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Residential Maintenance Assistant

EQUANS
Cheshire East
3 days ago
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EQUANS are looking for a Residential Maintenance Assistant working on behalf of our Alderley Park contract in Macclesfield. This role would be a permanent full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.


General Overview:


The role of the Residential Maintenance Assistant will include carrying out several tasks on contracted customer sites These will include:


Legionella Required Tasks, Weekly Flushing, Monthly Temperature Testing, shower disinfections, Hot water system checks, CWST inspections and testing, tank turnover recording, Testing and maintenance of TMVs


Proactive improvements to customers water systems


Small repairs to pipework


Reactive requests for repairs


Plantroom cleaning and inspections


Joining an out of hours callout rota


Contractor Escorting duties

This role will involve hands on work delivering the services above with some customer contact. The successful applicant will build an on-going relationship with all customers looking after the needs of the site and making improvements where applicable.


The Engineer will report into their Manager and the Account Manager.


The right candidate will be expected to work Monday to Friday at Alderley Park and may be required to work on other sites. Will also be required to work on a shift basis, working lates and earlies as required.


The successful candidate will be required to have legionella awareness qualifications, the candidate must have experience of maintaining, and repairing pipework, upgrading and repairing building plumbing systems. This is an active role, and the candidate would be required to walk in excess of 10, steps per day.


The successful candidate will also be required to join a callout rota and be part of the escalation procedure.


There will be training offered by EQUANS and Client for the right candidate

Impact: 


The role has a medium impact on the company, responsibility will be taken by the candidate for the maintenance and repair of clients building management systems acquired the impact will steadily increase, with greater responsibility taken for the maintenance and operation of systems. 

Complexity: 


The role involves gaining a good understanding of different complex technical control systems, and the ability to determine the cause of individual and multiple faults within each system.


The job holder must have the ability to learn quickly and approach problems in a measured and logical manner.


The role also involves the acquisition of communications skills to be able to explain and report on the above in plain and simple language to non-technical clients.

Qualifications or Required Experience:


City & Guilds / BTec / ACOP L8, LCA


NVQ plumbing qualifications


Experience in Legionella Awareness and tasks


Experience working with computers/Tablet/Phones and CAFM systems


Experience working with Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Plant


Unvented Hot Water systems qualification

What can we offer you?
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes; 
24 days annual leave increasing to 25 after 1 years service(+ public holidays) 
Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 timesannual salary 
Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers 
Gym membership discounts 
Cycle to work scheme 
Holiday purchase scheme 
2 corporate social responsibility days per year 
Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes 
Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme 
Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network 
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app 

Who are we?


EQUANSis a world leader in energy services with nearly , employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.
In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables. 
EQUANS 13, UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live. 
EQUANS is a Bouygues group company. 
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What's next? 
If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch. 
At Equans were committed to delivering a culture where everyones voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans youll find a welcoming and open workplace where youre supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. Youll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young ProfessionalsNetwork) and our Disability Network.
For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements. 
The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers

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