Maintenance Assistant

Knaphill, Surrey
Cygnet Health Care
Cygnet Woking is a private hospital offering a range of mental health services for men and women in a purpose-built therapeutic environment where the focus is on maximising positive outcomes and recovery.

We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Operative to carry out the day-to-day maintenance on the fabric of the building, its services and grounds in order to ensure that the hospital is maintained in a safe and efficient functional order.

No specific qualifications needed however applicants will need to have a general background of maintenance work i.e. carpentry, plumbing, painting and decorating and must be a car driver.

You will work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm.

Your Day-to-Day…

Undertake day-to-day maintenance and planned remedial works to keep plant, services and vehicles in working order, keeping records of call-outs and routine checks as directed.
Carry out a range of tasks including basic joinery, plumbing, painting & general building work
Maintain equipment, services & vehicles
Comply with safe working practices & report faulty equipment and potential hazards
Travel to other sites & on occasions be on call to carry out emergency repairs outside of normal working hours
Check the fire alarm points weekly, including fire exits, door retaining devices & fire emergency lights

We are looking for people who have…

2 years’ experience working within a team and on your own in a maintenance / building contractors role.
Previous experience of repairing of various equipment and materials, painting, decorating, plumbing, carpentry and basic wiring work.
Preferably hold a City & Guilds qualification or equivalent in Carpentry or plumbing.
A working knowledge of health and safety requirements and safe working practices.
A good practical knowledge in basic plumbing would be an advantage.
Fluent in the English Language both verbal and written

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you

Strong career progression opportunities
Employee Discount Scheme
Company pension scheme
Company paid Life Assurance scheme
Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
Health Cash Plan
Subsidised meals on duty
“Cycle to work” scheme & employee discount saving
For further details on all our benefits, please visit

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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