Estates Maintenance Assistant

AGH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and provides Estates, Facilities and procurement services for the Trust., To undertake, without supervision a variety of tasks which would include:-

• Lighting checks
• Replacement of lighting tubes or bulbs
• Cleaning diffusers
• Fixing of notice boards, clocks, notices etc
• Replacement of damaged ceiling tiles
• Cleaning extract fans and ventilation grilles
• Replacement/re-fixing of toilet seats
• Replacement/re-fixing of hand/safety rails
• Inspection and first aid repairs to flooring
• Re-washering hot and cold water taps
• Temperature checks water services
• Care of curtain tracks, blinds etc, We are seeking an individual with the experience and qualifications stated in the essential criteria within the person specification.
  
  We are looking for highly motivated and professional individuals capable of working well within our current Estates team., Good standard of secondary education to GCSE level or better in Maths English and Craft Studies., Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to problem solving and broad knowledge of the work requirements and patterns of other trades.
• Able to use own initiative in relation to problem solving in order to resolve situations to a satisfactory conclusion.
• Ability to work as an individual with a minimum of supervision or as part of a team.
• Has a clean driving licence for a four wheeled vehicle and is able to drive to other trust properties when required, To have recent relevant experience of working within a maintenance function aimed at ensuring the quality and standard of the built environment.
• Able to substantiate at interview knowledge and experience in relation to the routine maintenance of building services and other relative experience claimed within the application form., Previous experience of working in a hospital\healthcare\care home environment, Able to demonstrate a reasonable knowledge of Health & Safety requirements in the workplace and how these should be applied in relation to particular tasks and situations.
• Has knowledge with regard to the safe use of portable tools and access equipment and modern fixing techniques.
  
  AGH Solutions was born out of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, a hospital and community services trust based outside Keighley, West Yorkshire.
We are privileged to operate in a beautiful part of the country. The clinical services we support reach far up into the Yorkshire Dales, across the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven patch. We are also lucky to have excellent transport links to Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and beyond. Leeds city centre is 25 minutes by train from Keighley. We provide a wide range of services, from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement. Our vision is to bring you a flexible, responsive, high quality, value for money service. Our NHS heritage means we work to the values and ethics of the NHS, and to those of Airedale NHSFT specifically.