plumber Walsall, England
Job description
General information
City/town:
Walsall
Job field:
Other Operations
External closing date:
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Type of contract:
Permanent
ID:
2939
Description and requirements
Our Building Services team are looking for a Plumber to join the team at Walsall Manor Hospital.
The purpose of the role will be to undertake the full range of mechanical engineering maintenance activities, observing all relevant safety standards and procedures, to ensure a safe working environment for all patients, visitors and staff, including activities, which may be complex and/or non-routine.
Skanska, one of the world’s largest development and construction companies, dates back 135 years and had a 2021 revenue of around £12.5 billion. We have 3,300 experts in the UK alone, could joining us be your next career move?
You’ll:
- Be responsible for calibration and fault finding on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment.
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance inspections and commissioning tests in accordance with Trust and all relevant procedures and regulations, completing all report sheets and test certificates as necessary on systems including, but not limited to, steam, hot and cold water, Legionella, pressure systems, ventilations and air conditioning etc.
- Follow detailed engineering drawings and specifications for fault finding and carrying out modifications and new installations.
- Undertake inspection, commissioning and re-commissioning tests for all relevant installations issuing certificates and/or record documents as necessary.
- Core skills will include, but are not limited to, (subject to specialist training), undertaking the installation, modification to maintenance and repair of the following:
Low pressure hot/cold water systems
Steam raising plant and associated equipment such as calorifiers.
Ventilation and air conditioning systems
Medical air and vacuum plant
Hospital beds, trolleys and other associated equipment, both electrically and mechanically operated.
Installed Building Management System and all associated controlled equipment.
All general mechanical site services and associated plant and equipment.
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To work in accordance with all relevant guidance documents such as, but not limited to, Hospital Technical Memorandums, Water Regulations, Prevention of Legionella (L8), HASAW, COSHH, Pressure Systems Regulations and all other statutory instruments and guidance documents
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- To actively participate in the operation and control of engineering planned preventative maintenance schemes.
- To actively participate in the operation of any current labour/work managed (computerised or otherwise) scheme in accordance with all designated performance criteria and standard requirements, including completion of all relevant hard copy records.
- Flexible working arrangements will be expected, and working patterns will be changed from time to time, by mutual agreement, to necessitate service needs, covering out of hours working over 24 hour periods/7 days a week, for short periods at relevant overtime rates and attracting ‘time off in lieu’ for bank holiday working etc.
We’re looking for:*
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- Possession of a recognised mechanical trade qualification. (essential)
- Health and Safety qualification – IOSH Working Safely (desirable)
- Experience of working within a hospital environment (desirable).
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good working knowledge of H&S, Quality and Environmental standards and procedures.
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Equal opportunities**
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
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Flexible working**
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
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Reasonable adjustments**
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected]* if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.*
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More information about the role**
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]**
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Closing date**
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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Job Type: Permanent
