Mechanical Craftsperson

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust for a dynamic and experienced Mechanical Craftsperson to join the Estates team to keep our hospital environment safe, operational and support the health and wellbeing of our patients, staff, and visitors.
With comprehensive knowledge of working on steam and condensate systems, water, boilers, heating, and ventilation systems, therefore applicants should be able to arrange their own work and carry out tasks in a safe and tidy manner.
To maintain continuity of service there will be times when extra hours, altered work patterns / duties is required., The post holder will be a member of the core maintenance team responsible for carrying out day to day repairs and statutory planned preventative maintenance across the Trust site.
The post holder will be required to have knowledge of mechanical services and undertake work on steam, heating, DHW, CWS, waste services and medical gas systems, including all ancillary equipment, and any other systems as would be appropriate to the role
· PPMs and day-to-day tasks will include;
· regular inspection, testing and maintenance of Air Handling Units and ventilation plant, in accordance with HTM03-01, including taking and recording of differential pressure readings, maintaining, repairing and cleaning AHU's and changing filters as and when required.
· regular inspection, testing and operation of steam systems, including boiler plant as per PSSR 2000 Regulations
· flushing and monitoring of water systems in accordance with Control of Legionella HTM04-01, L8 and the Estates Water Management Regime documentation. Regular testing of high limit controllers / devices on calorifiers, strip down of domestic calorifiers / heating calorifiers, in preparation for statutory insurance inspections and re-build after inspection.
· Fault finding, inspection and repair of mechanical plant and equipment, heating plant and equipment and any elements necessary to provide statutory maintenance compliance of the built environment.

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The Trust is committed to making a difference to the environment. Our "Save Planet Tameside & Glossop" strategy means that we work towards protecting our natural environment and "green" workplace practices at all times.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
+ Safety
+ Care
+ Respect
+ Communication
+ Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more., The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.
Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.