MultiSkilled Maintenance Engineer HigherLevel ShiftPerson - Internal

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide on site maintenance on a continuous 24 hours 7 days basis. To deal with all breakdowns
and maintenance emergencies in accordance with statutory requirements, codes of practice,
guidance notes and Trust procedures to an agreed standard. . This will involve attending the area,
making safe any components or systems and carrying out repairs. The post holder will be required to
negotiate and communicate with service managers, matrons and staff in order to maintain essential services but also to agree down time to carry out repairs.
Duties will be undertaken on rotating shifts to enable the Works Department to provide a 24 hour service 7 days a week. Liaise with all other shift staff to ensure that leave and absences are covered from within the team.
When on shift outside of normal hours directly call out specialist services contractors to deal with site specific issues that put the viability of the Trust or Departments at risk. Call out, control, liaise with and monitor contractors working out of hours. This may include supervision of emergency breakdown visits but will also include supervision of planned contractor visits on maintenance or capital project work. The shift engineer will be the main point of contact for the contractor on site, advising and supervising as required. Communicate and negotiate with service staff to ensure access to site for the contractor and continuation of service for patients.
Supplementary support to the contractor may include isolating/reinstating services and automatic fire alarm detection as required. Accept and securely store out of hours deliveries to the Works Department.
Carry out statutory boiler house safety checks and departmental procedures, recording all readings and observations as required, undertake sampling and testing of boilers and feed water quality, carry out chemical dosing to the required level calculated, carry out blow down of boilers as calculated, and continually monitor the system, all in accordance with statutory requirements, Health Technical Memoranda (HTM) and guidelines particularly health and safety regulations and COSHH. Monitor the stock of chemicals etc and submit requests for reordering to the Engineering Manager in good time. Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures associated with Estates Maintenance, ability to escalate departure from policy and/or propose changes to policies in accordance with practice.
Monitor and adjust the plant and services (boiler house, building management computerised system, fire, medical gas and other alarms etc.) including changing over of boilers, fuel type, pumps, compressors, plate heat exchangers etc. as directed by the Engineering Manager or Supervisor, or during unsocial hours on your own initiative in response to faults, other problems or instruction from utility suppliers such as Transco.
Carry out planned preventative maintenance (ppm) inspections, adjustments and commissioning tests across the whole site, in accordance with Trust procedures and schedules. Ensure that the completion of ppm dockets are logged and recorded on Backtraq
To carry the departments emergency pager and mobile phone and act as the Works Departments point of contact for all out of hour’s emergency situations, incidents, defects and breakdowns. Re-prioritise your work according to the latest situation, you will be working on your own and the Trusts Lone Worker Policy will apply, you will be managed rather that supervised and therefore must be capable of making decisions.
Carry out first line assessment, fault finding, repair, substitute service and/or safe isolation as required. This will involve flexible multi tasking across all trades e.g. electrical, mechanical, plumbing, joinery etc. It will require the ability to effect repairs and isolation across a wide range of equipment not necessarily in own trade discipline. This ability will be the result of considerable experience gained in maintenance of hospital systems
When on duty during core hours the post holder will undertake all defect work and ppm work as allocated by the Estates Officer / Supervisor. Each ppm and defect must be logged and recorded on Backtraq.
Undertake duties as a key member of the major incident team and undertake the duties of the Trust’s Fire Controlling Officer for the site as a whole during a fire event.
Assist/liaise with the Emergency Services and Utility Suppliers for all incidents out of hours.
In the event of an electrical failure monitor the emergency generators, ensure that all key plant and equipment has restarted and correct as required, monitor the site for electrical usage and advise senior staff as required, ensure that the generators are fuelled during prolonged runs and at the end of each incident.
Out of hours maintain the security of all plant, equipment and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Estates Department. Maintain secure custody of the departments key bank and access codes for various areas of the site, use these correctly for your own out of hours access to secured areas, and assist senior management, police and fire service personnel with access as required, using force where required for them to gain access in an emergency or urgent situation.
Maintain the shift log book of all incidents, reports and work undertaken during each shift, clearly indicating whether the incident is closed/work completed or if follow up is required. Undertake inspections and investigations as required for feasibility studies, pre installation surveys, fault finding, energy conservation, boiler and fuel efficiency and general record updates. Provide reports as required, undertaking risk assessments and method statements.
Identify and prioritise your own work load and actively participate in the operation of the performance management information system, including the completion of online input or paperwork required in a timely manner.
Use all relevant tools, from fine small tools up to large power tools, instruments and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works including, installation, repair, adjustment and commissioning.
Trouble shoot and repair faults daily using specialist knowledge. Responsible for the routine issue of some Departmental `permits to work`.
Liaise closely with all Trust staff, Ward Nurse Managers, Heads of Departments etc, providing Estates related technical guidance where required or when requested. Advise and liaise with senior managers on call for site specific problems, major and serious incidents, including appraising staff regarding occurrences that are problematic or contentious. The Shift Engineer will need to negotiate with such staff for the facility to carry out repairs and to keep staff informed of progress of the repairs.
Drive the Works Departments or other Trust vehicles to move materials and equipment around the site, or when instructed to attend other Trust property off site.
To be able to work as part of a team, make risk based decisions and prioritise own work, integrating this in to the overall work of the team and department.
Undertake shift handover and give/receive briefing to/from other shift staff, leave clear information of any problem encountered for supervisor/line manager for follow up and for record purposes.
To participate in the training of junior staff and apprentices to ensure they receive work experience, upskilling and competency based task training.
Attend and participate in weekly Estates Management Meetings.
This job description is not exhaustive and will be reviewed and amended, with the post holder, when necessary.