Maintenance Operative

Our NHS maintenance healthcare team in Essex provides a planned, preventative and reactive maintenance service to our NHS client. As part of a small team of maintenance operatives you will be working across 4 healthcare sites in Walthamstow, Ilford and Hainault.

This varied role as a multi skilled maintenance operative you will involve providing repairs with a particular emphasis on general maintenance works to include changing of light fixtures/light bulbs, light carpentry, replacing door handles and locks, plumbing, general wear and tear maintenance (filling of holes/retouching, light plastering) and PPM checks such as testing of water temperatures.

Normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. You will also be able to participate in an on-call rota system (which offers the opportunity to increase your earnings and be involved in additional make safe repairs).

Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings is essential, ideally within the NHS. This experience might have been gained working directly for the NHS, or a maintenance contractor providing services within the NHS. We will also consider candidates with experience of maintaining commercial properties (schools, offices, supermarkets etc).

The ideal candidate will have the knowledge and ability to undertake a range of building maintenance trades, such as carpentry/joinery, plumbing, ironmongery (replacing door handles, locks etc). The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills and be passionate about providing high quality repairs.

This is a genuinely diverse role with excellent scope for personal development. If you have the above skills and experience, we'd strongly encourage you to apply.

Rydon Maintenance Ltd now have an exciting opportunity for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Operative / Multi Trader to provide reactive and planned maintenance as part of our NHS Maintenance and repairs team in Essex.

Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors. We currently provide maintenance services to over 300 buildings for 20 Trusts across the UK.

Please do take a look at our careers video and one of our operational videos to find out more about working at Rydon

• A competitive starting salary


• A company van and fuel card


• 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days.


• An on call allowance and overtime paid.


• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.


• Company pension and life assurance.


• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan, Medical Insurance and Cycle to work schemes.


• Health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme, BUPA Health & Wellbeing Plans, access to our Health and Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!


• Opportunities to progress your career across the business.


• Full training, ongoing coaching and support., As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits.


Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post.