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Maintenance Assistant

Serco

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Aug 2024

💰 £30,000/yr(£24,500/yr – £30,000/yr)

About the role

Maintenance Assistant

J&I AASC, mainly working in Oldham & Thameside area.

Full time – 40 hours per week

Salary - £24,500.00 - £30,000.00 depending on experience plus Serco Benefits.

Main Purpose:

Reporting to the Field operations manager, the primary function of this role is to provide building maintenance services to a designated area / or number of properties. Where there is a specialist trade, the role also supports non-trade Maintenance Operatives (MO’s) to fix faults. The role requires close working relationships with the housing teams to ensure outstanding service to the users.

Main Accountabilities:

Maintenance of Property

To provide building maintenance services to a designated area / or number of properties
To report faults using the IT system to ensure all faults are reported and closed for their property portfolio
The role of the MO is to ensure that all properties under their control are free from building defects as defined under the Home Office Contract
Liaison with external sub-contractors to ensure access can be obtained, works are completed to agreed standards and the sub-contractors operatives are approved.
To undertake audit samples of external suppliers work and report findings.
To undertake once a year a Portable Appliance Test (PAT) for any properties in their area for all properties

Trade Duties (Where Applicable)

To provide specialist trade services in accordance with certified standards and experience
To support non trade MO’s to fault fix under your defined specific trade
To provide technical advice and support to the maintenance section relevant to your trade in order to ensure all current standards are met under the contract
To provide the property on-boarding team with trade sign offs for the relevant specialist trade

Health & Safety

To ensure that the safety of all users of the property from a building standards is achieved
To check all relevant property reports before undertaking works in the properties (e.g. asbestos, dangerous persons,) or request additional reports if deemed appropriate by the MO (e.g. structural report, asbestos survey / test etc.)

Furniture & Inventory

Where possible to repair all Serco supplied furniture or ensure furniture is replaced to comply with the Home Office Contract

Materials Management

To only purchase materials from approved Serco suppliers and keep receipts for all transactions to identify and record what materials are used for each job / property
Where specified only purchase the agreed Serco standard material’s unless alternative substitutions can be provide due to stock requirements

Plant & Tool Hire / Purchase

To obtain Managers approval for the Hire or purchase of any plant or tools over £100 to undertake any maintenance repair
To ensure appropriate receipts are obtained and recoded for each property / job completed

Waste Disposal