication skills, be an enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and flexible manner.

You will be required to work rostered overtime and participate in the On-Call rota for inclement weather using the Estates vehicles as required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to have an understanding of hospital services.

To undertake unsupervised planned maintenance and repair work to electrical and mechanical services and equipment as required.

To apply a basic understanding over a range of elements to carry out repairs and tasks e.g replacing toilet seats, unblocking drains, repair areas of brickwork, patch plastering, relamping light fittings and tiling etc.

Use relevant tools and equipment for example manual and power tools, aluminium tower scaffold erection and authorised driver of Trust vehicles.

Demonstrate a basic knowledge of workshop and site safety practices.

Assist higher skilled grades on planned maintenance such as Theatre maintenance and repair work.

Carry out installation, repairs and planned preventative maintenance on all aspects of non-complex building, electrical and mechanical services and equipment.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Engineering or building background
• Good Educational Background
• Literate
• Numerate

Knowledge

• Basic Knowledge of health & Safety
• Good Record Keeping

Experience

• Ability to see jobs/tasks through

Skills & Abilities

• Able to work on a wide range of engineering/building issues
• Able to communicate effectively written & oral
• Brick work, tiling or plastering experience

Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note that all correspondence will be via your NHS Jobs account. Unfortunately we are not able to acknowledge each application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Please also note that Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are unable to refund Interview expenses or re-location costs.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.