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Locksmith

Locksmith

Posted 5 April by Candidate Source Ltd

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£30,000 per annum

Featherstone , West Midlands

Permanent, full-time

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£30,000 per annum

Featherstone , West Midlands

Permanent, full-time

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LOCKSMITH – FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Wolverhampton, WV10 7QD
£30,000.00 per annum
Full Time, permanent, 40 hours per week

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

An innovative prison which has been highlighted by HM 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”.

Within Care and Rehabilitation Services, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care. HMP Oakwood is one of the largest prisons in England and Wales, providing places for up to approximately 2100 Category C male prisoners.

We now have an opportunity for a Locksmith to join our team at HMP Oakwood.

Job Outline: To ensure that locks are maintained and repaired in accordance with contract requirements.
Some of your key responsibilities will be:

To service and maintain all locks as outlined in the contractual responsibilities
To respond to call outs to repair damaged locks that may compromise security
.To undertake repair and fixing of carpentry related assets as required
To undertake other support work required within FM to meet contractual requirements
To operate in a safe & secure manner
To keep up to date key and lock lists
Respond to repair & PPM requirements within the agreed timescales
Keep current on relevant technology
To undertake the duties of on call engineer on a rotational basis
Undertake Planned and Reactive Maintenance to the prison locks locking as required
Correct & Secure storage of keys, locks and spares etc.
To undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade
Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.
The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and the post holder must support these goals.
The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time.

The ideal Locksmith:

Essential Skills:

Trained by a relevant recognised locksmith
Good carpentry skills

Desirable Skills:

Time served locksmith
Time served carpenter

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.

Equality and Diversity is an important part of 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

Care and Rehabilitation Services 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 the company 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.

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Reference: 52430872

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