Mechanical Maintenance Manager

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a dynamic, motivated and focussed individual ready for the next challenge in your career development journey? Are you looking to work in a fast-paced environment with a variety of challenges and opportunities?
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Estates Department provide a comprehensive range of Hard FM services to maintain the internal and external physical assets of our estate. The quality of service we provide is of the highest importance to us and our overall ambition is to provide an excellent, effective and efficient service in order to allow the Trusts healthcare professionals to focus on delivering quality patient care.
Consideration will be given to applicants that do not meet all the essential criteria but are working towards them to undertake a training role in line with Agenda for Change Annexe 21.
The part you play
You should have a mechanical engineering background and previous experience in a managerial role; using your initiative you will be expected to respond to complex engineering issues whilst ensuring best use of resources which includes the mechanical engineering team and external contractors to bring about a timely resolution.
You will possess a strong focus on statutory compliance and will be required to work collaboratively with our Compliance team to deliver a planned maintenance programme that will ensure a safe and comfortable environment for our staff, patients and visitors. Our ambition is to be industry leaders in the delivery of a HTM compliant Estate utilising modern approaches and methodologies.
You will receive training (if required) to act as Authorised Person in a variety of fields, you will form part of a team of appointed Authorised Persons across all Hard FM disciplines working with our external Authorising Engineers to ensure safe systems of work are in place and adhered to.
We are currently undertaking a significant 5 year capital plan to improve the existing estate; therefore you will be part of a technical team that will collaborate with the Capital Projects Department providing specialist knowledge and experience to assist in the delivery of various construction and infrastructure improvement schemes.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
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 you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

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