Maintenance Electrician

Are you an Electrician with experience working within the Maintenance and Facilities Management sector Rydon Maintenance Ltd have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Electrician / Maintenance Site Supervisor to join our highly regarded repairs and maintenance team in Southend, Essex on a facilities management contract with the NHS. This is an excellent opportunity to take on some site supervisory duties, whilst still maintaining an active role within your trade.
What we do
Rydon Maintenance Ltd provides a range of hard facilities management and property maintenance services in partnership with a range of NHS Trusts. We provide reactive and planned maintenance to a number of NHS buildings and we work to strict timescales and safety requirements to ensure the comfort and safety of service users using these NHS facilities. With offices in the South East, to Bristol in the South West our experience has taken us across a variety of sensitive healthcare environments.
Job Purpose
As an Electrician / Site Supervisor your time will be split between supervising the sites and also maintaining an active role in your trade. You will be working across two care homes located in Southend, Essex.
Key responsibilities include;
Reactive maintenance and repairs such as power and lighting faults
Planned preventative maintenance (PPM's) such as emergency lighting and fire alarm testing.
Respond to breakdowns, fault-find and complete minor and small installations.
You will also support with other general building fabric repairs
Manage stock of spares and consumables.
Be an authorised key holder responsible for access to all areas of the buildings complying with security requirements.
Issue and manage Permits to Work
Where required supervise sub-contracted work, conduct sub-contractor inductions ensuring standard site set up and documentation is being used and ensure safe working practices
Undertake spot H&S inspections as required.
Provide on call support on a rota basis responding to emergency call outs The normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. When on-call you will receive a standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.

Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings is essential, ideally within the NHS (or for a maintenance contractor providing services to the NHS). Alternatively, you will have worked for a maintenance contractor providing a planned/reactive maintenance service in a commercial setting (perhaps a hotel, school, supermarkets etc).
Electrical qualifications to include;
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Installations
18th edition

You will also have an understanding of Microsoft packages, strong people skills, great attention to detail and be looking for an opportunity that combines supervisory duties whilst still maintaining an active role within a skilled trade.
A full UK driving licence is required as a company van is provided.
By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team and this is an exciting and varied role with an excellent opportunity to develop and grow within our highly regarded team.If you have this experience we would strongly encourage you to apply.

Competitive starting salary
A company van and fuel card.
Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per year.
Holiday Purchase Scheme: Buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
On call standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.
Pension Scheme: 4% contributory.
Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare
24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it.
Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work.
Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes.
Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
Free Flu Vaccinations and Eye Care Vouchers.
Full training, ongoing coaching and support
Opportunities to progress your career across the business