Maintenance Supervisor

The main purpose of the role is to ensure Garvald West Linton maintains the highest levels of maintenance and repair in all of its properties and to further ensure compliance with all regulations in relation to Health and Safety.

Key Priorities

- To understand the often complex nature of all the buildings operated by GWL.

- To oversee the maintenance and repair of these buildings.

- To ensure all contracted works are completed to the highest standard.

- To supervise the other maintenance team members.

Tasks

- To identify and seek quotes from contractors on work identified through the maintenance team meeting and the Health and Safety meeting.

- To be the GWL point of contact when contracted work is being undertaken.

- To support the Residential and Day Service managers in delivering effective maintenance and repairs to the various sites across GWL.

- Hands on maintenance and repair when it is within your skills and competence.

- To ensure all weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly checks are achieved and recorded in a timely manner.

- Together with the maintenance team prepare a robust inspection regime to improve standards of housekeeping and cleanliness.

- General maintenance list for all GWL sites.

- Effective planned maintenance and repair of properties to ensure compliance with standards whilst also managing costs.

- Ensuring contractors are inducted, managed and work according to pre agreed standards and deadlines.

- Working in accordance with company standards of health, safety, quality and environmental care.

- Regular visits to all GWL sites.

- Ability to work independently.

- Meet with the team regularly to share updates, knowledge and good practice.

- To refresh all training in a timely manner i.e. fire marshall/fire safety, Health and Safety, working at height, etc.

- To identify, respond and follow through any emergency task i.e. power failure, fire alarms, etc.

• Working knowledge of general maintenance tasks.


• Excellent communication skills.


• Able to prioritise work tasks.


• Proven ability/experience of team working.


Skills, Abilities and Personal Attributes.


• Comfortable working within a Health and Social Care setting based on social therapy.



• Proven abilities in various maintenance tasks.



• Computer literate and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.



• Excellent organisation skills.



• Excellent communication skills.



• Adaptability and flexibility - requirement to re-evaluate tasks and prioritise.



• Ability to take a lead role with maintenance tasks.



• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.



• Perseverance around complex maintenance tasks.



• Dependability and strong work ethic.



• Supervisory experience.