Building Fabric Operative

EQUANS is looking for a Building Fabric Operative to join our team in Wakefield on a permanent basis for Pinderfield and Pontefract Hospital. This is a full time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.  

General Overview:
• Work alongside a dynamic maintenance team to deliver the required services, ensuring the Hospital is maintained to the highest standard.
• Provide a customer facing highly responsive maintenance service.
• Undertake a range of reactive and planned maintenance tasks and carry these out to a very high standard.
• Provide assistance and information to other members of the maintenance team.
• Carry out training to be able to provide required duties, which includes but is not limited to fire door maintenance.
• Work with a level of multi-skilling and flexibility
• Report to the maintenance supervisor
• Provide reports on work in progress and work completed to ensure consistency, keeping required records for fire door and other fabric related tasks.

Impact:
To assist in maintenance services EQUANS provide for the NHS Trust through the concession agreement through Pinderfields / Pontefract.

Complexity:
1. To undertake basic fire door inspections to agreed planned maintenance schedule, validating their condition.
2. Keeping records for fire door inspections, updating details on to the Bolster system
3. Carrying out minor repairs to fire doors, to ensure compliance.
4. Carry out maintenance, as part of the estates team as and when required, including fabric repairs, painting / patching, ceiling repairs, wall protection, glazing replacement and flooring repairs.
5. Provide cover for absent colleagues as appropriate to maintain the service.
6. Perform duties in accordance with safe working practices within statutory, NHS, Trust, and Company guidelines.
7. Have an awareness of the operational procedures and safe working practices for the role.
8. Maintain records and complete service reports as appropriate. Providing regular reports on progress to your line manager
9. Assist other skilled trades in carrying out maintenance, repairs, testing, inspection, and installation work (SWR) & Sall (VETs)
10. Undertake training to maintain and develop skills in line with the requirements of the service.
11. Liaise and undertake duties at other healthcare projects as directed.
12. Undertake overtime as required to maintain the service.
13. Perform any other duties as required commensurate with grade.

Qualifications or Required Experience:
• Experience in carrying out similar role which includes basic joinery tasks
• Understand safe working practices applicable to the task.
• Ability to undertake minor maintenance tasks without direct supervision.
• Ability to work to pre agreed method statements designed to reduce the hazards associated with the task in hand.
• Have a basic understanding of building services/ fabric.

What can we offer you? 

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes; 

• 24 days annual leave (+ public holidays) 
• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary 
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers 
• Gym membership discounts  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Holiday purchase scheme 
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year 
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes 
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme 
• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we?  

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.   

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables. 

EQUANS’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live. 

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company. 

What’s next? 

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch. 

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.  

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements. 

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers.