Driver Labourer

ITS Property Maintenance; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent maintenance company is seeking a Driver Labourer to support social housing maintenance. The role includes collecting and loading waste, assisting with repairs, and completing maintenance tasks effectively while ensuring excellent customer service. A company van and fuel card are provided, along with PPE and training. This is a full-time salaried PAYE position based in the East Midlands, offering attractive benefits including annual leave, maternity, and paternity leave.

Benefits

Company Van and Fuel Card

Power Tools, Uniform, and PPE provided

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pay review every year

Full pay maternity and paternity leave

Private pension with employer contribution

Qualifications

• Must have a UK driving licence with no more than 6 points.
• Physically able to lift and move materials.
• Good communication skills and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Collect and load waste materials into a company van.
• Assist in repair and refurbishment works.
• Complete responsive repairs and maintenance.

Skills

UK driving licence

Good driving skills and awareness

Physically fit

Good timekeeping

Customer service approach

Good communication skills

Adaptability

Ability to work well in a team

Self-initiative

Job description

SW-007-DLab-211

Driver Labourer

£31,000

FTC Permanent role

Based in Leicester

FTC role 6 months | Social Housing Maintenance | Van & Fuel Card Provided

Position good to knows

Working both on your own and in a team across an organisation’s offices, properties and sites where you will be driving a van and be required to be manually hands on.

Your key duties

• Collecting and loading bulky waste and discarded material into a company van, before transporting them to the appropriate facility; be it either storage or waste depending on the material
• Assisting trades undertaking damp and mould repair and refurbishment works

Decorating and general maintenance and repairs

• Completing responsive repairs and maintenance as per the specification, working in a timely and productive manner
• Advising Supervisor in a timely manner when other trades are required
• Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects
• Recording and submitting accurate data using relevant business systems electronic devices
• Affording excellent customer service to client representatives
• Comply with safeguarding policy and H&S standards at all times
• Operating within the company’s occupational road risk policies and procedures
• You will be expected to sweep and tidy up in properties that the damp and mould trades are working in

Other good to knows

The geographical patch could cover properties stretching from Leicestershire postcodes LE6, LE7, LE14, LE15 and LE16.

You will be given a van to use for this role and the expectation would be that you will leave you home each morning arriving and go to your first job.

You should have basic IT skills as using a PDA and sending emails to customers and line management would be expected.

What’s needed from you

• UK driving licence | No more than 6 points
• Good driving skills and awareness using a van
• Physically fit and able to lift and move materials
• Good timekeeping
• An outgoing customer service approach
• Good communication skills
• Adaptability
• Operate a handheld PDA to log works - training will be given
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Able to take direction also work on your own initiative

What you’ll get in return

• Company Van for work purposes only and Fuel card
• All Power Tools, Uniform and PPE provided
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off* (34 days total) pro rata
• Pay review every year
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System
• Private pension 3% employer contribution pro rata

Hours and pay

• 40 Hours per week
• Salaried PAYE permanent role

Next step to apply for this Driver Labourer role :

As a candidate ideally with similar experience, you will already know the technical specifications of this role, but following your application of interest, you will have the role explained in more detail.

ITS Property Maintenance specialise in working within the social housing sector where we work with : ✅ Housing Association ✅ Local Authority ✅ Direct Labour Organisation ✅ Maintenance Contractors ✅ Estates Department ✅ FM Contractors. Providing ✅Maintenance Trades and Labour Operatives ✅Operational Management Staff ✅Customer and Delivery Support Professionals.

ITS Property Maintenance are acting as an employment agency on this role. If successful you will be engaged via our client on a PAYE Basis with holiday pay.