General Operative

Job title:

General Operative

Company

Mears Group

Job description

Annual salary: up to £27,892.41General OperativeTeesside and DurhamFull time, Permanent, 42.5 hours per week Monday to FridaySalary up to £27,892.41 per annum, plus, company vehicle & fuel card.Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.About the Role:Due to a contract expansion and further agreed works with our customer we are seeking an General Operative to join our team. As an General Operative within Mears, you will be working alongside our repairs team carrying out tasks in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure commercial requirements for number of visits, quality, service user satisfaction, cost and timing are met.An General Operative within our Northeast branch your main duties will be cleaning void properties and rooms, painting, collecting and disposing of any inventory. The successful candidate will also be completing any DIY duties that are required. This may include hoovering, fitting blinds, fixing any doors and windows that are broken or completing any basic plumbing work. Another side of the role will be working on responsive properties. This is where you will be changing light bulbs, fitting new washers and cutting the garden.Role Criteria:

• Trade knowledge
• DIY experience and knowledge
• Social housing experience would be an advantage
• Team player and can work alone
• Excellent communication

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day – Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave – Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards – discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company Van and Fuel Card
• Power tools provided
• Overtime available
• Assess to training courses – plumbing, fire door, locksmith

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact Beth Dunford onMears Group is a Disability confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS & BPSS check, as well as Security Clearance. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

Expected salary

£27892.41 per year

Location

Durham

Job date

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:16:52 GMT

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