Craftsperson - Painter inLeicester inLeicester PUBLISHED 16 OCT 2024

Band 4: Depending on experience Per Annum  PERMANENT 
Application of all types of wall coverings including wallpaper, vinyl, propriety paint systems, and spray paint finishes/glaze.

The Multi Skilled Building Craftsperson to provide a comprehensive Healthcare maintenance service to all wards and departments within a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.

To carry out planned and reactive maintenance task to a high standard that is commensurate with the skills and experience for the role. The post holder will be reporting, on a day to day basis, to the Estates Supervisor and Estates maintenance managers. However, will carry out routine duties referring to SOP's as and when required. Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair works.. To assist other trades as required by the Maintenance Supervisor.

To use all relevant tools and equipment. Understanding how to manipulate fine tools and equipment when repairing equipment, plant locks and other complex tasks. To maintain the workshops, stores, switch-rooms, boilerhouse and plant-rooms and the surrounding areas clean and tidy as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.

Compliance with all statutory regulations including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.To ensure that all policies and procedures laid down by the Trust are strictly complied with. Assist higher skill grades on new work and repairs.

To undertake training as necessary to ensure that the knowledge and skills base is maintained and developed to meet the requirements of current and future services and changes in legislation.

Undertake painting, decorating and minor building works to all hospital property, internally and externally, to a high quality and acceptable craft standards and approved methods of working.

Be able to erect scaffolds, ladders and working platforms and carry out work as required.

Work from independent scaffolds and towers and similar access equipment.

Work with all types of paint systems, internally and externally, including preservatives and protective coatings.

Application of all types of wall coverings including wallpaper, vinyl, propriety paint systems, and spray paint finishes/glaze. Perform a range of additional craftsperson duties such as glazing, plastering, filing, replacing of suspended ceilings, bricklaying, mortar repairs, minor roof repairs, guttering, shuttering of concrete, vinyl flooring repairs and patching along with other building fabric repairs.

Have experience in key cutting and the repair of door locks.

Have the ability to interpret technical detailed manuals undertake fault diagnosis and solving of maintenance problems.

Communicate technical knowledge to others particularly in the safe use of fixed woodworking machinery and other portable power tools, cement mixers and other maintenance equipment.

Use and operate the Estates CAFM c system. Plan and prioritise own workload.

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Undertake Building Planned Preventative Maintenance to include statutory fire door and window checks, and other patient related items bed side lockers etc.

Undertake painting and decoration of ward areas

Understand fully the inter-relationship between all trades, both building and engineering.

To undertake training as necessary to ensure that the knowledge and skills base is maintained and developed to meet the requirements of current and future engineering services and changes in legislation.

Carry out work in accordance with current legislation, codes of practice and best practice guidance

Financial management assist in the management of the estates revenue and capital budgets in line with delegated authorisation limits and in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures.

To be able to work overtime at short notice if available to do so, depending on the needs of the Trust.

The Multi Skilled Building Craftsperson to provide a comprehensive Healthcare maintenance service to all wards and departments within a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.

To carry out planned and reactive maintenance task to a high standard that is commensurate with the skills and experience for the role. The post holder will be reporting, on a day to day basis, to the Estates Supervisor and Estates maintenance managers. However, will carry out routine duties referring to SOP's as and when required. Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair works.. To assist other trades as required by the Maintenance Supervisor.

To use all relevant tools and equipment. Understanding how to manipulate fine tools and equipment when repairing equipment, plant locks and other complex tasks. To maintain the workshops, stores, switch-rooms, boilerhouse and plant-rooms and the surrounding areas clean and tidy as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.

Compliance with all statutory regulations including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.To ensure that all policies and procedures laid down by the Trust are strictly complied with. Assist higher skill grades on new work and repairs.

To undertake training as necessary to ensure that the knowledge and skills base is maintained and developed to meet the requirements of current and future services and changes in legislation.

Undertake painting, decorating and minor building works to all hospital property, internally and externally, to a high quality and acceptable craft standards and approved methods of working.

Be able to erect scaffolds, ladders and working platforms and carry out work as required.

Work from independent scaffolds and towers and similar access equipment.

Work with all types of paint systems, internally and externally, including preservatives and protective coatings.

Application of all types of wall coverings including wallpaper, vinyl, propriety paint systems, and spray paint finishes/glaze. Perform a range of additional craftsperson duties such as glazing, plastering, filing, replacing of suspended ceilings, bricklaying, mortar repairs, minor roof repairs, guttering, shuttering of concrete, vinyl flooring repairs and patching along with other building fabric repairs.

Have experience in key cutting and the repair of door locks.

Have the ability to interpret technical detailed manuals undertake fault diagnosis and solving of maintenance problems.

Communicate technical knowledge to others particularly in the safe use of fixed woodworking machinery and other portable power tools, cement mixers and other maintenance equipment.

Use and operate the Estates CAFM c system. Plan and prioritise own workload.

About us

Undertake Building Planned Preventative Maintenance to include statutory fire door and window checks, and other patient related items bed side lockers etc.

Undertake painting and decoration of ward areas

Understand fully the inter-relationship between all trades, both building and engineering.

To undertake training as necessary to ensure that the knowledge and skills base is maintained and developed to meet the requirements of current and future engineering services and changes in legislation.

Carry out work in accordance with current legislation, codes of practice and best practice guidance

Financial management assist in the management of the estates revenue and capital budgets in line with delegated authorisation limits and in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures.

To be able to work overtime at short notice if available to do so, depending on the needs of the Trust.



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