General Builder

**East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft**:

- **£29,269 - £32,076 (Band 5)**:

- **37 hours per week**:

- **Permanent**

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Building Maintenance Team as a General Builder.

**Your role**:
**What you will need**:
**On occasions, operatives are required to be cleanly shaven in order to wear Respiratory Protective Equipment. (This also includes the fitting of RPE). This is in order to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974.**

**Why work for us?**

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, **take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube)**.

**Here are some of the main benefits**:

- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our **benefits brochure (pdf)**.

**For more information**

**Closing date: 12 noon 1 December 2023**

**Interview date: W/C 11 December 2023**

**How to apply**

**Step 1 - **Read the advert and the **Job Description and Person Specification**.

**Step 2 - **Complete the **Supporting Statement template (docx)**. Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.