General Operative

Mears Group; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Refer a friend scheme

Eye test vouchers

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing service

Annual family fun day

Job summary

Mears Group is a leading provider of housing services across the UK, delivering repairs, maintenance and housing management. A General Operative role based in North Lanarkshire offers a starting salary of £30,409.71 per annum, 40 hours per week with overtime and a commercial van provided.

The role involves scaffolding, material handling, roofing, painting and plastering, with duties across the North Lanarkshire area.

Qualifications

• Site experience and labouring background.
• Ability to work at height and with trades on site.
• Strong work ethic and reliable attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist with scaffolding, material handling, roofing, painting and plastering works.
• Support multi-trade activities on site and work independently or as part of a team.
• Maintain site safety and housekeeping to required standards.

Skills

Site experience

Working at height

Labouring

Job description

General Operative

Annual salary: up to £30,409.71

Location: North Lanarkshire

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Starting salary of £30,409.71 per annum. 40 hours per week. Commercial van and fuel card provided. Overtime available including weekend work and early starts.

Mears Group is a leading provider of housing services to the UK housing sector, delivering repairs, maintenance and housing management services across the country. We are committed to making a positive difference to the communities we serve by providing high-quality services and creating opportunities for our people to develop and thrive.

About the Role

We are looking for a hardworking and reliable General Operative to join our team in North Lanarkshire. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with site experience and a strong work ethic to work within a busy environment supporting a variety of construction and maintenance activities.

The successful candidate will assist with a range of duties including scaffolding, material handling, roofing, painting and plastering works. Working both independently and as part of a wider team, you will play an important role in delivering high quality services across our operations.

As a General Operative, you will support a variety of construction and maintenance activities across the North Lanarkshire area. This role requires a practical, hands‑on approach, flexibility and a commitment to health and safety. You will be required to work at height and carry out labouring duties while supporting skilled tradespeople on site.

Duties

• Building scaffolding
• Delivering and collecting materials to site
• Installing Heras fencing
• Assisting with roofing works
• Assisting with painting works
• Assisting with plastering works
• Supporting multi-trade activities
• Working at height safely and effectively
• Maintaining site safety and housekeeping standards
• Working independently and as part of a team

Key Criteria

• Full UK manual driving licence essential
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude
• Site experience
• Experience working alongside trades
• General labouring experience
• Working at height experience
• Knowledge of wet trades including bricklaying, plastering, rendering, screeding, concrete work or tiling

Preferred but not essential

• Experience working within a multi-skilled trade environment

Benefits

• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
• Share saver scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
• Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
• Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&Ds Theme park, fully paid for including lunch
• Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
• Excellent training and development opportunities and 25 days holiday entitlement along with bank holidays.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.