Leading Hand at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Where you’ll be working: Property & Infrastructure, Waikato Hospital

The details: Permanent Full time - 80 Hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE) - Rostered

 

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Working under the Electrical maintenance supervisor, you will help manage an experienced electrical team. You and the teams role is to ensure that all electrical infrastructure and equipment are available at all times to support the day to day operations throughout Waikato hospital, Matariki and Rhoda Read campuses. You and your team will together with all of the Property & Infrastructure group deliver engineering services to all of Health New Zealand, Waikato District. If you think this position is a good fit for you and you would be a good fit for our department, we would love to hear from you.

 

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

As part of the Property & Infrastructure team you will assist in delivering engineering services to Health New Zealand Waikato District to ensure critical and essential services are maintained at all times. Working with our frontline teams delivering to our communities has no greater purpose. We are a team who love what we do and get to work with multiple stakeholders who challenge and encourage us to do our best. We can offer a friendly, open and supportive working environment in a great location. 

 

Mōu | About you

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

Mandatory:

• New Zealand Electrical Registration, Current Practicing licence

• Experience in managing, monitoring and repair of Electrical infrastructure preferably associated with large health care facilities

• Current NZ Drivers Licence (Full)

 

Desirable:

• Advanced Trade Certificate

• Waikato Hospital Site knowledge.

• Confined Space Entry

• Work at Height

• Permit to Work

 

Experience

Essential:

• Experience managing trades and contractor staff and the ability to deal with the many and varied issues that arise in that context.

• Intermediate level of understanding in regards to the Health and Safety Act (2015)

• Intermediate level MS Office (e-mails, Word, Excel)

• Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems

 

Desirable:

• Familiarity with all the trades utilised in a hospital environment

• Understanding of the systems that underpin effective and prompt maintenance, fixing and enhancement of equipment, buildings and infrastructure in a demanding operational environment

• Familiarity with Building Maintenance Systems

 

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui – People at Heart

• Whakamana – Give and earn respect

• Whakaronga – Listen to me; Talk to me

• Mauri Pai – Fair play

• Whakapakari – Growing the good

• Kotahitanga – Stronger together

 

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

 

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

 

Here at Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients – directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

 

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

 

He aha tatou | Why us

Waikato is the fourth largest region in New Zealand and located just south of Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glowworm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at the remarkable Maungatautari Ecological Reserve.

 

Situated on the banks of the mighty Waikato River, Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest metropolitan inland city. Hamilton’s vibrant city centre and rich cultural mix makes it an ideal place to experience the authentic friendly Kiwi lifestyle.

 

Learn more about living in the mighty Waikato here

 

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply directly online, applications are not able to be accepted via email.

 

For any queries about the role please contact Rachael.Devey@waikatodhb.health.nz 

 

Closing date: 25 September 2023

 

COVID-19:

A national Vaccination Policy which includes COVID19 is under development. In the interim, a Health and Safety Risk Assessment against the requirements of the role will apply to unvaccinated candidates and employees and appropriate risk mitigation (e.g. extra PPE, RAT testing) may be taken as a result. Please note that when a Vaccination Policy is introduced it will apply to this role and need to be supported.