We now have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Electrician to join our Essex based NHS repairs and maintenance team in Ilford. You will join our highly regarded repairs team to provide reactive, planned and preventative maintenance.

Rydon Maintenance Ltd provides hard facilities management 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

Based at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford this is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Electrician to join our highly regarded Maintenance team. As part of this varied role you will work as part of a small team to provide planned, preventative and responsive repairs to the buildings fabric, plant, equipment and alarm systems. You will be provided with a van and fuel card as on occasion you may need to travel to a couple of other sites in Essex.

Key duties will include;

• Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM's): Such as Emergency light testing and fire alarm checks.
• Reactive and remedial Electrical works: Fault-finding and repairs for lighting, power issues, replacing lamps, lights, sockets, switches and other general electrical problems.
• Assisting with other trades and completing other general building fabric repairs 
• Participate in the call-out rota to provide out-of-hours support. 

What we offer;

• Competitive starting salary
• Van and fuel card
• A standby allowance and overtime rates paid for participation in the on call rota for emergency/make safe repairs.
• 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days.
• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
• Company pension, life assurance and income protection.
• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness and DenPlan 
• Health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme, BUPA Health & Wellbeing Plans, access to our Health and Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources
• Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
• Opportunities to progress your career across the business.
• Full training, ongoing coaching and support.

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.

Experience Required

• You will have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent electrical installation qualification and 18th Edition. Testing and inspection qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Along with completing electrical maintenance and repairs you will also have the ability to complete other general building fabric maintenance.
• Your maintenance experience might have been gained working directly for the NHS, or a maintenance contractor providing services within the NHS, although this is not essential. Candidates with experience of maintaining other commercial properties (schools, prisons, supermarkets for example) with be considered.
• You must also have a full UK driving licence (Manual)

You will also have great 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. 

If you have this experience we would strongly encourage you to apply. 

Additional Information

As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits.

Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post.  

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