Join the Estates and Maintenance team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Play a vital role in ensuring our hospitals and healthcare facilities remain safe, reliable and fully operational for patients, staff and visitors. Based across Health Board sites, you will provide skilled mechanical maintenance, fault finding and repair services on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment.

You will work on systems including heating and hot water services, air conditioning and ventilation plant, steam systems, compressed air, boiler plant, generators, lifts, pumps and building management systems, carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and emergency repairs.

The ideal candidate

• Have completed a recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship to Level 3 or equivalent, with experience in an engineering maintenance environment and a good working knowledge of associated trades.
• Possess strong problem-solving skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and a commitment to delivering high standards of safety and workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Understand, receive and give technical instructions to other Maintenance workers.
• Provide advice and instruction to other maintenance workers.
• Provide reports both verbal and written to Team Leaders and Estates Officers.
• Liaise with senior clinical staff at ward/department level regarding maintenance tasks enabling work tasks to be carried out with minimum disruption to patient support services (i.e. Heating, power, nurse call system, ventilation etc) and patient care.
• Conduct workload in an unobtrusive manner, ensuring clinical and departmental staff are made aware in the locality are aware of any disruption or potential noise etc. to ensure minimum distress levels to patients.
• Liaise appropriately with external Suppliers and Contractors, dealing with technical queries and information.
• Provide Shift Relief and/or On-Call as required.