Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Aintree
Town Liverpool
Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 28/04/2025 23:59
Maintenance Stores Operative
Band 3
Job overview
The Maintenance department is looking to recruit a maintenance assistant to take on the role of a Maintenance stores / driving operative.
The role will provide assistance with planned maintenance stock control and driving/delivery duties.
We are seeking a highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads, identify potential improvement within their work area and be proactive in providing a high level of service to staff, patients and site visitors.
Main duties of the job
The maintenance stores/driver role involves the management and organization of the maintenance materials stores. The successful candidate will be responsible for controlling the issuing of materials/parts/PPE etc site stores to the in-house maintenance team.
The role shall involve making frequent deliveries across the trust and assist with collecting materials/parts from local suppliers on behalf of the Estates department.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Maintain a stock of approved equipment necessary for the proper and efficient functioning of the Maintenance Department.
Carry out part stock checks at frequent intervals and take stock in works stores as required.
Operate the computer terminal as required with the arrangements for computerised stock control.
Maintain a ledger of re-usable items of equipment.
Issue items as required on production of a requisition from the supervisor.
Maintain a stock ledger on a daily basis.
Receive all items ordered by the Maintenance Department and adjust stock levels on the appropriate bin cards.
Ensure that all received goods and commodities are properly and securely placed on the racks, cupboards etc. within the works stores or the remote stores situated around the Trust sites.
Complete goods received notes and part goods received notes, matching them up with delivery notes and submitting them to the Office Manager.
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths
* NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Facilities Management, Warehousing, or Supply Chain Logistics. CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) Level 3 or above
* Certification in first aid training, manual handling techniques and COSHH
Knowledge
* Demonstrable experience in managing stores or stock control, ideally in a maintenance or facilities environment
* Familiarity with managing inventory for tools, equipment, or parts commonly used in a busy maintenance department
* Sound knowledge of relevant Health Technical Memorandums (HTM’s)
* Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations Understanding of manual handling, storage of hazardous substances (COSHH), and workplace safety
* Familiarity with the types of tools, equipment, and systems used in hospital maintenance (e.g., HVAC systems, electrical components, plumbing parts)
* Knowledge of NHS-specific policies, procurement systems, or procedures
* Experience working within a healthcare setting or public sector organization
Skills
* IT and Administrative Skills
* Proficiency in using inventory management software or CAFM databases (e.g., Concept, Backtraq, or bespoke NHS systems)
* Competence in use of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook) for record-keeping and reporting
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.
The Trust has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.
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