Environmental Services Operative

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (matched up to 10%)

Health cash plan

32 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible policies

Savings access

Learning for life scheme

Discounts and cashback offers

Job summary

Onward Homes is seeking an Environmental Services Operative in Manchester to maintain tidy neighbourhoods and support community spaces. You will perform waste removal, grounds upkeep, and defect reporting as part of a mobile, multi-disciplinary team across Brunswick PFI neighbourhoods.

Training is provided; prior customer-facing experience is useful. The role operates outdoors with a proactive, professional approach, offering a permanent contract, £26,100 annual salary, and generous benefits

Qualifications

• Essential: Educated to GCSE standard.
• Essential: Full UK driving licence.
• Desirable: A recognised Work Equipment certificate (Leaf Blower, Pressure Washer, Buffer Machines).

Responsibilities

• Maintain the cleanliness and presentation of neighbourhoods in communal areas.
• Remove rubbish from fly tipping, graffiti, litter, and hazardous materials; spot cleaning.
• Carry out scheme maintenance duties: jet washing, minor joinery, cleaning light fittings, winter gritting, planting schemes.
• Be visible in Brunswick neighbourhood, report defects and assist residents daily and weekends.
• Promote a safe environment by testing lift alarms and reporting issues.
• Manage communal paladin bins and liaise with waste partners.
• Support community events and build relationships with residents and stakeholders.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Teamwork

Effective communication

Health and safety awareness

Time management

Education

GCSE standard

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Environmental Services Operative, Manchester.

Onward seeks a full-time operative to maintain the cleanliness and presentation of neighbourhoods, ensuring communal spaces meet high standards. The role involves waste removal, grounds upkeep, and reporting defects, requiring practical skills and a proactive approach. Working outdoors across the city, you will support local communities through visible, reliable service. This permanent position offers £26,100 annually, plus 32 days of leave, bank holidays, and a pension with matched contributions up to 10%. Additional benefits include a health cash plan, savings access, and flexible policies. Prior experience is useful, though full training is provided for those with a strong work ethic and attention to detail.

What you can expect from us

• We offer a competitive salary of £26,100 per annum.
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays for a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
• Stream - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
• Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
• Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
• A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
• Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family.
• Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
• Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
• Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
• Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.

About the role

The purpose of the role is to be operate as part of a multi-disciplinary mobile team to provide a professional and customer focused environmental, health & safety and quality cleaning service for the Brunswick PFI neighbourhood.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning: Ensure the tidy appearance of neighbourhoods, including gated alleyways, by removing rubbish from fly tipping incidents, removing ‘spot’ graffiti, litter picking, removing ‘sharps’/ hazardous material and spot cleaning.
• Deliver excellent cleanliness in schemes / communal areas by cleaning to agreed PFI standards / schedules.
• Scheme Maintenance: Undertake scheme maintenance duties including:
• Jet washing of communal areas – hard landscaping and external walkways
• Minor joinery works e.g. fitting noticeboards and signs
• Cleaning light fittings in communal areas
• Winter gritting services
• Assisting in horticultural planting schemes
• Customer Assurance: Be visible in the Brunswick neighbourhood, offering assurance to customers by checking security, reporting defects in communal areas, taking action or reporting back as needed on a daily basis and also at weekends on a rotational basis.
• Promote a safe environment by regularly testing lift alarms and reporting issues as necessary.
• Ensure necessary management of communal paladin bins, ensuring timely rotation and regular clearing of communal waste chutes, and ongoing good communication with the Council’s waste collection partner.
• Support community activities and events by assisting in organising events and by participating.
• Embed and maintain excellent working relationships with residents.
• Work collaboratively with all relevant people, including S4B partners and Brunswick stakeholders, to deliver excellent customer service.

Skills / Experience

• Essential: Experience of working in a customer facing role.
• Essential: Experience of working in a team.
• Essential: Ability to communicate effectively with customers, colleagues and external organisations.
• Essential: Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities.
• Essential: Professional and flexible approach.
• Essential: Ability to prioritise workload, manage time and meet deadlines / hit targets.
• Desirable: Knowledge of the Housing sector.

Qualifications

• Essential: Educated to GCSE standard.
• Essential: Full UK driving licence.
• Desirable: A recognised certificate in Work Equipment to include: Leaf Blower, Pressure Washer, Buffer Machines.

About The Organisation

• Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
• We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year.
• We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference.
• In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
• We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve.
• We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.
• Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
• At Onward Homes, your application will be reviewed by a human who carefully considers your CV, skills, knowledge and experience as part of our recruitment process.
• We do not use AI to make hiring decisions.
• If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on [e-mail] and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.

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