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HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE
The Beatrice Wright Centre, York
Full-time

Role: Maintenance Technician
Reporting to:  Head of Estates
Location: On-site, The Beatrice Wright Centre, York, YO42 4JP
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
 

We are looking for someone to provide a safe and secure environment for staff, visitors, and volunteers by responding to, and delivering a range of maintenance tasks. 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure the Grange Estate buildings and grounds are maintained to a high standard of repair providing a safe and professional environment that is always presented at its best internally/externally on a day-to-day basis. Assessing maintenance needs to ‘make-safe’ and complete the works quickly and effectively.

Undertake repairs and maintenance to the buildings to a consistently high standard. Tasks will include joinery, plumbing, glazing, electrical repairs/ renovations, decorating, light renovations, Site equipment maintained (i.e. washing machines/tumble dryers), etc. Risk Assessing with an agile approach with strict adherence to legal H&S standards at all times.

Utilise the Maintenance Management System prioritising the maintenance work and keeping accurate records of all works completed and ensuring excellent communication with colleagues and peers.

Undertake and accurately record the scheduled compliance checks: weekly, monthly, and quarterly relating to fire safety, legionella, Site building PPM’s & Maintenance Equipment safety checks.

Act as a site H&S representative at all times demonstrating vigilance and awareness of responsibilities relating to legal compliance. Always acting with professionalism.

Attend to the security of site – locking/unlocking the site working closely with others to ensure site securty. 

Support the Estates team in planning and delivering minor works and project programmes.

Provide Facilities Support: setup/clear down rooms and the grounds for conferences, meetings, tours, and events; safley and effectively support colleagues across the site with office furniture moves and the distribution of deliveries.

Supporting the front and back of house teams e.g. within The Grange Restaurant and Reception.