Electrician

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ROLE: Electrician - Resident

• Hours: Rotating each week between 7:00-15:30 and 10:00-18:30 with 30min unpaid break (40hrs per week)
• PAYE temporary worker (inside IR35)
  • Craftsperson Lv1 (with a Lv2 qualification): £17.16ph
  • Craftsperson Lv2 (with a new Lv3 qualification): £18.38ph
  • Technician (experienced with a Lv3 qualification): £19.61ph
• Compliance requirement: Basic DBS required due to hospital environment.
• PAYE: Fully compliant (no CIS).
• Location: Southmead's Hospital
• Duration: 31st August - 29th November

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Apply relevant trade skills to any allocated jobs as directed by the Supervisor or Manager.
• Work alone with minimum supervision or within a team to carry out maintenance/repair of M&E services plant and equipment across the site. Work alone or in a team carrying out refurbishment and new works across the site.
• Integrate and communicate effectively with other trade staff such as engineers particularly for M&E maintenance, new and remedial works.
• Responsible for the safe operation, planned and reactive maintenance of M&E systems, associated plant/equipment installed throughout the site.
• Carry out M&E works as required i.e. new works, refurbishment and capital works replacement programme.
• Carry out M&E repairs and cleaning of M&E components and equipment as necessary.
• Respond promptly and efficiently to plant breakdowns.
• Undertake training and qualify as authorised or competent person for M&E plant and systems as required.
• Participate in a rostered 24 hour on-call system providing emergency service during non-working hours, weekends and bank holidays.
• Comply with statutory testing and inspection legislation (BS 7671).
• Attend training programmes as necessary to meet contract requirements and for self-development purposes.
• Immediately report any potentially dangerous situations for rectification to line manager and the NOC as appropriate.
• Carry out portable appliance testing (PAT).
• Integrate and communicate effectively with the engineering and fabric maintenance function.
• Prepare pressure vessels for insurance inspections and carry out necessary repairs/testing.
• Maintain and carry out repairs on HVAC systems, gas appliances, piped medical gas systems, steam plant/equipment, catering and all other equipment in plant rooms, patient areas and other departments.
• Undertake work such as electric/gas welding, operate drill/lathe and similar equipment for purposes of repair and fabrication of minor components in carrying out day to day repairs/maintenance and minor new works.
• Attend training programmes as necessary to meet contract requirements and for self-development purposes.
• Participate in over-time work from time to time as necessary to meet the requirements of the service.
• Undertake duties of training and supervision of Operatives, Maintenance Assistants, Trainees and Apprentices as required.
• Comply with Company Policies and Procedures.
• Drive The Company Van As Required.
• Fulfill Health & Safety responsibilities by adherence to the requirements of the Company's Health & Safety Policy Statement, Manual and Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments.
• Follow the Departmental Safety Policy, particularly with regard to approved Codes of Practice, Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments.
• Support and practice the Company's Quality Policy and Mission Statement.
• Follow the Company's Equal Opportunity Policies in relation to other staff, customers and members of the Group, at a level appropriate to the post.
• Undertake such other duties appropriate to the level and character of work as may reasonably be required within the Department. Significant permanent changes in duties will require agreed revisions to be made to this Job Description.