Maintenance Support Operative - Aintree, United Kingdom - Alex Stewart International

Alex Stewart International

Verified Company

Aintree, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Maintenance Support Operative

Overview

A full UK driving license is required due to being on-call on a bi-weekly basis in the event of an emergency on site that needs to be attended to (such as an alarm being triggered).

You will receive additional renumeration for on-call hours.

Overtime will be required on 1 in every 3 weekends, which will require you to work on both Saturday and Sunday with a finish time of between 12pm - 3pm at the very latest.

Overtime rates are payable.

KEY TASKS

To provide support to the maintenance team under direction and work using the skills learned to support general maintenance and repair duties such as building, plastering, plumbing and general maintenance work.
To work under direction from the Head of Maintenance to ensure projects are performed to timescale and meet with the necessary requirements and are performed safely.
To work as a member of a team and be involved in the planning and organising of work including maintaining extraction units, clean downs, fume cupboard maintenance, chemical top up, waste removal and other laboratory based functions.
To work using powered machine tools to carry out projects in a safe and efficient manner.
To help with plumbing, plastering and masonry projects in line with improving or refurbishing the Company buildings to a set plan.
To perform general handling tasks such as samples and moving delivered items where appropriate and ensure they are stored safely.
To attend any company safety briefings/meetings/courses where appropriate to ensure work is performed safely and any defects or unsafe equipment or practices is reported.
To help with the erecting or dismantling of support structures such as scaffolding and any other equipment used by the Company in its everyday business.
To provide any other support as directed by the Head Of Maintenance.
To work to all of the Company safety directives and comply with the Company Handbook at all times.
To perform minor repairs to the building in general and fix and repair any fixtures and fittings.
To support in terms of routine testing such as Fire Alarms and Safety Drills and perform routine Inspections where requested to fault find.

Any other support duties as directed by the Head of Maintenance.

ESSENTIAL KEY SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES

To work as a Team Member and take direction from Management.
To be able to use Power Tools and Equipment Safely.
To use own initiative and plan and organise best practice approach.
To consider and plan Safety into all tasks undertaken.
To be proactive and consider all risk involved in work projects.
To have knowledge of Electrical, Carpentry, Masonry and other key related skills. (C&G) or equivalent.
To have at least 5 years' experience in a similar construction/support role.

DESIRABLE KEY SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES