Facilities and Maintenance Lead

Facilities and Maintenance Lead

Lake Macquarie Private Hospital

Permanent Full-Time Opportunity! 

• Grow your career in a friendly and welcoming environment
• We pride ourselves on great teamwork

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and well organised maintenance specialist to oversee and manage the day-to-day maintenance activities across Lake Macquarie Private Hospital. Based at Gateshead, NSW and reporting to the Facilities and Maintenance Lead, is responsible for the day-to-day management of all maintenance activities across Lake Macquarie Private Hospital.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Plan, manage and you will undertake and manage all engineering and building maintenance activities to ensure that all building, plant and equipment is maintained to an acceptable safe and operational standard.
• Supervising and retaining maintenance contractors or staff as required, to ensure provision of an efficient and effective comprehensive engineering maintenance service that complies with legislative standards, corporate policy guidelines and approved Hospital budgets.

About You

• Formal Trade Qualification will be highly regarded.
• Experience in and willingness to work across trade areas within skill levels
• Flexibility to participate in afterhours on-call service performing after hours maintenance and emergency tasks as required
• Previous experience in commercial facility maintenance, preferably hospitals
• Previous experience in a leadership and supervisory role
• Proven experience in external contractor management including negotiation of maintenance contracts
• Experience managing defect and warranty periods
• Ability to effectively oversee planned maintenance programs and reactive maintenance tasks
• Demonstrated understanding of OH&S requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of accreditation / certification processes
• Experience in and ongoing commitment to Quality Improvement principles
• Proven ability to work independently whilst also contributing to a team and working towards independent, team and organisational objectives
• Good mechanical aptitude and demonstrated problem solving skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Sound level of computer literacy skills

Desirable

• Previous experience in Hospital maintenance role
• Qualifications in Management
• Qualifications in Fire Safety Training

Remuneration

Above award rate based on experience and qualifications + penalties/allowances + superannuation.

About the Hospital

Lake Macquarie and the Hunter region offer wonderful lifestyle’s for families/singles wishing to relocate. The Hunter Valley, Port Stephens, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie are all at the doorstep.

Lake Macquarie Private Hospital is a 187-bed acute Advanced Surgical and Medical Hospital situated on the Pacific Highway at Gateshead, 15 kms south of the Newcastle CBD. Specialties include Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology, General Surgery (including Colorectal), Robitics, Breast Surgery, Plastics, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Vascular and Oncology.

The hospital is owned and operated by Ramsay Health Care, a global operator of private hospitals and primary care clinics with 74 Australian sites employing over 30,000 people. We have been focused on delivering high-quality patient care and practising the Ramsay Way philosophy of ‘People Caring for People’ since 1964.

What’s in it for you?

Professional Advancement: Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.

Discounts: Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts - you’ll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.

Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster, Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support.

Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.

*Please note casual employees may not be eligible for all benefits. 

Requirements

• Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months
• According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases, which may include Covid-19.

To Apply

All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.

Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety.  Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at www.ramsayhealth.com

 For enquiries, please contact:

Michelle Hamilton, HR Business Partner

E: ***************@ramsayhealth.com.au