Job Description
**Job Summary:** Facilities Foreperson role at St Patrick's Mental Health Services, responsible for managing department staff, ensuring structural safety, and maintaining building comfort levels. **Job Description:** The Facilities Foreperson will assist in ensuring the structural safety and appropriateness of the building for the provision of service user care and support activities. The role involves managing department staff, chairing weekly interdepartmental meetings, and providing minutes from same. The Facilities Foreperson will also ensure staff training is up to date, manage team members' time keeping, and assist with salary returns. **Key Responsibilities:** * Manage department staff and ensure staff training is up to date * Chair weekly interdepartmental meetings and provide minutes from same * Manage team members' time keeping and assist with salary returns * Implement a staff mentoring programme * Manage department workorder system and implement a plan to ensure efficiency * Deputise for Assistant Facilities Manager when required * Issue fortnightly report to Facilities Technical Officer / Assistant Facilities Manager updating on any relevant information related to the role * Ensure all Health & Safety requirements are met * React and assist in Fire Alarm management and investigations and any other unforeseen emergencies * Investigate complaints and incidents as relevant to the Facilities department and be competent to issue a formal report * Assist with the management of all contractors on site ensuring contractors induction is completed and required documentation is received * Be responsible for the overall maintenance of all SPMHS sites to ensure it is maintained to a high standard * Assist with carrying out weekly/monthly critical testing on any SPMHS location * Manage and maintain building comfort levels by monitoring the BMS system * Maintain the Hospitals access and control systems to include keeping the Salto access control system in proper working order through monitoring of all online locks and completing regular manual updates of all offline locks * Assisting with emergency preparedness planning and practice * Assist Trades person/s on specific tasks as required * Ensure all inhouse and contractor PPMS are completed and logged in the appropriate timelines * Assist to ensure that the Department complies with all M.H.C. Standards * Carry out as part of a team, the Legionella preventative plan * Operate and maintain all hospital vehicles as and when required * Operation of Telescopic boom/hoist to carryout repairs, surveys and maintenance to roofs, gutters, and other structures after appropriate training * Assist in Updating Business Continuity Plan as and when required * Carry a designated phone and pager for communication purposes and enacting the appropriate response * Manage waste management procedures to comply with legislation * Will be willing to participate with all future technology developments relevant to the department e.g., CMMS and assist with developing same * Will be competent and willing to undertake multiple trade tasks such as plumbing, carpentry and electrical * Manage workshop and all stores to ensure they are kept safe and clean, also ensuring all staff have received appropriate training on all equipment and tools * Implement and update under the guidance of the Facilities Technical Officer all SOPs related to the Facilities Department * Ensure daily and weekly tasks are planned and delegated to all team members and completed in appropriate timelines * Manage the ordering of required materials for the department to ensure a timely delivery of same is achieved * Manage spare parts and consumable stocks to ensure all is stored in an organised manner and stock levels are maintained * Be available to be flexible to work outside of normal working hours to fulfil the demands of the role * To participate in On Call Roster as and when required **Person Specification:** * Have completed at least 5 years post apprenticeship in a trade * Have a minimum of 2 years working in a Facilities / Maintenance Department * Have previous experience managing a team of various disciplines * Have a full clean driving licence * Have proficient computer literacy skills * Have a broad technical knowledge * Possess excellent problem-solving skills * Have excellent written and verbal communication skills * Be highly organised and have the ability to prioritise tasks * Previous experience in Health/ Hospitality highly desirable **Terms and Conditions:** * Tenure: 1.0 WTE Full time, Permanent contract and pensionable * Working Week: The standard hours applying to this position is 39 hours per week * Salary: The salary for the position is on the SPMHS 2024 Foreperson pay scale €50,682 - €53,658 and is depending on experience * Annual Leave: The annual leave associated with the position is 23 days * Pension: All pensionable staff become members of the pension scheme after successful completion of probation * Probation: The appointee will be appointed in a probationary capacity for the first six months during which time the job holders performance will be subject to ongoing review * Health: The appointee must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the position and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service * Character: The appointee must be of good character * Retirement Age: Normal retirement age for employees is 66 years which at present is also normal pension age * Skills: Facilities Foreperson Mental Health