paretofm
Location
Dunstable, Bedfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Location: Whipsnade Zoo Bedfordshire
Salary: Up to 33000 DOE
Hours: 40 Hours Per Week Monday Friday
General fabric works in relation to maintenance construction and installation work in all areas of the clients site and take overall responsibility for their quality and safety
Job Description / Main Purpose
Knowledge and Experience
Vocational and Technical Skills
Essential
The job holder must have NVQ basic level trade skill.
Driving licence essential
Desirable
PASMA and IPAF training would be desirable but training can be given.
Experience
The job holder will be required to have experience within building maintenance and construction working practices and procedures especially matters concerning Health & Safety.
Interpersonal Skills
When dealing with client personnel and at all levels the job holder must use tact and diplomacy to get cooperation from client personnel and when dealing with visitors.
Responsibility
Human Resource Management
The job holder is responsible for checking on the quality of their work and supervising less experienced staff when required.
Physical Resource Management
Communication
Communication is oral / written and mostly internal with the site manager and clients staff. Communication is generally straight forward. From time to time the job holder will liaise with contractors working inside of the clients sites or areas of responsibility and at times with visitors.
Liaison
The clients image can be affected by the job holders dealings with visitors and the media. While in dealings with the clients personnel at all levels the clients costs and operational efficiency are influenced the post holder also has a requirement to liaise with inspectors and governing bodies that may come to the clients sites or areas of responsibility.
Mental Demands
Judgement and Decision Making
Work is allocated to the job holder who in most cases decides how to tackle it sometimes with the help of specifications and drawings. There is consultation within the team regarding the work plan. From time to time the job holder is requested to change work priorities. Routine decisions are made daily based either on personal experience own initiative or following discussions with the clients appointed contact.
Original though and problem solving.
Many tasks involve original thought. Common problems arising are usually technical in nature and are solved independently using experience and knowledge and sometimes there is a need for design. On occasion help will be sought from the Site Manager or Clients appointed contact regarding unusual problems.
Concentration
There is a need to be always alert but a particularly high level of concentration is required when working on machinery and specific detail needs to be paid to Health & Safety guidelines.
The clients unique environment requires extra concentration and due diligence to Health and Safety and locking procedures especially regarding working in or around any animal enclosure. On occasion during an emergency a lone working environment may exist and due diligence to lone working procedures must be always adhered to.
Flexibility
Tasks cover a wide range of activities. The number of interruptions daily is very variable. These are always from internal sources usually the Site Manager or other Pareto staff. Depending on priorities the job holder will either respond immediately or deal with the matter later. The post holder may be asked to carry out tasks outside of their general duties.
Working Conditions
The job holder is required to work in a variety of conditions these may be outside in the presence of animals and adverse weather conditions the post holder is also exposed to dirt (in animal houses and drains) personal risk (especially with machines) noise (eg machinery) and pollution (eg. dust).
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