Lead Maintenance Electrician

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Lead Maintenance Operative with Electrical bias to join our highly regarded repairs and maintenance team. This is a mobile role working across multiple community health care clinics/centres in and around the Medway area in Kent and Essex. This is an excellent opportunity to take on some supervisory duties, whilst still maintaining an active role within your trade. 

Rydon has established a strong reputation for the quality within maintenance sector, creating and improving communities for the benefit of current and future generations. Our maintenance business provides a range of expert planned and responsive maintenance services to domestic properties and commercial buildings in the social housing, health and social care sectors. We look after a growing number of healthcare buildings for NHS Trusts, residential homes and educational facilities. Using the latest technology we ensure properties are well maintained, efficient and fit for purpose.

See our case study on SECAMB to see the types of work we provide:

As Lead Maintenance Operative / Site Supervisor you will be split 50/50 between hands on and supervising the sites. There are 8 sites in total located in Kent and Essex/East London.

Work will be across a variety of trades but will be tailored to skill set and will involve electrical/mechanical repairs, isolation/make safe, plumbing through to other building fabric maintenance.

Duties include:

• Undertaking PPM's
• Reactive works
• Document management
• Site Inductions
• Contractor Spot/checks
• Managing/Supervising Contractors
• Van Inspections
• COSHH Management

What we can offer you;

• Competitive starting salary
• A company van, fuel card and uniform.
• Holiday Entitlement: 33 days per annum (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme: Buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
• On call standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.
• Pension Scheme: 4% contributory.
• Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare
• 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it.
• Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work.
• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes.
• Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
  Free Flu Vaccinations
• Full training, ongoing coaching and support
• Opportunities to progress your career across the business

This is a full time permanent position. Normal working hours are 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday. You will also participate in an on call rota for emergency repairs where you will receive a standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate previous experience of working within an electrical or multi-skilled role. This experience might have been gained working directly for the NHS, or a maintenance contractor providing services within the NHS although not essential and candidates with experience of maintaining other commercial properties (schools, prisons, supermarkets for example) with also be considered.

You will also have an understanding of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, strong 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. 

A full UK driving licence is required as a company van is provided.

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

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.  

To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page.

Our application process is very straight forward allowing you to apply with a CV (from your Computer or Dropbox), LinkedIn, Facebook or Google+ and should take no more than a few short minutes. 

For more details on our culture and what it’s like to work at Rydon, please click here.

Further information on how to apply can be found by clicking here.