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Delivery Maintenance Officer
Job description
2-3 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
• The Delivery and Maintenance Officer plays a key role in the effective delivery, fitting, and collection of community equipment and minor adaptations to support individuals in maintaining independence at home.
• The role involves vehicle operation, warehouse duties, stock control, and regular contact with service users and health professionals, requiring a customer-focused, safety-conscious, and flexible individual capable of working both independently and as part of a team.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
• Deliver, fit, and collect community equipment and minor adaptations in service users’ homes, ensuring safe and correct usage.
• Carry out safety checks on equipment and vehicles, ensuring they are cleaned, tested, loaded securely, and maintained to required standards.
• Plan daily delivery schedules, including route planning and time-sensitive visits.
• Assess user needs on-site to ensure safe use of equipment; remove and report unsafe items as needed.
• Liaise professionally with clients, carers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, district nurses, and social workers.
• Maintain accurate electronic records of deliveries, collections, and stock movements using handheld systems.
• Perform general warehouse duties including equipment decontamination, recycling, stock checks, and inventory management.
• Support the achievement of team KPIs and comply with health and safety, decontamination, and recycling protocols.
• Keep up to date with changes in equipment safety guidance and community equipment legislation.
Skills/Experience:
• Experience of driving and delivering in high-demand environments, including loading/unloading and route planning.
• Familiarity with warehouse operations, stock control, and recycling procedures.
• Ability to operate handheld electronic devices and maintain accurate digital records.
• Strong customer service and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• A flexible, proactive, and professional approach to working in a fast-paced, community-focused setting.
• Ability to assess and manage safety risks on site during equipment fitting and collection.
• Experience working in partnership with health and social care professionals.
Additional Information:
• The closing date: 06/08/2025 @12:00.
• Full-time role: 35 hours per week.
• Full UK driving licence and experience of driving vans up to 3.5 tonnes.