Your new company
Your new job will be working for a university across their Merseyside locations.
Your new role
- Majority of work is REACTIVE however there is an element of planned works, but must have experience with reactive
- Able to use a mobile phone to receive daily jobs from the resource planners (they will be upgrading to a PDA at some point)
- Report in to Resource Planners mainly - will liaise to get new jobs and confirm when jobs have been complete. Dale (manager) will be there for any complex issues or advice required.
- 150 buildings in total ranging from brand new laboratories, offices and grade 2 listed buildings
- They have pool vans so are able to use however a lot of the time will be walking round campus - unless bigger jobs which require more tools and man power etc.
What you'll need to succeed
- From a NHS background as works and equipment are very similar
- Electrical background (18th Editions, NVQ etc) however ideally a mechanical background as well so can change fan belts etc
- Must have experience 3phase LV network (Electrical - more commercial not domestic)
- If not then possibly commercial maintenance background i.e. CBRE
- A housing background or trades
- No DBS required
- Must be physically able as most of the time you will be walking around campus from site to site as it is easier / quicker than driving
- Must have very good communication skills as will be going into various offices which may have directors, professors, students etc
- Must be polite, well spoken and able to get on with people
- Familiar with BMS or BEMS - software that turns on and off heating systems
- Full UK driving license and have your own vehicle to get to site when you are 'On Call'
- Need to be forward thinking and methodical - able to get to the root cause of the problem
What you'll get in return
- Pension TBC
- 26 days holiday
- 6 days paid shutdown over Christmas
- 8 bank holidays
- Put through various training
- They have put some operatives through degree's if they wish to further progress
- Great Staff retention - very rarely have people leave only when they retire
Call out
- 1 full week on call out (this will be 1 every 6/7 weeks)
- 1 hour paid each day for being on call
- 4 hours paid for each call out
- 8 hours paid for each call out that is more than 4hours
- Jobs will only ever be Respond and Make Safe (so should not be there for long)
What you need to do now
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