Maintenance Operatives

4 weeks ago


Stowmarket, United Kingdom Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council Full time

**Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Stowmarket or Sudbury Depots**:

- **£22,369 per annum plus £1,812 (contractual overtime - see hours)**:

- **40 hours per week (37 hours plus 3 contractual hours overtime)**:

- **Permanent**

**Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered**

We currently have a number of exciting opportunities within our Public Realm team.

The Public Realm Team are responsible for the day to day management of the District Councils’ countryside sites and open spaces. These include informal recreational sites, local nature reserves, parks and smaller picnic areas.

In addition, the Team is responsible for Council owned play areas, management of the Councils’ tree stock, routine grounds maintenance on roadside verges and open spaces within Council housing areas as well as keeping the Districts clean through litter collection, mechanical sweeping and removing fly tips.

**About the roles**

These roles will be based at either our Stowmarket or Sudbury depots and will play a key part in keeping the joint district and our public open spaces clean, tidy and welcoming.

Please see details of the roles below:

- **Countryside Maintenance Operative - **This role focuses on** **specialist countryside related operational duties including managing council sites for nature and biodiversity purposes. Job Description and Person Specification - Countryside Maintenance Operative
- **Grounds Maintenance Operative - **You will** **deliver a range of grounds maintenance services of a practical and physically demanding nature across council owned parks, play areas, open spaces & communal areas. This will include use of specialised vehicles, machinery and equipment. Job Description and Person Specification - Grounds Maintenance Operative
- **Street Cleansing Operative - **You will** **deliver a range of street cleansing services of a practical and physically demanding nature including litter control of trunk roads & recovering of fly-tipped waste. Experience of driving mechanical street cleansing equipment is desirable but not essential. Job Description and Person Specification - Street Cleansing Operative

All roles are for 40 hours per week spread over 5 working days and will include working annualised hours (shorter hours in Winter/longer in Summer) or some weekend and bank holiday working.

**About you**

You will be experienced in one of the above fields, enjoy working outside either individually or as part of a team. You will be proud of the work you do and keen to provide a service to residents and visitors alike.

**You will need to demonstrate**
- The ability to communicate well with members of the public, colleagues and supervisory staff as well as understanding and practicing good customer care.
- A pro-active approach and a flexible attitude.
- Awareness of Health and Safety at Work Act, practice and responsibility.
- Ability to maintain accurate work records.

You will need to hold a full driving licence and hold the relevant qualification to tow a trailer.

**About us**

Working together across our Councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

**Benefits of working for us**
- Great opportunities for learning and development.
- Suffolk Coaching and Mentoring Partnership
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays).
- Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Wellbeing Support Program
- Employee Assist Program
- Health Care Options

**For more information, visit our **Employee Benefits page (suffolkjobsdirect.org)** and view '**The best things about working for Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (youtube)**' to find out what our employees say about working for us.**

**Our ways of working**

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.

**For an informal discussion **please contact John Buckingham, Operations Manager, **07879 437174.**

**Closing date**:5pm, 22nd February 2023**

**How to apply**

Applications can be made by attaching a CV and completing a supporting statement.

We will also accept CV’s and supporting statements by post. These should be sent for the attention of John Buckingham, Operations Manager to the following address: Babergh and Mid Suff


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