Multi Skilled Engineer Wolverhampton £30,000.00

Role Responsibility:

Multi Skilled Engineer - Facilities Management

G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services

HMP Oakwood, Wolverhampton, WV10 7QD

£30,000.00 per annum

Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

Benefits:  Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site cantee, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.

HMP Oakwood is an innovative prison which has been highlighted by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons as an “Impressive institution, with a culture of decency and respect. Driven by courageous leadership, excellent peer-led initiatives and outstanding management of learning and skills provisions”.

We now have an opportunity for a Multi Skilled Engineeer to join our Facilities Management team at HMP Oakwood.

The successful candidate will be required to deliver both planned and reactive maintenance to assets, building fabric, services and utilities in order to maintain a safe and decent environment across the prison estate.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate within planned maintenance procedures for assets effectively and safely within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience.
• Deal effectively and safely with breakdowns and damage to assets within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience as required and provide out of hours response where necessary.
• Write maintenance reports and technical procedures for building maintenance and project activities.
• Assist in the development and act as mentor for other maintenance/technical staff involved in site maintenance activities.
• Carry out maintenance inspection and repairs to various types of heating, water, ventilation, electrical, mechanical, security equipment and site services where necessary and within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience.
• Diagnose faults on all mechanical support systems and rectifying where necessary and within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience.
• Follow detailed drawings and operational maintenance manuals in order to carry out all planned maintenance, routine inspections and reactive repairs.
• Carry out maintenance inspection and repairs to various assets, building fabric throughout the prison estate, e.g. furniture, internal/external fixtures and fittings, grounds, access and car parking, etc.
• Assist in the development of maintenance routines, procedures, risk assessments, preparing and maintaining relevant technical records. 
• Working with other craft qualified, semi-skilled maintenance staff to develop cross-skilling and cover all levels and aspects of maintenance activities on a team work basis.
• Participate in emergency call out arrangements and provide cover where necessary during sickness absence periods.
• Carry out maintenance activities to assist in project and improvement development works, offering alternatives to improve the effectiveness of the operation of the site, review current legislation/regulations within their range of qualifications, levels of competence, training and experience.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Skills

• Fully qualified and experienced within a mechanical engineer discipline. (City & Guilds / Level 3 NVQ in mechanical craft studies or equivalent)
• Industrial / Plumbing installations
• Experience of building and facilities maintenance.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge in HVAC systems, Legionella & WRAS Controls and regulations.
• Experience of BMS systems.
• Full, clean driving license

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.

For more information about HMP Oakwood please visit https://hmpoakwood.co.uk

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process.

G4S CaRS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 5 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S and the Secretary of State for the Home Office and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. 

You must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum period of 3 years. You will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 5 years as part of the security screening process for this role.