Maintenance Team Lead

Te Mahi/About the Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent, full-time Maintenance Team Lead to join our dedicated Facilities & Asset team at Nurse Maude, based in Christchurch. This role works Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.

The Maintenance Team Lead contributes to the success of the organisation by effectively coordinating and performing maintenance activities and the day-to-day operation of Nurse Maude's site facilities, assets, and grounds. This role requires a proactive and engaged team leader with strong planning and critical thinking abilities, capable of balancing multiple priorities while consistently identifying and implementing the most efficient solutions. The position ensures all onsite contractors are properly inducted, signed in, and fully compliant with Nurse Maude's Health and Safety requirements throughout the course of their work. The role also includes the leadership and coordination of the maintenance team to ensure high standards of service delivery.

He momo/About you

The successful applicant will have:

- Facilities Maintenance: Proven experience in coordinating day-to-day facilities maintenance, including both reactive and proactive tasks.
- Strong technical skills, with the ability to perform hands-on repairs.
- Team Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a maintenance team, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
- Contractor Management: Experience in managing external contractors, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and overseeing their work quality.
- Record-Keeping: Experience in maintaining accurate and detailed records of maintenance activities and asset management.
- Health and Safety Compliance: Experience in ensuring all maintenance activities adhere to health and safety regulations.
- Excellent time management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Intermediate computer skills and confidence using Microsoft Office
- A proactive, solution-focused mindset and a high level of initiative
- A full, clean NZ driver's licence and eligibility to work in New Zealand

You'll also either hold or be willing to obtain:

- A Test and Tag certificate
- Site Safe Foundation Passport (Building and Construction)
- Chemical Awareness Training certificate

Experience in the healthcare sector is advantageous, and a working knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles is essential.

Ki te huanga/Benefits of working at Nurse Maude

As well as joining a friendly and supportive team in a varied and rewarding role, Nurse Maude offers:

- Wellbeing - The wellbeing of our staff is very important to us. We offer discounts on a range of wellbeing activities including gym memberships, massages, eye tests and glasses, mole checks and dentures
- Staff Discounts - You will have access to a range of great staff discounts with our suppliers
- Health Insurance
- Discounted healthcare through Southern Cross
- Staff Development - We encourage and support personal and professional development through study and research

Te Whakahaerenga/The Organisation

Nurse Maude is a well-known and highly regarded organisation providing nursing and homecare to some of the most vulnerable in our community. Established over 120 years ago. Nurse Maude provides services to more than 40,000 people each year, delivering over a million hours of district and specialist nursing, home support services, hospice and community palliative care and allied support.

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Job Details
Reference #20335Posted on13 May 2025Closes on13 Jun 2025 21:00Location(s)ChristchurchExpertiseOtherJob level(s)ExperiencedWork type(s)Permanent full-timePosition description (click link to view)Maintenance Team Lead Position Description.pdfApply

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