Role Responsibility:
General Maintenance Engineer - FM
Care and Rehabilitation Services
HMP Five Wells, Wellingborough, NN8 2NG
Salary: £32,393.60 per annum
Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)
Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.
This is a great opportunity to be a part of something exciting!
Rarely does an opportunity to make your mark and further your career come up like this. HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough is setting a new standard for new build prisons of the future, using forward-thinking design and technology. The Prison is the UK’s first purpose-built, new resettlement Prison. After opening in 2022 it is a one of a kind new generation category C new build Prison for the future and has become an integral part of the local community.
G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) already successfully manages 4 prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe.
Responsible to the Head of Facilities Management, the successful candidate will undertake planned and reactive maintenance to assets and services in order to maintain a safe and decent environment across the prison that is the responsibility of G4S.
You will work within the Facilities Maintenance Team to meet operational and business requirements. To complete all planned and reactive maintenance tasks in a timely manner and within time following all established procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
* Operate within planned maintenance procedures for assets etc., effectively and safely within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience.
* Deal effectively and safely with breakdowns and damage to assets etc. within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience as required and by out of hours response where necessary.
* Carry out maintenance inspection and repairs to various types of heating, water, ventilation, electrical, mechanical and security etc. equipment and services on site, where necessary and within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience
* Assist on diagnosing faults on all Mechanical & Electrical support systems and rectifying where necessary and within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience.
* Carry out maintenance inspection and repairs to various assets, building fabric throughout the prison estate,, internal/external fixtures and fittings, grounds, access and car parking, etc.
* Working with other craft qualified, semi-skilled and non-skilled maintenance staff to develop cross-skilling and cover all levels and aspects of maintenance activities on a team work basis.
* Participate in emergency call out arrangements and provide cover where necessary during sickness absence periods.
* Carry out maintenance activities to assist in project and improvement development works, offering alternatives to improve the effectiveness of the operation of the site, review current legislation / regulations within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience.
The Ideal Candidate:
Essential Skills
* Good basic maintenance skills
* Experience of building and facilities maintenance.
Desirable Skills
* City & Guilds Plumbing Craft (6035)
* Heating and Ventilating (7188)
* Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (7189)
* Plumbing/Electrical Installation (7202)
* Electro technical Craft (2365)
* Electrical Equipment Maintenance and Testing (2377)
* 18th Edition (IET) Wiring Regulations
* BSC level 1 Health & Safety.
* Full, clean driving licence.
If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.
Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process.
G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.
Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S, and HMPPS and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.