Maintenance Multi-Skilled Tradesperson (Mechanical Fitter)
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We are looking for a Multi-Skilled Tradesperson to join the Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd estates team to work within our mechanical team in the estates workshop. The workshop provides a maintenance service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills; have good experience of working in a maintenance role and be comfortable in working to targets and working on your own.
The post-holder will be required to work on the tradesperson on-call rota for which additional payments will be made on top of the stated salary.
The post-holder will be required to support the building and electrical workshops as required and within the capabilities of their skills.
Benefits: -
Nest Pension with up to 8% employer contributions making it one of the most generous private sector pensions.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will be responsible for completing all planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks across plumbing, heating, and ventilation systems, ensuring full compliance with statutory requirements, HTMs, and relevant codes of practice. You will undertake significant system alterations, including major pipework modifications, installation of commercial valves, and the replacement of AHU coils and pump sets. The post requires strong fault-finding abilities on complex heating, domestic hot water, and ventilation systems, using the Building Management System where appropriate.Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- NVQ3 in a Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
Desirable
- Significant post qualification training in plumbing, heating, ventilation or medical gas.
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate significant experience in working with commercial heating, plumbing and ventilation systems, both in terms of maintenance and installation work.
- Experience of managing more junior trades staff and/or apprentices.
Desirable
- Experience of using Computer Aided Facilities Management software to manage and complete jobs.
- Experience working as a Medical Gas, Ventilation or Water Competent Person.
- Experienced and able to carry out work in at least two of the following areas - Natural Gas (Domestic), Natural Gas (Commercial), Medical Gas CP, Water Systems CP, Ventilation CP, Pressure Systems CP, Refrigeration, Building Management Systems
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to utilise trade background to quickly learn new skills.
Desirable
- Able to read and understand engineering drawings within area of expertise.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to determine priorities and achieve them using initiative and with minimal external input.
- Able to communicate effectively with customers in other departments and with hospital and RPC colleagues.
- Committed to continuous improvement and learning.
- Able to operate with high integrity in the work environment.
- Flexible and able to adapt to change quickly.
- Able to work tactfully to resolve difficult conversations or matters.
About the employer
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.