General Operative

Annual salary: up to £23,000.00

General Operative - up to £23,000 depending on experience

Full time - Permanent - 40 hours per week

We have a great opportunity for an experienced General Operative to join out growing Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract team on a full-time permanent basis.

Your duties will include:

- To be responsible for general maintenance including possible light building and property repairs, possible repairs of fencing, painting, floor and wall tiling, furniture repairs, general DIY including replacing locks, handles etc.
- To carry out repair and maintenance in the interior and exterior areas including putting up shelves, changing light bulbs, porter age including erecting/dismantling and moving furniture, removing waste and cleaning properties, grass cutting and general grounds maintenance
- To carry out maintenance, repairs work & routine checks in accordance with health & safety regulations including risks assessments & maintain statutory records;
- To maintain and unblock sewers and drains, including unblocking sinks.
- Inspect houses and the surrounding properties to identify type and source of infestation
- Develop treatment plans and prevention methods
- Provide service user with safety warnings
- Treat rooms, furnishings, wood, clothing and surrounding areas by spraying powders, gasses or other chemical solutions on affected areas
- Remove dead insects, rodents and weeds, and ensure the premises are free of all treatment chemicals
- Carry out cleaning tasks to ensure the agreed standards are maintained for all accommodation
- To generally maintain any cleaning equipment, e.g. vacuum sweeper. To ensure that all equipment is used and stored in a safe manner and kept in a clean condition.
- To clean the public rooms, corridors, stairs and bathrooms.

What are we looking for?
- You will be comfortable with IT and being able to use a tablet for recording work carried out and taking photographs.
- The ability to communicate on a one-to-one basis and produce information in a written form, including completion of all necessary work documentation.
- The ability to work with the minimum of supervision as part of a team

About Mears
- Mears Housing Management is a successful business within Mears Group PLC, having grown in 5 years to a nationally based management business with 12,000 homes and contracts with 50 Local Authorities and Central Government.

We house many people in housing need who would otherwise be living in costly and inappropriate accommodation and as such we have a strong social pursue in everything we do.

Our red thread runs through everything we do and we want people who share our values to help us continue to deliver customer focused services.

We empower our people to lead by example, taking ownership and responsibility to work to the best of their abilities and effectively collaborate with colleagues and partners to exceed the expectations of both clients and customers.

What's in for you?
- Competitive annual salary - _£23,000 depending on experience_
- Company van and fuel card
- 25 days annual leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye Test Vouchers
- 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 volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.

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.